John Barnes Elementary School

Barbara Macneil's Classroom

Math Curriculum

First Quarter

  • Unit 1 - Place Value: multi-digit addition and subtraction
  • Unit 2 - Multiplication and Geometry

Second Quarter

  • Unit 3 - Fractions and Decimals
  • Unit 4 - Multidigit Multiplication

Third Quarter

  • Unit 5 - Fraction and Mixed-Number Computation: Measurement
  • Unit 6 - Division: Angles

Fourth Quarter

  • Unit 7 - Multiplication of a Fraction by a Whole Number; Measurement
  • Unit 8 - Fraction Operations; Applications

 Science Curriculum

  • Plant and animal structures for growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction.
  • Animals informational processing to guide their actions.
  • History of Planet Earth including fossil formation and landform patterns through weathering , erosion, and deposition.
  • Earth materials and systems including Natural resources and Natural hazards.
  • Energy conservation and transfer by motion, sound, light, or electrical currents.
  • Wave patterns causing motion, light, and sound.

 Writing Curriculum

Throughout the year we will focus on narrative, informative, and persuasive writing.  Some of the projects are listed below.

  • Personal Narratives
  • Research (Reports such as animal, state, career, etc.)
  • Poetry
  • Persuasive Essays
  • Persuasive letters
  • Legends
  • Compare and Contrast
  • ABC Books
  • Biographies
  • Advertisements
  • Picture Stories

 

Reading Curriculum

The following will be our focus throughout the year. 

  • Comprehension Strategies
    • Using Fix-Up Strategies
    • Creating Images
    • Synthesize
    • Understanding and Asking Questions
  • Recognizing Familiar Words  
  • Self-corrects While Reading
  • Independently Reads
  • Particpates in Literacy Discussions
  • Decodes Unfamiliar Words
  • Reads From a Variety of Genres

  Social Studies

The Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum is a comprehensive K-12 curriculum based on the Michigan Social Studies Content Expectations.  The following is a list of the units covered in the fourth grade.

  • Foundations in Social Studies
  • The United States in Spatial Terms
  • Human Geography in the United States
  • Exploring Economics
  • Our Federal Government
  • Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship


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