2010-2011 Fourth Grade Curriculum

After much, much consideration, I finally have the curriculum list finalized for my fourth grade son, Duncan for the 2010-2011 school year.  One of the biggest changes I made this year was to plan out all of his independent reading in advance.  Another big change is that I'm not putting together my own unit studies this year - we are using Winter Promise Quest for the Ancient World for history and geography studies.  I love their unit study/hands-on approach but I don't have to do all the planning.  Finally, for the first time, my boys will be studying science with a textbook curriculum rather than in unit studies.

If you'd like to read this list complete with links to much of the curriculum, click on the Curriculum tab in the header of this blog.
 
Language Arts

• FOCUS on Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences Level D
• FOCUS on Making Predictions Level C
• FOCUS on Recognizing Cause and Effect Level C
• FOCUS on Understanding Sequence Level C
• FOCUS on Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences Level C
• FOCUS on Comparing and Contrasting Level C
• FOCUS on Understanding Main Idea and Details Level D
• FOCUS on Understanding Sequence Level D
• FOCUS on Recognizing Cause and Effect Level D
• FOCUS on Comparing and Contrasting Level D
• FOCUS on Making Predictions Level D
• A Reason for Handwriting Cursive (Book C)
• Growing With Grammar Level 4
• Phonetic Zoo, Level A
• Megawords Volume 1 
• Megawords Volume 2
• Vocabulary Vine

Independent Reading
***For more details and links, see this post about Duncan's independent reading.

• Amazing Rescues (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4) - George Shea
• The Trojan Horse:  How the Greeks Won the War (Step-Into-Reading, Step 5)
• Tornado - Betsy Byers
• Pompeii...Buried Alive! - Edith Kunhardt Davis
• The Gold in the Grave - Terry Deary
• The Plot on the Pyramid - Terry Deary
• The Magic and the Mummy - Terry Deary
• A Question of Yams by Gloria Repp
• Vacation Under the Volcano by Mary Pope Osborne
• Pockets of Time for Vacation Under the Volcano, Fortunately For You Books
• A Place in the Sun by Jill Rubalcaba
• Mice of the Herring Bone by Tim Davis
• Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne
• Pockets of Time for Mummies in the Morning, Fortunately For You Books
• Day of the Dragon King by Mary Pope Osborne
• Pockets of Time for Day of the Dragon King, Fortunately For You Books
• Tut's Mummy Lost...and Found - Judy Donnelly
• Usborne Beginners Egyptians
• Haiku On Your Shoe - Eileen M. Berry
• Greg's Microscope - Milicent E. Selsam
• Looking For Home - Eileen M. Berry
• The Treasure of Pelican Cove - Milly Howard
• Book Links Journey Into Literature, The Treasure of Pelican Cove
• Pulling Together - Dawn Watkins
• Book Links Journey Into Literature, Pulling Together
• The King's Warrior:  A Story of Ancient India - Jessica Gunderson
• Stranger on the Silk Road:  A Story of Ancient China - Jessica Gunderson
• The Shepherd and the Racehorse - Susan Blackaby
• The Lion's Slave - Terry Deary
• The Clue of the Left-Handed Envelope (Third Grade Detectives, Book 1) - Edward George Stanley
• The Torchbearer - Susan Blackaby
• Catacomb Rescue, The Story Keepers - Brian Brown and Andrew Melrose
• Ready, Aim, Fire!, The Story Keepers - Brian Brown and Andrew Melrose
• Sink or Swim, The Story Keepers - Brian Brown and Andrew Melrose
• Roar in the Night, The Story Keepers - Brian Brown and Andrew Melrose
• Captured!, The Story Keepers - Brian Brown and Andrew Melrose
• Trapped!, The Story Keepers - Brian Brown and Andrew Melrose
• Stone Fox - John Reynolds Gardiner
• Tut Tut (Time Warp Trio, Ancient Egypt) - Jon Scieszka
• It's All Greek to Me (Time Warp Trio, Ancient Greece) - Jon Scieszka
• See You Later, Gladiator (Time Warp Trio, Ancient Rome) - Jon Scieszka

History/Geography

• Quest for the Ancient World - Winter Promise

Bible

• Answers for Kids - Answers in Genesis

Spanish

• La Classe Divertida Level 1

Math

• Teaching Textbooks Grade 5

Art

• Ancient Art and the Orchestra - Harmony Art Mom
• Atelier Art Level 5

Science

• Real Science 4 Kids Level 1 Chemistry, Biology, and Physics

Physical Education

• Duncan is on a USA swim team.  He practices 3 times per week for 1 1/2 hours each practice.  He participates in one to two swim meets per month.
• Duncan will also participate in a youth bowling league this fall.