Language Arts Grade 4 Standards Checklist _____Apply word analysis skills, context clues, and resources to comprehend new words. 1A _____Write sentences to demonstrate knowledge of new words. 1A _____Use spelling patterns and sounds to recognize new words. 3A _____Demonstrate skills in using the dictionary. 1A _____Establish purposes for reading, ask questions, make connections, etc. 1B _____Summarize text. 1C _____Read Accelerated Reader level books. 1C _____Make and support inferences. 1C _____Compare and contrast reading selections. 1C _____Make generalizations from content. 1C _____Explain how authors and illustrators use text and art to express ideas. 2A _____Connect information presented in tables, charts, etc. 1C _____Identify story elements (Theme, character, setting, etc.) 2A _____Identify features of literary form: realistic fiction, fantasy, etc. 2A and 5B _____Respond to literature. 2A _____Identify and explain themes. 2B _____Relate literary work, character, setting, and plot to each reading story. 2B _____Write a variety or paragraphs. 3B _____Write 5-paragraph compositions that include topic sentences, supporting details, and elaboration. 3C _____Edit Writing. 3B _____Ask appropriate questions about text. 4A _____Carry out oral instructions. 4A _____Present oral instructions. 4B and 5C _____Identify and write different types of sentences. 3A _____Locate information from various sources. 5A Mathematics Grade 4 Standards Checklist _____Compare and order digits up to millions. 6A _____Regroup numbers. 6B _____Compare and order simple fractions. 6A _____Compare and order decimals to the hundredths place. 6A _____Solve one and two step problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. 6B _____Solve one step problems using fractions. 6C _____Solve fractions with common denominators and decimals. 6C _____Estimate whole numbers to the hundred thousands. 6C _____Estimate fractions and decimals to the nearest whole number. 6C _____Compare data by comparing quantity, percentages, and ratio. 6D _____Calculate perimeter. 7A _____Measure length using in., ft., yd., mi., mm., cm., m., and km. 7B _____Measure volume using oz., pt., qt., gal., and liter. 7B _____Measure weight/mass using oz., lbs., grams, and kilograms. 7B _____Add and subtract up to hundreds of dollars and cents. 7A _____Multiply up to $100 by one digit. 7A _____Divide up to $100 by one digit. 7A _____Accurately make change. 7A _____Estimate measurements. 7B _____Draw/create model with given perimeter. 7C _____Draw/create model with given area. 7C _____Identify, describe, create, and extend number and geometric patterns. 8A _____Study patterns found in tables, graphs, etc. 8B _____Solve problems using four operations(+, -, x, and divide). 8C _____Use communative, associative, and distributive properties. 8C _____Solve simple linear equations. 8D _____Create simple models. 9A _____Recognize, interpret, and compare geometric shapes. 9B and 9C _____Organize and display up to six variables of data using pictures, tallies, tables, charts, etc. 10A and 10B _____Figure the mean (average). 10A _____Evaluate data. 10B _____Calculate probability. 10C Science Grade 4 Standards Checklist _____Identify landforms – mountains, plateaus, plains, etc. 12E _____Describe components of earthquakes, volcanoes, and erosion. 12E _____Classify rocks into major groups. 12E _____Distinguish renewable and non-renewable natural resources. 12E _____Label the four major oceans. 12E _____Identify structure of the ocean floor. 12E _____Describe the history of ocean exploration. 13B _____Explain ocean currents and tides. 12E _____Describe the importance of protecting the ocean environment. 13A and !3B _____Demonstrate the rotation and revolution of the earth. 12D and 12F _____Identify phases of the moon. 12F _____Create visuals of solar and lunar eclipses. 12F _____Name and describe the inner and outer planets. 12F _____Compare and contrast other objects in the solar system. 12F _____Define the physical properties of matter. 12C _____Demonstrate the ability to measure length in metric units. 11A _____Distinguish between physical and chemical changes. 12C _____Weigh objects using a simple balance scale. 11A _____Explain the differences of solutions and mixtures. 12C _____Identify careers in science with guest speakers. 13B _____Design a series and parallel circuit. 11B and 12C _____Make an electromagnet. 11B _____List safety practices using electricity. 13A _____Demonstrate the forces of magnets. 12D _____Compare how a compass and a magnet are alike. 12D _____Name the colors of the visible spectrum. 12C _____Explain transparent, translucent, and opaque objects. 12C _____Identify the properties of sound. 12C _____Draw and label how humans hear sound. 12C _____Describe the digestive, circulatory, and nervous systems. 12A _____Classify foods into the basic food groups. 12B _____Report on preventing problems of the digestive, circulatory, and nervous systems. 12B _____Group plants into categories. 12B _____Dissect and label parts of a flower. 12B _____Describe the process of pollination and fertilization. 12B _____Plant seeds and observe the life cycle. 11A _____Compare and contrast animals. 12A and 12B Social Science Grade 4 Learning Standards _____Explain the Civil Rights Act. 14A _____Describe the importance of voting. 14C _____Identify individuals who have shaped public policy (Rosa Parks, Esther Morris, Martin Luther King, Jr., etc.). 14D and 16D _____Understand the United States role in foreign policy. 14E _____Explain the life of a slave in the South. 14F and 16C _____Identify careers of service workers and producers. 15A _____Demonstrate how to be a good consumer. 15B _____Demonstrate how price and demand influence consumer choices (Fourth Grade Business). 15C _____Understand how the use of fur for trade led us to the exchange of money. 15D _____Identify services provided by government through taxation. 15E _____Explain events that have occurred in the past, present, and future. 16A _____Describe how the colonies developed. 16B _____Identify important events in U.S. history (Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, Alamo, etc.). 16B _____Explain how individuals contributed to economic changes through their ideas and inventions (Eli Whitney, George Washington Carver, Henry Ford, etc.). 16C _____Describe the various individual motives for settling in Colonial America. 16D _____Describe the roles of pioneer children and Native American children. 16D _____Describe the ways in which westward movement affected Native Americans. 16D _____Describe how the regional environment affected how people lived. 16E _____Use maps with legends and direction finders to locate specific places. 17A _____List causes and prevention of erosion. 17B _____Explain the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources.17C _____Explain why early settlements began near bodies of water. 17D _____Explain ways in which language, stories, music, and folk tales serve as expressions of culture. 18A _____Describe how changes in mining products created boom towns and ghost towns. 18C