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Fourth Grade

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Tammy Chopko Michael Lukaszewicz Kathleen Weyant
Mrs. Tammy Chopko, 203 Mr. Michael Lukaszewicz, 212 Mrs. Kathleen Weyant, 207

The "Fantastic" Fourth Grade

They may not have superhuman powers, but they do save the world one student at a time! The fourth grade teachers work hard preparing the students for middle school. Here are the concepts and skills that are taught and reinforced throughout the year.

Math

*Graphing     *Area and Perimeter
*Measuring angles     *Place Values
*Negative Numbers    *Estimating
*Elapsed Time     *Interpolation
*Extrapolation     *Prime Numbers
*Square Numbers     *Exponents
*Factor Trees     *Divisibility Rules
*Adding and Subtracting Fractions
*Decimals     *Volume    *Probability
*Long Division

Language Arts

*6 Traits Writing    *Houghton Mifflin Anthology Series     *Vocabulary

Science

*Structures of Life (life cycles of bean plants, crayfish, and bess beetles)
*Land and Water     *Electricity and Magnetism

Social Studies

*Civics     *Economics    *Geography
*Delaware History

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