Welcome to Curriculum Night

Thank you for being here to gain ideas in supporting your student’s

learning.

Reading Log - Daily Homework

Reader’s Workshop

• Cognitive Strategies - making connections, predicting, questioning, visualizing

• Reading Skills – main idea, summary, finding details, inferencing, vocabulary, drawing conclusions, theme, poetic structure

• Independent reading

• Reading groups – teacher / peer

Higher Level Thinking… Reading

Higher Level Thinking…Reading

Higher Level Thinking…Reading

Writer’s Workshop• Writer’s Notebook / Spelling & Grammar folder

• Brainstorming ideas / activities

• Choice writing (personal narratives, creative writing, poetry, expository)

• Conferencing

• Sharing

Writing in 4th Grade

• What are the expectations for writing in 4th grade?

• What do higher level thinking questions look like in writing?

Personal Narrative:

PROMPT – Write about a time you had to make a choice.

*what we typically see at the beginning of 4th grade

Personal Narrative:

PROMPT – Write about a time you had to make a choice.

*with instruction and practice, this is the kind of writing we are working toward

Expository Writing:

PROMPT: Write about your favorite place to spend time. Describe the place and explain what makes it special.

*what we typically see early in the year

Expository Writing:

PROMPT: Write about your favorite place to spend time. Describe the place and explain what makes it special.

*with instruction and practice, this is the type of writing we are working toward

Higher Level Thinking…Writing

Higher Level Thinking…Writing

Higher Level Thinking…Writing

Math in 4th Grade

2-3 step Word Problems

Multiplication basic facts memorized

29 x 84 and 8,534 x 2 9,956 divided by 6

Volume 3D shapes (cubes or rectangular

prisms)

Decimals 0.5 and 0.05 Line, Line Segments,

Rays

Angles and Lines

Representing Data

Frequency Tables

Dot Plot

Stem-and -Leaf

Financial Literacy

Making profit

Lending or Borrowing money

MathWhat can you do to help your child to do better in my Math class:

• Check AGENDA every day and initial it

• Monitor the HOMEFUN assignments

• Have your child practice Multiplication Facts every day

• Ask your child to TEACH you something they learn every day

Please discuss units of measurement with your child whenever possible: as you are grocery shopping, buying gasoline, cooking, and etc.

Measurement and graphing are implemented into the units

http://www.kleinisd.net/

How often should I practice basic multiplication facts?

Only on the days you eat!Multiplication Fluency: A necessity for success in math!

Students are expected to be practicing basic multiplication fact fluency daily. Fluency means a student is able to instantly retrieve the answer from memory. Students will be

held accountable for acquiring this skill. A major grade will be given each quarter. Students will be graded on fluency > speed and accuracy of 100 basic facts and will be

graded as follows:

1st Quarter - 5 minutes2nd Quarter - 4.5 minutes

3rd Quarter - 4 minutes4th Quarter - 3 minutes

Box Model/Method Multiplication

Science• Topics to be covered• Science ISN• Hands-on• Vocabulary• Critical thinking – drawing

conclusions• Process Skillshttp://lead4ward.com/docs/2015resources/TEKS_Snapshot_Science_July_2014_Grade_04.pdf

Please discuss units of measurement with your child whenever possible: as you are grocery shopping, buying gasoline, cooking, and etc.

Measurement and graphing are implemented into the units

We are going to have

a great year!!