Here is a great article that will guide you in the fourth grade curriculum. There is a section for each of the core instructional areas. In Cobb County, we use the common core standards for reading,writing and math. This article gives pointers to parents on how to best help your child meet the 4th grade, common core standards.
Reading:
This week, we have been focusing on reading comprehension strategies in class. With this, we have continued to talk about how an author uses reasons and evidence to support a particular point (opinion) in the story or article. This is a standard that we go over many times throughout the year with students. Students have been exposed to each of these strategies this year, and we will continue to work on them in class. It is also important that your child is practicing these skills while they read at home. One way to use this chart at home, is to have your child stop during their reading and show you how they work through one of the strategies. One example is to have your child think aloud during a confusing part of their book. This helps students to better understand the text, so that they can more accurately answer questions about the book.
Writing:
We have moved on to opinion writing (be on the look out in ParentVUE for informational writing grades). Today, students were asked, "Should kids eat candy, why or why not?" We completed a T-Chart in their journal to depict the reasons for each opinion. You would be surprised how many of them thought kids should not eat candy! One way to help them with their opinion writing is to ask your child questions that require them to give their opinion, but don't stop there! Ask your child the 3 reasons why they feel the way they do (we call these their subtopics). Then, have them using evidence to support their reasoning. This is important, so that when we get into writing their essay's they will know how to formulate not only and opinion, but the reasons why as well. This also ties in nicely to everything we are working on in reading.
Here is a really great article that gives some suggestions of how to help your child at home with their common core writing.
Math:
As we wrap up our unit on multiplication, we are jumping right in to multi-digit division. This unit is much easier for students who have memorized their multiplication facts and can relate multiplication and division. Students who do not know their facts will have difficulty and will probably feel some frustration. Please help avoid this by practicing multiplication facts with your child.FAIR WARNING: over the past few years, any confusion with this standard was directly related to students using strategies that were not taught in class. Please do not attempt to teach them the traditional algorithm, as it truly impacts their grade and understanding of what is being taught in class.Students will not learn the standard algorithm, nor will be tested on it, until 6th grade. If they are struggling with their homework, please send a note in to me and let me know.
4.NBT.6: Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
Thinking Prompts:
- What is the relationship between multiplication and division? Provide examples to show your thinking.
- How does knowing 5 x 5 help you to solve 75 ÷ 5? Explain.
- How many different ways can you solve 84 ÷ 6?
- If the quotient is 15, what could your possible dividend and divisor be?
- How does changing the value of your divisor affect the quotient? (e.g., 350 ÷ 5 vs. 350 ÷ 50?)
- Using the digits 4, 9, 7, and 5, create a division sentence with the greatest possible quotient.
- Which division strategy (partial quotients, rectangular array, area model) do you think is best? Justify your answer.
** THERE ARE MANY TUTOR VIDEOS ON THEIR ONLINE MATH TEXTBOOK, AS WELL AS ON OUR MATH EDMODO GROUP, UNDER FOLDERS.
Music:
After Thanksgiving break, students will be tested on their recorders. Students have their recorders and need to be studying at home. The music for them to practice can be found at http://www.musicatteasley.com/
Have a wonderful week, and a Happy Thanksgiving!
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