A Day in the Life of Fourth Grade
On a beautiful day, you can find the fourth grade on a nature study hike at the McDowell Forest Preserve across the street. When you visit their class, you might find them working on their maps as they take a trip across North America through the books of Holling C. Hollings. On a daily basis, they spend time improving their math speed drills, practicing their Latin vocabulary, and working on their Fable compositions. Their understanding of our faith expands as they study life of Martin Luther in history. A favorite literature study in 4th grade is C.S. Lewis’ Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
| Disciplinary Subjects | |
| Math | Saxon 5/6 Math Skills |
| Science | Earth Science |
| History | Renaissance and Reformation |
| Grammar | Classifying sentences through Shurley Grammar; Vocabulary across the subjects |
| Latin | Classical Latin Level 2 |
| Spelling | Learning and applying spelling rules |
| Geography | The Americas |
| Composition/Handwriting | Fables; Narration, Dictation, Copywork |
| Art | 1 time a week |
| Music | 2 times a week |
| Physical Education | 3 times a week |
| Inspirational Subjects | |
| Bible | Acts – 2nd Thessalonians; Peacemakers; Bible Memory |
| Nature Study | Outside observations on our location and at the McDowell Forest Preserve; Walks, sketches, nature notebook |
| Picture Study | Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Seurat |
| Composer Study | Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Stravinsky |
| Poetry | Alfred Lord Tennyson, Emily Dickinson, William Wordsworth |
| Literature | List includes historically-based literature, read alouds, grade appropriate literature and biographies. Click here for the literature list. |