What are the subjects in Grade 4?
Grade 4 students take eight required subjects: Art, English Language Arts, Health and Life Skills, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Science and Social Studies. Some schools may offer additional optional subjects.
What do you learn in 4th grade history?
Children in fourth grade study state history by exploring culture, economics, and geography. To learn their state’s geography and physical features, students are sometimes asked to build a three-dimensional relief map and label mountain ranges, rivers, and cities.
What do 4th graders learn in English?
In fourth grade, children focus on reading and understanding challenging fiction and non-fiction texts. In fourth-grade English, your fourth-grader will learn to read, discuss, and write about complicated stories, rich poems, plays, informational books, and articles.
What do 4 graders learn in math?
In fourth grade, students focus most on using all four operations – addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division – to solve multi-step word problems involving multi-digit numbers. Fourth-grade math extends their understanding of fractions, including equal (equivalent) fractions and ordering fractions.
What are good books for 4th graders?
Favorite books for 4th graders
- 2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow’s Kids. by: Amy Zuckerman and Jim Daly, illustrated by: John Manders – (Dutton, 2009) 32 pages.
- The Contest: Everest #1.
- The Cricket in Times Square.
- The Misadventures of Maude March.
- Crickwing.
- The Quest Begins: Seekers #1.
- Beezus and Ramona.
- Chronicles of Prydain #01: The Book of Three.
What books should 4th graders be reading?
Books for Grade 4 – our recommendations
- Wings of Fire series by Tui T Sutherland.
- Fables by Arnold Lobel.
- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling.
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
- The Wild Robot by Peter Brown.
- Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan.
How long should 4th graders read?
15 to 20 minutes
What chapter books are good for 4th graders?
9 Fantastic Chapter Books for Fourth Graders
- Matilda. by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Sarah Walsh.
- Weird Little Robots. by Carolyn Crimi, illustrated by Corinna Luyken.
- Furthermore. by Tahereh Mafi.
- The Smartest Kid in the Universe. by Chris Grabenstein.
- We’re Not from Here. by Geoff Rodkey.
- Merci Suárez Changes Gears. by Meg Medina.
- Clean Getaway. by Nic Stone.
- Mockingbird.
What age is appropriate for Harry Potter?
7–9: A great age to begin (for younger kids, consider reading aloud together). Read: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
What age for Nancy Drew books?
However, what age is ready to read Nancy Drew books? Nancy Drew books are written at an 8 to 12 year old’s reading level; however, that does NOT mean that the situations in the books are appropriate for every 8 to 12 year old.