Fourth Grade

Fourth grade classes have taken some amazing field trips!  Over the years, we have visited the Ark Encounter, COSI, and the Beckley Coal Mine.

We have also visited Gritts Farm and local plays.

 

As a fourth grader, we start participating in the Fine Arts competition.  We compete in music, art, and academic categories.  We celebrate holidays, Spirit Week, Dr. Seuss days, student birthdays, elementary field day, and have an end of the year bowling party!

 

Bible:  

Salvation, Creation, Adam and Eve, Enoch, Noah, Babel, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Thanksgiving, First Christmas, Early Life of Jesus, Jesus Heals and Helps, Later Ministry of Jesus, Crucifixion and Resurrection, and the Life of Paul

 

Math:  

Long Division, Multiplying Large Numbers, Solving for Unknown Numbers, Order of Operations with Parentheses, Problem Solving, Money, Polygons, Angles, Perimeter, Area, Graphs, Fractions with Common and Uncommon Denominators, Cross Multiplication, Cancellation, Borrowing Fractions, Decimals, and Using Protractors

 

Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns, Adverbs, Adjectives, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections, Types of Sentences, Dependent and Independent Clauses, Diagramming Sentences, Acrostic Poems, Writing Stories, Tall Tales, and Compare and Contrast Essays

Plants, Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Human Digestion, Bones and Muscles, Energy and Motion, Energy and Work, Waves, Light, Sound, Earth’s Water, Natural Hazards, and Natural Resources  

 

In depth study of each state in America, States/Capitals/Location of all 50 states, and learn the order of the US Presidents

 

Independent Reading, Comprehension, Vocabulary, Character Traits, Plot, Theme, Mood, Setting, Imagery, Symbolism, Biographies, Tall Tales, Read Aloud, Accelerated Reader, and an in-depth study of the Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe

 

We have a weekly spelling quiz and spelling test.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:  no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

 

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men

 

We will spend time with several Old Testament patriarchs, Jesus, and Paul.  We learn a variety of Bible verses including Isaiah 53:1-12, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, and Matthew 6:9-13