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Gompers Elementary School 4th Grade 1st Nine Weeks ●Context Clues ●Word Origins ●Word Reference ●Materials ●Synonyms, Antonyms ●Multiple Meaning Words ●Author’s Purpose ●Describe how the choice of language, setting and information contributes to the author’s purpose. ●Identify major events and supporting details. ●Describe the relationship between text and previously read materials. ●Inferencing ●Summarizing || ●Giving directions ●Contribute to group discussions ●Use grammatically correct language and specific vocabulary to communicate ideas. ●Use subject-related information and vocabulary. ●Listen to and record info. ●Organize information for clarity. ●Focus on one aspect of a topic. ●Develop a plan for writing. ●Organize writing to convey a central idea. ●Look for correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. ●Use noun-pronoun agreement. ●Incorporate adjectives and adverbs. ||  || ** 4.15 Patterns ** ●Numerical/Geometric Patterns ●Growing/Repeating Patterns ●Place Value ●Comparing ●Rounding ●Estimation ●Addition/Subtraction Equality (4.16) o Associative Prop. o Commutative Prop. || ●Where in the World is VA?
 * Reading ||  Language Arts  ||  Math  ||  History  ||  Science  ||
 * || ** 4.3 Fiction/Nonfiction **
 * 4.4 Fiction Comprehension **
 * 4.5 Nonfiction Comprehension **
 * ** 4.1 Oral Communication **
 * 4.2 Oral Presentations **
 * 4.7 Effective Writing **
 * 4.8 Editing Writing **
 * 4.1 Number Sense **
 * ** VS.2a VA Relative Location **

●Peninsulas ●Rivers/ Bodies of Water ●Tidewater/Coastal Plain ●Piedmont ●Blue Ridge ●Valley and Ridge ●Appalachian Plateau ●Algonquian (Powhatan) ●Siouan (Monacan) ●Iroquoian (Cherokee) ●State-Recognized Tribes ●Werowocomoco ●Eastern Woodland Indians ●Climate/Adaptations ●Economic Interests o Charters o Self-Government ●Effects of Colonization o Women/Africans o Hardships faced o English-Indian Interaction || ** 4.1 Scientific Method ** ●Observations, conclusions, inferences and predictions ●Experimental design – hypothesis and variables ●Classify and analyze objects, measurements, data ●Measurements of distance, volume, mass and temp. ●Display data, interpret and make predictions from graphs, charts, tables ●Identify contradictory experimental results ●Revolution and Rotation ●Earth’s Seasons ●Phases of the Moon ●Size, Position, and makeup of Earth, Moon, and Sun ●Historical Contributions
 * VS.2c Geographic Features **
 * VS.2b Virginia’s Regions **
 * VS.2d,g Language Groups **
 * VS. 2f Archaeology Discoveries **
 * VS.2e Adaptations to the Land **
 * VS.3a,b Reasons for Colonization **
 * 4.9 Virginia’s Natural Resources **
 * Natural versus man-made resources
 * Virginia’s natural resources by region
 * Virginia’s water resources and watershed
 * 4.7 and 4.8 Solar System **
 * The planets ||

Gompers Elementary School 4th Grade 2nd Nine Weeks ●Context Clues ●Multiple Meaning Words ●Word Origins ●Word Reference Materials ●Synonyms, Antonyms ●Multiple Meaning Words ●Author’s Purpose ●Describe how the choice of language, setting and information contributes to the author’s purpose. ●Identify major events and supporting details. ●Describe the relationship between text and previously read materials. ●Formulate Questions ●Explain Author’s Purpose ●Make simple inferences ●Draw Conclusions ●Summarizing ●Describe relationships between content and previously learned concepts ●Identify new information gained from reading ||  || ● Giving directions ● Contribute to discussions ● Seek ideas/opinions ● Use grammatically correct language and specific vocab. to communicate ● Use subject-related info and vocabulary. ● Listen to and record info ● Organize information for clarity ● Focus on a topic. ● Develop a plan for writing. ● Organize writing to convey a central idea. ● Write several related paragraphs ● Use available technology ● Correct grammar, spelling, capitalization, punctuation ● Subject-verb agreement ● Noun-pronoun agreement ● Use commas in series, dates, and addresses ● Use adjectives/adverbs ||  ||   ||   || ** 4.7 Multiplication ** ●Estimate Product ●2 & 3 digit x 1 digit ●2 & 3 digit x 2 digit ●Estimate Quotient ●2&3 digit divided 1 digit ●Collect, organize, display, and interpret data from a variety of graphs. ●Compare and contrast line, bar, picture, circle graphs, and line plots. ●Between what 2 numbers do probability values lie? Why? ●Explain how the outcome of a simple event relates to the numbers of 0 and 1. ●Explain how the outcome of a simple event relates to the numbers of 0 and 1. ●Identify the likelihood of an event occurring and relate it to its rational representation. ●Provide a real life example of something that has a probability of 1, 0, ½ and others in between. Represent the probability of an event as a common fraction. ||  || ● Jamestown Site Choice ● Virginia Company of London ● General Assembly ● House of Burgesses ● Arrival of Women/Africans ● Hardships faced by colonists ● English-Indian Interaction ● Connection to Slavery ● Money, Bartering, Credit, Debt, Saving ● Resources ● Food, Housing, Clothing ● How different people live ● Indians, English, Africans ● Jamestown to Williamsburg ● Williamsburg to Richmond ● Control over Trade ● Declaration of Independence ||  ||   || ** 4.1 Scientific Method ** ●Observations, conclusions, inferences and predictions ●Experimental design – hypothesis and variables ●Classify and analyze objects, measurements, data ●Measurements of distance, volume, mass and temp. ●Display data, interpret and make predictions from graphs, charts, tables ●Identify contradictory experimental results ●Motion ●Forces ●Friction ●Kinetic Energy ● Meteorological tools &  measurements ● Fronts  o warm  o cold  o stationary ● Clouds  o Cirrus <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> o Cumulus <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> o Stratus <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> o Nimbus ● <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Storms <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> o Thunderstorms <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> o Tornadoes o Hurricanes ||  ||
 * Reading ||  Language Arts  ||  Math  ||  History  ||  Science  ||
 * ||  || ** 4.3 Fiction/Nonfiction **
 * 4.4 Fiction Comprehension **
 * 4.5 Nonfiction Comprehension **
 * || ** 4.1 Oral Communication **
 * 4.2 Oral Presentations **
 * 4.7 Effective Writing **
 * 4.8 Editing Writing **
 * 4.8 Division **
 * 4.14 Graphing **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">4.13 Outcomes and Data **
 * || ** VS.3b Geography’s Influence **
 * VS.3c,d Charters/Government **
 * VS.3e,f,g Colonization **
 * VS.4a Agriculture/Plantations **
 * VS.4d Goods and Services **
 * VS.4e Colonial Life **
 * VS.4b Cultures/Migration **
 * VS.4c Moving the Capital **
 * VS.5a Rebellion of the Colonies **
 * 4.2 Force, Motion, Energy **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4.6 Weather **

Gompers Elementary School 4th Grade 3rd Nine Weeks

●Context Clues ●Multiple Meaning Words ●Word Origins ●Word Reference Materials ●Develop Vocabulary from a variety of texts ●Use Vocabulary in Content Areas ●Author’s Purpose ●Main Idea/Summarizing ●Problem/Solution ●Text Relationships ●Sensory Words ●Draw Conclusions/Infer ●Predictions ●Cause/Effect
 * Reading ||  Language Arts  ||  Math  ||  History  ||  Science  ||
 * ||  || ** 4.3 Fiction/Nonfiction **
 * 4.4 Fiction Comprehension **

●Text Structure ●Formulate Questions ●Explain Author’s Purpose ●Main Idea/Summarizing ●Make simple inferences ●Draw Conclusions/Infer ●Build Background Knowledge ●Identify new information gained from reading ●Cause/Effect
 * 4.5 Nonfiction Comprehension **

●Fact/Opinion ||  || ● Giving directions ● Contribute to discussions ● Seek ideas/opinions ● Use grammatically correct language and specific vocab. to communicate ● Use subject-related info and vocabulary. ● Listen to and record info ● Organize information for clarity ● Focus on a topic. ● Develop a plan for writing. ● Organize writing to convey a central idea. ● Write several related paragraphs ● Use available technology ● Correct grammar, spelling, capitalization, punctuation ● Subject-verb agreement ● Noun-pronoun agreement ● Use commas in series, dates, and addresses ● Use adjectives/adverbs ●Use articles //a, an,// and //the// ●Common homophones ||  ||   ||   ||   || ** 4.2 and 4.3 Fractions ** ● Pictorial Representations ● Equivalent Fractions ● Greatest Common Factor ● Simplest Form ● Compare Fractions ● Order Fractions ● Mixed/Improper Fractions ● Least Common Multiple ● Add/Subtract Fractions Like Denominators Unlike Denominators ● Decimal Place Value ● Convert Fractions to Decimals and Vice Versa ● Compare Decimals ● Order Decimals ● Round Decimals ● Add/Subtract Decimals ||  ||   || ● Northern and Southern States ● Events Leading to War ● Creation of West Virginia ● Major Battles ● Important People ● Effects on lives of Virginians ● Effects of certain groups of people ● Influences of economic development ● Economic and social transition ●Identifying impact of Virginians ●Identifying important political and social events ●Identify important people and their contributions || ** VS.10a Virginia Government ** ● Executive Branch ● Legislative Branch ● Judicial Branch ||  ||   ||   ||   || ** 4.1 Scientific Method ** ●Observations, conclusions, inferences and predictions ●Experimental design – hypothesis and variables ●Classify and analyze objects, measurements, data ●Measurements of distance, volume, mass and temp. ●Display data, interpret and make predictions from graphs, charts, tables ●Identify contradictory experimental results ● Conductors/Insulators ● Basic Circuits ● Static Electricity ● Simple Electromagnets ● Magnetism ● Historical Contributions
 * || ** 4.1 Oral Communication **
 * 4.2 Oral Presentations **
 * 4.7 Effective Writing **
 * 4.8 Editing Writing **
 * 4.4 Decimals **
 * || || ** VS.7a Civil War Issues **
 * VS.7b Civil War Conflict **
 * VS.8 Reconstruction **
 * VS.9 Twentieth and Twenty- first Century Virginia **
 * 4.3 Electricity and Magnetism **

● Behavioral and Structural Adaptations ● Organization of Communities ● Flow of Energy through Food Webs ● Life Cycles ● Influence of Human Activity on Ecosystems ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 4.5 Ecosystems **

Gompers Elementary School 4th Grade 4th Nine Weeks

●Context Clues ●Word Origins ●Word Reference ●Materials ●Synonyms, Antonyms ●Multiple Meaning Words ●Author’s Purpose ●Describe how the choice of language, setting and information contributes to the author’s purpose. ●Identify major events and supporting details. ●Describe the relationship between text and previously read materials. ●Inferencing ●Summarizing || ●Giving directions ●Contribute to group discussions ●Use grammatically correct language and specific vocabulary to communicate ideas. ●Use subject-related information and vocabulary. ●Listen to and record info. ●Organize information for clarity. ●Focus on one aspect of a topic. ●Develop a plan for writing. ●Organize writing to convey a central idea. ●Look for correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. ●Use noun-pronoun agreement. ●Incorporate adjectives and adverbs. ||  || ** 4.10, 4.11, 4.12 Measurement ** ●Mass ●Length ●Liquid Volume
 * Reading ||  Language Arts  ||  Math  ||  History  ||  Science  ||
 * || ** 4.3 Fiction/Nonfiction **
 * 4.4 Fiction Comprehension **
 * 4.5 Nonfiction Comprehension **
 * ** 4.1 Oral Communication **
 * 4.2 Oral Presentations **
 * 4.7 Effective Writing **
 * 4.8 Editing Writing **

●Points, lines, line segments, rays, angles, endpoints, and vertices ●Intersecting, perpendicular, and parallel lines ●Polygons(10 or less sides) ●Geometric transformations o Translation o Rotation o Reflection ● <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">What is elapsed time? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">● How do you determine elapsed time? <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">● Determine elapsed time given between 2 given hours and additional minutes. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">● Given a beginning and ending time of an event, use at least two different strategies to calculate elapsed time. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"> ● Provided an ending time and an elapsed time, determine the start time of the event. || ●Where in the World is VA?
 * 4.10, 4.11, 4.12 Geometry **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4.9 Elapsed time **
 * ** VS.2a VA Relative Location **

●Peninsulas ●Rivers/ Bodies of Water ●Tidewater/Coastal Plain ●Piedmont ●Blue Ridge ●Valley and Ridge ●Appalachian Plateau ●Algonquian (Powhatan) ●Siouan (Monacan) ●Iroquoian (Cherokee) ●State-Recognized Tribes ●Werowocomoco ●Eastern Woodland Indians ●Climate/Adaptations ●Economic Interests o Charters o Self-Government ●Effects of Colonization o Women/Africans o Hardships faced o English-Indian Interaction || ** 4.1 Scientific Method ** ●Observations, conclusions, inferences and predictions ●Experimental design – hypothesis and variables ●Classify and analyze objects, measurements, data ●Measurements of distance, volume, mass and temp. ●Display data, interpret and make predictions from graphs, charts, tables ●Identify contradictory experimental results <span style="font-family: AvantGarde-Book,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sol 4.1, 4.4 ||
 * VS.2c Geographic Features **
 * VS.2b Virginia’s Regions **
 * VS.2d,g Language Groups **
 * VS. 2f Archaeology Discoveries **
 * VS.2e Adaptations to the Land **
 * VS.3a,b Reasons for Colonization **
 * <span style="font-family: AvantGarde-Book,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Plant Anatomy and Life Processes