Month 1 of 10 · Weeks 1–4
September: Welcome / My Region and Maps
We set up routines, build reading stamina and get to know our own region through maps. In math we work with big numbers to 1,000,000, and in science we start noticing that energy is everywhere and that it moves from place to place.
Goals this month
Reading & writing
Build reading routines and stamina, find the main idea and key details in nonfiction, read and spell multisyllabic words, and write a personal narrative and an informative paragraph.
RI.4.2, RL.4.10, RF.4.3a, W.4.2, W.4.3
Math
Read, write, compare and round whole numbers to 1,000,000, then add and subtract multi-digit numbers with the standard algorithm.
4.NBT.1, 4.NBT.2, 4.NBT.3, 4.NBT.4
Science
Notice energy everywhere, connect an object's speed to its energy, and see how energy moves by heat, light, sound and electric current.
4-PS3-1, 4-PS3-2
Social studies
Read and make maps, use directions and grids, and describe the landforms, jobs and history of our own community and region.
C3 D2.Geo.1.3-5, D2.Geo.2.3-5, D2.His.2.3-5
Weeks
- Week1Hello, Fourth GradeClosed and open syllables · Place value to 1,000,000 · 5 day plans
- Week2Maps and Main IdeasVowel-team and r-controlled syllables · Comparing big numbers · 5 day plans
- Week3Rounding Around Our RegionPrefixes re-, un-, dis-, mis-, pre- · Rounding · 5 day plans
- Week4Adding Up Our CommunitySuffixes -ful, -less, -ness, -ment · Adding and subtracting big numbers · 5 day plans
Student games this month
Syllable Splitter Place Value Peaks Map Maker Main Idea Hunt Compare Clash Speed and Energy Lab Prefix Power Round It Landform Lookout Suffix Sort Add It Up Energy on the Move