Exploring Learning With Ms. Abby's Fourth Graders

Welcome To Exploring Learning With Ms. Abby's Fourth Graders

Each day, the class will be 50 minutes long, and we'll meet for 3 days

In this class, we will be learning many skills for third and fourth grade. Here are some of the skills we will cover:

The learners will be jumping into Kahoot fun every day. No worries, they won't need their own accounts, but they should know how to log in.

Also, each learner will receive worksheets from Ms. Abby. Make sure they have something to jot down their thoughts with, whether it's a notebook or just some paper.

Subjects covered in this class include writing, reading, science, math, social studies, geography, and arts and crafts.

Learners will build skills, develop friendships, and embark on fun adventures with different books.

Ms. Abby will post a weekly note listing the supplies, worksheets, and spelling words that learners will need.

Daily Supplies:
Writing tools (pencils, pens, paper)
Provided worksheets
Device for Kahoot
Learners will need to log in to Kahoot daily. Please ensure your learner has a device and knows how to log in.


Monday
Announcements and Question of the day
Review
Reading 
Stretch Break
Spelling Words
Math Lesson of the day


Tuesday
Announcements and Question of the day
Review
Writing and Language Arts Lesson
Stretch Break
Spelling Lesson of the day
Math Lesson of the day



Wednesday
Announcements and Question of the day
Review
Reading 
Stretch Break
Spelling Lesson
Geography Lesson


August 11- August 24 
The Sinking Of The Titanic 

August 25- September 7
Sharks

September 8- September 21
Hurricane Katrina

September 22- October 5
Pearl Harbor

October 6- October 19
San Francisco Earthquake

October 20-November 2
Battle of Gettysburg

November 3-November 16
Japanese Tsunami

November 17 -November 30
Destruction of Pompeii

December 1-December 14
Great Chicago Fire

December 15- December 28
Review Week

December 29- January 11
Joplin Tornado

January 12- January 25
Hindenburg Disaster

January 26- February 8
Eruption of Mount St. Helens

February 9-  February 22
American Revolution

February 23- March 8
1888 Children Blizzard

March 9- March 22
Attack of the Grizzlies

March 23- April  5
Battle of D-Day

April 6- April 19
Great Molasses Flood

April 20- May3
California Wildfires


Below is a breakdown of different skills we will be working on. 



Reading-Language Arts and Writing
Use a number of comprehension strategies to answer questions.
Compare and contrast information.
Use transition words when writing.
Use proper punctuation and capitalization.
Understand idioms, prefixes, and suffixes in order to expand their vocabulary
The writing process: planning, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
Write longer text in chronological order using transition words
Write different types of text: opinion, informative, narrative, etc.
Use proper punctuation, capitalization, and noun and verb forms (singular/plural)
Understand parts of speech, prefixes, suffixes, homophones, etc.
Know the different sentence types
Read with a higher level of fluency and expression.
Utilize root words, prefixes, suffixes, and context clues to analyze unfamiliar words.
Apply comprehension strategies to literary and expository texts.
Identify and describe the theme of a story, as well as retell story elements with details.
Formulate multiple paragraph pieces that focus on a specific purpose or audience.
Write chronological pieces, pieces focusing on cause and effect and pieces that draw from personal experience.
Spell frequently used words correctly.


Learners will receive 12 spelling words every two weeks. This schedule will help them understand and spell the words effectively. Each first week will include a review Kahoot quiz on Thursday. The second week will conclude with a written test. A new spelling list, along with a welcome note from Ms. Abby, will be provided every two weeks.

Math Skills
Understand, compare-identify fractions
Subtraction with regrouping
Multiplication Skills
3-4 digital addition.
3-4 digital subtraction
Solving Word Problems that involve time-money-measurement
Multiply two-digit numbers
Divide 1-2 numbers
Understand charts and Graphs
Time
Mental Math
Number Theory Systems

Science/Social Studies/Geophagy 
Changes in motion ( Gravity, Friction)
Weather and Climate
Forms of Energy
Ecology( Food Changes, Eco System)
Earth's Climate and Physical Features
United States
Africa
Australia
North America
South America
Asia
Antarctica
Europe
Map Skills
Consumer and producers economy
How to read maps, geographic tools, terms, etc.
Earth’s features and locating specific places on a map
Different Animals

Please note that each week, learners will be assigned an animal to research. Ms. Abby will provide a template for this research. She encourages learners to understand the material and explain their findings to their classmates on Thursday, rather than simply copying information.