4/5-211

4/5-211 Grade Supply List (2020-2021 School Year)

These supplies are suggested and not mandatory.  We thank you in advance for the supplies!

Suggested Supplies for Students in Class 4/5-211

• 2 boxes of #2 pencils

• 2 large erasers

• 4 2-Pocket Folders

• 4 Composition Notebooks

• 2 bottles of Purell Hand Sanitizer

• 2 boxes of tissues

• 1 pack of white printer paper

• 1 desk pencil sharpener

• 2 packs of disinfecting wipes

• 1 pencil case (to fit in desk)

• 12-inch ruler

• 1 pack of washable markers

• 1 pack of colored pencils

4/5-211 Curriculum

Fourth Grade

Literacy

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Biographies

• The Boy Who Drew Birds

• The Tarantula Scientist

Comparing Points of View / Understanding different Cultures

• Island of the Blue Dolphins

• Esperanza Rising

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Writing a Legend/ Traditions and Cultures

• Northwest Coast People

• Hiawatha and Pecos Bill (and other legends)

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Compare and Contrast Texts

• Earthquakes and The Monster Beneath the Sea

• Anatomy of a Volcanic Eruption and Escape From Pompeii

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Innovative Solution Short Story

• Lunch Money and Coyote School News

• Innovation Project Proposal, Stock Market and Using Money

Writing

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• Biographical Writing

• Paragraph Writing

• Persuasive Essay

• Legends

• Compare and Contrast Essays

• Personal Essays

• Poetry

Mathematics

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• Place value

• Numbers and operations in base 10

• Operations and algebraic thinking 

• Numbers and Operations in Base 10

• Measurement and Data – Area and Perimeter

• Measurement in Line Plots

• Number and Operations in Fractions – Equivalent Fractions and Comparing Fractions

• Measurement and Data: Measuring Angles, Using a Protractor 

• Number and Operations in Fractions – Adding and Subtraction, Multiplying and Dividing

• Measurement Word Problems

• Number and Operations Comparing Decimals

• Decimals and Percents

Fifth Grade

Literacy

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Depending on Each Other

• Spadefoot Toads

• Rachel Carson: Pioneer of Ecology

Finding Courage

• Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans

• Escape to Freedom: The Underground Railroad Adventures of Callie and William

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Understanding the Universe

• George’s Secret Key to the Universe

• Our Solar System

Exploring New Worlds

• Hudson

• The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened & How It Changed the World

Writing

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• Literary Essay

• Theory Charts

• Opinion Writing

• Biographies

• Narrative Writing

• Journalism/Newspaper Creation

• Informational Writing 

• Sci-Fi Writing

• Persuasive Writing

Mathematics

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• Place value, multiplication, and expressions

• Dividing whole numbers

• Adding and subtracting decimals 

• Multiplying decimals

• Dividing decimals

• Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators

• Multiplying fractions

• Dividing fractions

• Algebra: Patterns and graphing

• Convert units of measure

• Geometry and Volume