Download File - Mrs. Smith`s 4th Grade Math/Science

Hixson Elementary
2012 – 2013 Curriculum Calendar 1st Quarter
_____4th________ Grade
Cultures &
Community
Math
Reading
Standards
SPI’s
*0406.2.1
*0406.2.3
Common Core
*4.NBT.1
*4. NBT.2
Week 1
August 13-16
Essential
Questions
1. How can you
use place value
to understand
numbers in
standard,
expanded, and
word form?
Academic
Vocabulary
Standard form
Expanded form
Word form
Period
Tenth
Hundredth
Decimal
Standards
SPI’s
*0306.2.5
*0406.2.4
Common Core
4. OA.1
4.OA.2
4.OA.4
Week 2
August 20-24
Essential
Questions
1. How can
knowledge of
factors and
multiples aide in
understanding
multiplication?
Academic
Vocabulary
Array
Factor
product
0401.2.2
0401.8.4
0401.5.6
Sequence
events
Predicting
(Thomas and
the Library lady)
Rules and
Routines
1. Why is the
sequence of
events important
in a story?
Borrow
Checkout
Eager
Glaring
Lap
0401.5.
Inferences
(Tanya’s
Reunion)
1.How does an
author use writing
to develop
characters?
Arrangement
Gathering
Homestead
Pitch in
Reunion
Satisfaction
1. Why is
important to
follow the
routines in the
classroom?
Rules
1. How do
animals adapt to
their
environment?
Adaptation
Camouflage
Mimicry
Niche
Hibernate
Habitat
Social
Studies
4.3.2
Ch.2 1st
Americans
How did the
cultures of 1st
civilizations
differ?
Civilization
Ancient
7. 5.1 Determine
how a physical
or behavioral
adaptation can
enhance the
chances of
survival.
(Chp . 2 lesson 1)
4.3.3
How were water
systems
important for the
Native American
life?
Ceremony
Nomad
religion
Writing
Language
Arts
Ideas
0401.1.4
How do you
determine which
end mark to give
a sentence?
Sentence types
Capitalization
0401.1.5
What are the
function of
subjects and
predicates in
sentences?
Subject
Predicate
Science
Standards
SPI’s
*0406.1.1
*0306.2.8
*0306.2.5
Common Core
3.OA.5
3.OA.4
4.OA.2
0401.5.3
Fantasy/
Realism
Compare and
Contrast
(Heat Wave)
Week 3
August 27-31
Essential
Questions
1. How can the
knowledge of
mathematical
properties extend
our learning?
Academic
Vocabulary
Commutative
Property
Associative
Property
1. How can you
distinguish
between fantasy
and realism
Affected
horizon singe
temperature
thermometer
Weather vane
7.5.2 Infer the
possible
reasons why a
species became
endangered or
extinct.
(Chp. 2 Lesson
2)
4.3.4
1. What are
possible reasons
that a species
became extinct or
endangered?
Extinct
Migrate
Species
How did
geographic
location impact
cultures?
Migration
Agriculture
0401.1.1
How do proper
nouns differ from
common nouns
Proper nouns
titles
Cultures &
Community
Math
Standards
SPI’s
*0406.2.5
*0306.2.11
Common Core
4.NF.1
4.NF.2
4.NF.3 A & B
Week 4
September 4-7
Essential
Questions
1. How can we
compare the
relationship of
fractional parts
and division of
whole?
Reading
Plays
(tales of the
fourth grade
nothing)
1. How do you
know when you
are reading a
play?
Science
7.3.1 Determine
how different
organisms
function within
an environment
in terms of their
location on an
energy pyramid.
(Chp 3 lesson 1)
What is the
difference
between a
carnivore,
herbivore, and
omnivore?
Social
Studies
4.3.4
How were water
systems
important for the
Native American
life?
Academic
Vocabulary
Fractions
Denominator
Numerator
Standards
SPI’s
*0406.2.5
*0406.2.6
*0406.2.7
Common core
4.NF.1
4.NF.2
4.NF.3 B
4.NF.4A
Week 5
September 10-14
Essential
Questions
How can we use
models to
represent
equivalent
fractions?
Academic
Vocabulary
Equivalent
Fractions
Simplest form
Mixed numbers
Improper
fractions
Standards
SPI’s
*0406.2.6
*0406.2.5
*0406.2.8
*0406.2.10
Common Core
4. NF.2
4.NF.1
4.NF.3 A & D
Week 6
September 17-21
Essential
Academic
Questions
Vocabulary
How can we use
*NO NEW VOCAB
benchmark
fractions to order
fractions with
different
denominators?
Actor
Setting
Lines
Stage
Perform
Dialogue
Character
Theater
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Food chain
Summarizing
Noting Details
(Salmon
Summer)
1. How can you
summarize a
story in your own
words to tell the
most important
events?
Abundance
Ancestors
Lures
Scavengers
Spawn
Questioning
(Porquoi Tales)
How do authors
use dialogue to
move the story
forward?
Customs
Folktales
Personality
Traditional
Traits
7.3.1 Determine
how different
organisms
function within
an environment
in terms of their
location on an
energy pyramid.
(Chp 3 lesson 1)
*energy Pyramid
1. Why are
producers at the
bottom of the
pyramid?
Energy Pyramid
1. What makes a
food web
different than the
food chain?
Food web
Confederation
Barter
Chp 3
4.1.1
How did the
tribes of TN meet
their basic
needs?
Conflict
Plaza
7.2.1 Recognize
the impact of
predation and
competition on
an ecosystem.
7.3.2
Investigate
different ways
that organisms
meet their
energy needs.
(Chp 3 lesson 2)
4.1.3
How did Native
American groups
resolve conflicts?
Council
Settlement
Writing
Language
Arts
Cultures &
Community
Math
Organization
0401.1.1
0401.1.3
Standards
SPI’s
*0406.2.8
*0406.2.10
Common Core
4.NF.4
4.MD.2
5.NF.1
How does and
adjective
improve a
common noun in
writing?
Week 7
September 24-28
Essential
Questions
Why do we need
a deep
understanding of
fractions to add,
subtract and
simplify ?
Punctuation
Common noun
Adjective
Academic
Vocabulary
NO New VOCAB
Reading
Native
American
Research
How did
American
Indians effect
the settlers
moving west?
Researching
Native American
Groups
Science
7.3.2
Investigate
different way
that organisms
meet their
energy needs.
*Energy in
ecosystems
Chp3 lesson 2
1. Where does
every living
organisms
energy first
come from?
Food web
Ecosystems
Energy
0401.1.12
Standards
SPI’s
0406.2.1
Common Core
4. NF. 7
7.3.2
Identify the
difference
between
synonyms and
antonyms
Week 8
October 1-4
Essential
Questions
How do we use
place value to
understand
decimals?
Where does every
living organisms
energy first come
from?
Synonym
antonym
0401.1.2
How do you
decide which
homonym to use
in a sentence?
Multi meaning
words
homonym
Week 9
Academic
Vocabulary
NO NEW VOCAB
Review all
VOCAB/
TESTING
Standards
Essential
Questions
Academic
Vocabulary
Social
Studies
4.5.1
Writing
Language
Arts
Continue
working on last
2 weeks
How did Native
TN tribes differ
from one
another?
Chickasaw
Cherokee
4.5.1
How did TN
landforms benefit
the cultures that
settled there?
Shawnee
Creek
0401.1.15
How do you
decide if a word is
a compound?
Compound
words