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Fourth Grade 

Overview of Fourth Grade Learning Objectives


This section provides a summary of the key fourth grade learning objectives for reading, language arts, and math.  The fourth grade language arts and math curriculum correlate to state standards.

Fourth grade is a year of highly visible progress in reading, writing and language arts. By the end of fourth grade language arts, students should be able to:

  • Read with a higher level of fluency and expression

  • Utilize root words, prefixes, suffixes, and context clues to analyze unfamiliar words

  • Apply comprehension strategies to literary and expository texts

  • Formulate multiple paragraph pieces that focus on a specific purpose or audience

  • Write chronological pieces, pieces focusing on cause and effect and pieces that draw from personal experience

  • Fourth grade is also a year of visible math skill development. By the end of fourth grade math, students should be able to:

  • Add and subtract large numbers with sums up to 1,000,000

  • Complete basic multiplication and division problems

  • Understand basic fraction and decimal concepts

  • Recognize and identify basic geometrical vocabulary and ideas

  • Be proficient in data collection and analysis

 

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