Pacing Chart - Fourth Grade
| Marking Period | Literacy | Social Studies | Science |
| September -
November Where do we live? How do living things interact? |
Shoeshine Girl Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Building Choice (see list below table) |
Family & Community Life: 6.4 4A1-A2 Geography: 6.4 4B7, 6.6 4A1-A6, 6.6 4B1, 6.6 4B3, 6.6 4C1 (Chapters 1-3: NJ USA, Maps, Globes, Graphs) Optional Title: Nicky Fifths Garden State Adventure |
Life
Processes: 5.5 4A1-A3, 5.5 4C1 (Lessons 4-7, 9-14) Organisms &
Environment: 5.5 4A1, 5.8 4A1-A2 Non-Fiction Titles: |
| November -
January What was NJ like long ago? How do moving objects interact? |
The Mouse and the Motorcycle Because of Winn Dixie Building Choice |
NJ History: 6.4 4A3-A6, 6.4 4B1-B4 (Chapters 4-10: NJ USA) Optional Title: Immigrant Kids |
Motion:
5.7 4A1-A2, 5.4 4A1, 5.4 4B1, 5.4 4C1-C3 (Lessons 5-6, 11-14, 17, projects and supplements)
Non-Fiction Titles: |
| January -
March How does our government work? How does electric energy work? |
Stone Fox Sarah Plain and Tall Building Choice |
State & Nation: 6.4 4B6, 6.4 4B8 Civics: 6.2 4C1-C4 Economics & Society: 6.5 4B2 (Chapters 11-15: NJ USA) |
Electricity: 5.7 4A2, 5.7 4B1 - B3, 5.10 4A1, 5.10 4B1 (Lessons 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, project 2 in EM, supplemental lessons 1-4, 7, 12-16)
Non-Fiction Titles: |
| March
- June Why is it important to learn about other cultures and countries? What is chemistry? |
Charlotte's Web Building Choice |
International Education: 6.2 4E2-E11 Current Events, www.epals.com, www.timeforkids.com Optional Title: People Around the World |
Chemistry: 5.6 4A1-A4, 5.6 4B1 Recommended Title: Simply Chemistry, Evan Moor, Gr. 4 (supplements, activities, experiments) |
Building Choice Books: Bicycle Rider, Clue in Code, Sidewalk Story, Staying Nine, There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom, Class President, Kid in the Red Jacket, Dear Mr. Henshaw, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Owl Moon