As your child ENTERS 4^th grade he/she should be able to do the following:

As your child EXITS 4^th grade he/she should be able to do the following:

Math
·        Regroup – addition and subtraction
·        Understand basic place value through thousands
·        Tell time to the 5 minutes
·        Multiplication facts 0 to 9
·        Choose appropriate operation for solving simple word problems

Math
·        Have mastered times tables 1 to 12
·       Have mastered multiplication 3 digits x 2 digits
·       Have mastered division 3 digit by 1 digit
·       Understand place value through millions and to the right of the decimal to the hundredth
·       Estimate and recognize reasonable answers
·        Identify fractions, fractional parts, equivalent fractions, comparing
·        Identify and use metric/standard units of measurement
·        Round to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand of a 3- to 4-digit number
·        Read and understand one-step word problems

Language Arts
·        Read with fluency and expression
·        Write responses in complete sentences
·        Understand dictionary skills
·        Know parts of speech (noun, verb, adjectives)
·        Know basic sentence structure
·        Know the steps in the writing process
·        Identify facts vs. opinions

Language Arts
·        Write a 3-paragraph essay/report and story
·        Know parts of speech (noun, verbs, adjectives, adverb)
·        Identify subject and predicate
·        Begin using reference materials for research
·        Identify story elements
·        Identify types of text based on format
·        Writes legibly 

Social Studies
·        Know and locate continents and oceans
·        Know cardinal directions
·        Know city, state, country, continent in which they live
·        Know the capital of Georgia
·        Know his/her complete mailing address and telephone number

Social Studies
·        Have a knowledge of US History (to prior to beginning of Civil War)
·        Can use map keys to interpret a variety of maps
·        Know the five regions of the United States of America
·        Identifies and understands cardinal and intermediate directions

Science
·       Identify safety procedures
·        Read data organized into diagrams, sketches, and charts
·        Identify simple machines
·        Identify three categories of rocks
·        Identify basic life cycle

Science
·       Model safety procedures
·        Formulate a simple hypothesis
·        Analyze data sketches, diagrams, and charts
·        Be able to collect relevant data
·        Identify types of pollution and recycling
·        Describe and label the water cycle
·        Distinguish between static and current electricity
·        Identify light, color, and sound energy
·        Identify weather patterns and changes

Miscellaneous
·        Follow oral and written directions
·        Be exposed to writing and reading in cursive
·        Have organizational skills

Miscellaneous
·        Follow written and oral directions
·        Labels paper correctly (Heading: Name, date, etc.)