Week at a Glance

       Welcome lifelong learners to 4th grade! Our hope is that your love for reading, writing, math, science, and history will multiply throughout the year. Let's have a great year!


Week of March 25th ~ 29th


Language Arts
In reading, students will read text and answer comprehension questions, compare and contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts of an event, and explain the meaning of similes and metaphors. 

In ALL Block, students will practice summarizing, analyze meaning of an academic vocabulary word with the suffix -ness, evaluate fluency strengths and weaknesses, and explain why Violet's perspective changed in Chapter 10 of The Hope Chest. 


 
Important Vocabulary Words to Know
firsthand and secondhand accounts, compare and contrast, woman suffrage, suffragists, picket, envoys, democracy, publicity, summarize, simile, metaphor, livestock, summary, summarize, prompt, suffix, fluency, self-assess


Math
In math, students will practice finding the area and perimeter of a composite figure.
Important Vocabulary Words to Know quadrilaterals, polygon, square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, parallelogram, angle, degree, area, perimeter, length, width, formula



Science
Students will explain, design, and construct devices that use light and/or sound to communicate across a distance.

Important Vocabulary Words to Know

sound, vibrations, waves, energy, strength, speed, pitch, volume




Social Studies
In social studies, students will continue to discuss the causes of the Civil War. Students will also learn about the first battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Fort Sumter, as well as the most significant battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg. Students will also discuss the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth.  


Important Vocabulary Words to Know
John Brown, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, raid, primary source, secondary source, slavery, states’ rights, historical, geographical, secession, economies, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg,  Emancipation Proclamation, Juneteenth