Fourth Grade
Reading The fourth grade reading curriculum is designed to develop reading skill, stamina, independence, and enjoyment. Through a variety of reading experiences, students in fourth grade engage in developing active reading strategies for reading class novels, biographies, and mysteries, as well as for conducting author studies. Grammar Students continue strengthening their foundational skills in parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions) and sentence structures. Word Work In fourth grade, students continue to apply skills not only to learn word structure but also the meaning of words. Words that have multiple meanings are included. Students apply phonics skills to words, phrases, sentences, and stories that contain the specific letter-sound relationships that they are learning. Students are introduced to subject-appropriate spelling words. Daily work with spelling words increases vocabulary as students practice writing words in sentences. Writing Students build upon their writing mechanics, especially capitalization, usage, grammar, punctuation, and
spelling. Students are introduced to various types of writing, such as creative, personal narrative, expository, persuasive, formal, and informal. Students also practice writing various types of poetry. Mathematics In fourth grade, the Singapore Math approach is utilized through the Math in Focus curriculum. The concrete-pictorial-abstract methodology of introducing topics and skills allows students to gain an understanding of concepts through research based discovery. There is an emphasis on problem solving, skill consolidation and deep understanding in preparation for algebra. Topics studied include number sense, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions, decimals, problem solving, and real world application of mathematical concepts. Social Studies Fourth grade students investigate cooperation and interdependence in the United States through investigating different regions of the country. Students also use current events to draw connections between different regions today. Fourth grade students are able to examine the Great Lakes Region in more depth through field studies to different civic and cultural institutions in the state. Fourth grade geography work focuses on “United States Regions,” allowing students to learn about environmental, geographic, and technological developments in different regions of the country.
2025-2026 ULS Curriculum Guide
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