1. Heather Majkowski + Ryan Leandro
4th Grade
Heather Majkowski + Ryan Leandro

2. About Introductions 4th Grade Curriculums Homework Routine
How to reach us
What’s Happening
4th Grade Curriculums
Math
Reading
Writing
Behavior Expectations
Homework Routine
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3. What’s happening in 4th Grade.

4. Math Curriculum Eureka Math / Engage NY
“The goal of Eureka Math is to produce Students who are not merely literate, but fluent, in mathematics, By Fluent, we mean not just knowing what process to use when solving a problem but understanding why that process works.”

5. Modules
Place Value, Rounding, and Algorithms for Addition and Subtraction.
Unit Conversions: Imperial and Metric
Multi-Digit Multiplication and Division
Angle Measure and Plane Figures
Fraction Equivalence, Ordering, and Operations.
Decimal Fractions
Combination of ALL topics.

6. Example Lesson Format Math Warm Up: Math Sprint
Fluency Practice (skip counting, multiplication practice)
Quick Review
Overview of previous lesson.
Application Problem
Reviews previously taught material
Concept Development
Working with Multiple Problems
I do, We do, You do Approach
Problem Set
Work Books.
Student Debrief
Quick check

7. Supplementing
Cathy Fosnot Math - Context for learning Mathematics provides carefully crafted units designed to foster deep understanding in math workshop environments. By setting each unit in the context of students’ lives, teaching and learning immediately becomes engaging and meaningful in your classroom.
Zearn - App that is aligned with Eureka Math.
Dreambox - Common Core aligned App for Math.

8. Ways you can Help Practicing Multiplication Facts EVERYDAY.
Flash Cards
Multiplication War with Cards.
Dreambox
Zearn
Download DreamBox at home.
Youtube:

9. Reading Curriculum Making Meaning
High-quality children’s literature read aloud
Read, write, and discuss ideas in response to texts.
Cooperative structures are shared across the programs.

10. Units (each Unit is 2-4 weeks long)
Unit 1- Fiction
Unit 2 and 3- Expository Nonfiction
Unit 4- Narrative Nonfiction, and Drama
Unit 5- Fiction and Poetry
Unit 6- Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction
Unit 7- Expository Nonfiction
Unit 8- Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction

11. Example Lesson Format
-Build upon the Reading Community (Discussion / Partner Prompt / Positive Social Development)
-Discuss and Teach the Comprehension Focus (example: Narrative text structure)
-Introduce story / Read Aloud (facilitate discussion during and after)
-Individualized Daily Reading (students silent read for minutes with the purpose of “Thinking About My Reading”: Example: text structure, setting, the feelings and emotions of the main character
-Reflect on their silent reading (whole group, with a partner, quick write)

12. Supplementing Help your child find their own of reading!
Give them choice!
Foutas and Pinnel - Gages student’s Reading Level.
Book Wizard - A FREE App that Tells parents/teachers a book’s reading level.
SRI

13. Writing Curriculum
The Lucy Calkins Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing (Grade 4) is organized around the three types of writing mandated by the Common Core: opinion, information, and narrative writing.

14. Units Unit 1- The Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction
Unit 2- Boxes and Bullets: Personal and Persuasive Essays
Unit 3- Bringing History to Life
Unit 4- The Literary Essay: Writing About Fiction

15. Example Lesson Format Warm up/ Review
Make Connections/ Build upon prior knowledge
Name the teaching point / mini lesson
Model the skill or assignment
Active Engagement/ student practice
Reflect / share

16. Supplementing -Writing Journals -Writing Binders
-Graphic Organizers, Brain Frames, Writing Maps/Trails
-FCAs during the Writing process
-Other forms of writing: journal writing and/or responses to Science and Social Studies work, letter writing, and responding to prompts

17. Ways you can Help
Let your child know that reading and writing matter, that adults do these things too, that these are things worth dedicating time to and working to get better at!
Encourage your child to carry a small notebook with them, paying attention to details and thinking, “I could write a true story about this.”
Think of a strong feeling, and then list “small moment” stories pertaining to that feeling. Choose one to write about.
Think of the stories that your family tells and retells. Write about one of those.
Think of a subject, or a person, place, or thing that matters to you, then list small moments you remember. Choose one to sketch and then write the accompanying story.

18. Behavior Expectations
1 Warning- change behavior
2 Warnings- take a break
3 Warnings- buddy room
(Communication with parents can happen at any level, depending upon situation)

19. Homework Routine
Homework: Your child will use a WEEKLY HOMEWORK LOG to write down daily assignments. PLEASE SIGN YOUR CHILD’S LOG each night. If your child goes to homework club, then the supervisor there may sign your child’s log.
Spelling Homework: Each week, students will have about 20 grade appropriate spelling words. Monday’s homework lets students be “hands-on” with their words. They will cut, sort, and record their words on a pre-made chart. This chart is turned in Tuesday. The remaining days of the week students will have a packet of spelling activities. Most weeks, the packet will include 4-5 spelling practice sheets. Students will get to choose how they practice and are expected to complete three of the sheets each week. The packet is turned in and collected on Friday. Many students have already asked if they can do more than the required three sheets… Of course! This is wonderful!
Monday: cut, sort words into groups, record on chart (turn in on Tuesday for a check )
Tuesday-Thursday: complete at least three of the spelling sheets sent home in the packet
Friday: spelling quiz (spelling packets collected)
**Please continue reading every day for 20 minutes**