For your child’s fourth grade curriculum, I have complied a list for each subject for you to use. Each page will have a list of recommended subjects that you should cover as well as links to materials that I recommend. This list also contains information brought to you by other bloggers.
In Fourth Grade Math Curriculum, I discussed the subjects that should be covered in the fourth grade year. This page also gives some suggestions for low cost programs you can use.
In Fourth Grade Language Arts Part 1 and Part 2, you will find the many skills that your child should have already perfected, or that they should perfect during this school year.
In Fourth grade Science Curriculum, you will find topics that are typical for fourth graders across the United States.
Fourth Grade Social Studies Curriculum, discusses subjects that schools across the country teach at this grade level. As you will see, Geography, map, and globe skills are extremely important in the fourth grade.
Fourth Grade Reading Lists by Charisse Van Horne provides a list of books your fourth grader should read as well as a tip that will help you determine if your child is reading above their grade level.
What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Learn by Valorie Nelson, give an overview of the entire school year.
In addition to the basic subject matter that a fourth grader should learn, there are also certain health and safety lessons that a fourth grader should know. Some of these will come natural, and some of them require dedicated time and attention. They are:
- Personal and mental hygiene
- Dental health
- The body and its functions (also covered in science)
- Skeletal and muscular systems (also covered in science)
- Care and proper use of the body
- Principles of digestion (also covered in science)
- Basic food groups
- Good nutrition habits
- Diseases
- Safety
- Substance abuse