Curriculum

Everyday Mathematics Family Letters - Copies of the Family Letters that introduce each unit and includes answer keys for each Study Link.

Everyday Math at Home - Includes important vocabulary for each unit, copies of each Study Link, and background information for parents.

Everyday Math Games - directions for the games we play in class so that you can play them at home.

Everyday Math Algorithms - The Everyday Math curriculum teaches students several different ways to perform the different operations. These methods are called algorithms. This is a relatively new approach to teaching mathematics that you may not be familiar with. This website takes you through the steps for each algorithm.

Guided Reading - This document gives an overview of guided reading instruction, one of the main components of "balanced literacy".

Lucy Calkins' Units of Study - This is the basis of our writing curriculum. Components of the units of study are used as part of writing instruction. In fourth grade, students focus on writing a personal narrative, feature article, research paper, and poetry.

Life Science: Nature's Recyclers - From watching composting worms create soil, to modeling the nutrient cycle, students have the opportunity to use their investigations to understand the organisms that carry out the process of decomposition and recycle nutrients in an ecosystem.

Earth Science: Watery Earth - Whether following a drop of water through the water cycle, measuring their own water usage, or exploring how filters clean dirty water, students are encouraged to use what they learn about water to make choices and take actions in their own life to have a positive impact on water resources.

Physical Science: Energy - As part of Project Lead the Way, students will explore what energy is and how it can be converted from one form to another.

Science Tools from the Ann Arbor District Library - AADL offers free science tools that you can check out in order to explore different concepts. There is often a waiting list, however, if you put your name on it, they will contact you when a kit becomes available.

Michigan Citizenship Curriculum - The fourth grade social studies curriculum introduces students to geographic, economic, governmental concepts through the lens of the United States. They study the physical geography of the United States as well as the cultural characteristics of regions of the country. Students analyze human systems in the United States by exploring the interaction between the people and their natural environments, the movement of people, products, and ideas, and the distinguishing features of various regions within the country. By focusing on the characteristics of the U.S. economy, students learn fundamental economic concepts and apply these to their own lives. They study economic ties between the United States and other places, and discover how their country is an interdependent part of the global economy. Students are introduced to the purposes, structure, and function of our federal government. They also examine the relationship between the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democratic republic. Students examine current issues facing the United States and practice making and expressing informed decisions as citizens.

Mrs. Scovone's Class