4th Grade Ideas

1	4TH GRADE LESSON PLANS http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/5.htm Find a great collection of themed units for fourth grade topics across the curriculum, from Core Knowledge.
2	SUBJECT AND GRADE RESOURCES http://www.ezlink.com/~edu/ Find your class level, the subject you are interested in, and loads of resources to match it.
3	FOURTH GRADE MATH http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/wmstds/math4.shtml Review fourth grade math standards to see what knowledge will be covered, and then browse through the lesson plans offered.
4	S.C.O.R.E. http://www.score.k12.ca.us/ Click on your desired subject (history, science, math, language arts, social sciences), then your grade level, and find some of the best lessons and resources the web has to offer. Also available are standards, frameworks, and assessments.
5	FOURTH GRADE CURRICULUM, LESSON PLANS, AND RESOURCES http://www.uen.org/cgi-bin/websql/lessons/query_lp.hts?grade=4&area=3 http://www.uen.org/cgi-bin/websql/lessons/query_lp.hts?grade=4&area=4 http://www.fzschools.org/4th.html http://www.hillcrestacademy.net/fourth.htm http://sgucandcs.org/curriculum_4.html http://www.csanews.org/gr4curriculum.html Just in case you need more general resources or curr-iculum guidelines to follow for fourth grade . .
6	4TH GRADE CYBERGUIDES http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cy45.html Cyberguides provide a great resource for literature studies. Each book listed is accompanied by a full lesson plan for study and investigation; also consider the booklist as an appropriate reading list at grade level.
7	GRADE 4 SCIENCE CURRICULUM PLANNING GUIDE http://www.fcps.edu/FlorisES/fourth/gr4sci.htm Each benchmark is partnered with trade book suggestions and links to online resources.
8	4TH GRADE ART CURRICULUM http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/artsed/g4arts_ed/index.html Here is an overview of what can be expected in fourth grade art class. It includes drama, dance, and music, as well as visual art.
9	SPELLING TICKLERS http://www.coedu.usf.edu/~morris/speltic.html Games and activities for all types of learning styles will help your class become better spellers.
10	NATIONAL READING VOCABULARY LIST FOR GRADE 4 http://www.tampareads.com/vocabulary/4thgrade/index4.htm This list is created with over 900 words, covering 36 weeks of school, with categorized lists week-by-week.
11	MY HERO ONLINE http//myhero.com/New_Participate/participate_table.asp Students can contribute stories of their own heroes, or create their own webpage of their heroes to be included on this site. Find bios on many famous heroes as well.
12	Colonial America - (http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/Academics/LS/3/Colonial/Index.htm) great web page created by a third grade class showcasing their study of colonial America
13	The Colonial America Stamp Project (http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/ls/4/sstudies/Colonial/SThomepg.htm)developed out of the cooperative efforts of the three fourth grade teachers and the school librarian. The project was designed to build upon the research skills of our students and incorporate their interests in writing and drawing.Great IDEAS.
14	Laura Ingalls Wilder Home Page
15	A Wonderful project abaout TALL TALES( http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/LS/4/la/4r/talltale/introres.htm)
16	Web Quests - great projects for 4-5 grades created by teachers during internet workshops!
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19	Online English Grammar: With a grammar clinic, practice pages, grammatical description and many resources, both students and teachers can profit from this site. http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar.toc.cfm
20	Teachers can create from this Web site a reading list for students and have students take tests on the books they have read. http://www.bookadventure.com
2123	All About Birds SUMMARY:This unit encourages students to identify and observe features and behaviors of birds near their school. After making their observations, students use the Internet to learn about a specific bird in greater detail and then construct a field guide describing it. They can also share their descriptions with other students via email.
2224	Whether your students are learning about the circulatory system, allergies, the nervous system etc, this site will prove to be an extremely helpful online biology reference.
25	Buddy SUMMARY: This travel buddy project was developed to incorporate all areas of the curriculum and utilize technology as much as possible. It was also designed to fit into all elementary classrooms. Math activities such as graphing, charting, comparing and contrasting are utilized with the school survey information. Social Studies lessons will be planned by the teacher to incorporate the states that the buddy will be visiting as well as culture and community information. Language arts skills are used to record daily journal entries and to compose email correspondence. The digital camera, video camera, Internet, private chat, and video conferences will be used in this project also.
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27	Nutrition Expedition by Kitty Peterson American School of Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates Prize Winner in the MasterSearch Contest, Fall 1998!
28	All about Grass SUMMARY:Students will research, select and plant 3 or 4 different types of grass seeds. They will keep detailed records and follow a strict schedule of watering and fertilization. On the same day and following the same procedures, partner classes from around the country will plant the same seeds. Students will tend the grass, while monitoring growth rates and weather conditions. The goal being to determine the best seed for different climates.
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30	Here at FUN BRAIN students will enjoy exercising their brain power with a variety of activities. The game Math Baseball allows students to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division computation skills as they attempt to score runs. Change Maker is another math game that involves what amount of money will be given in change and the denominations that should be used. Fun Match is a memory game, and Spell check is a word game where students must locate a mispelled word among a group of four and spell it correctly. The site allows you to choose the age level of your students.
31	Who could be a better model for the senses than the ever changing Mr. Potatohead? this famous toy graces the home page of THINK QUEST JUNIOR COME TO YOUR SENSES. Click on Mr. P's hands,eyes,ears,nose, or mouth and you'll be whisked to a page that explains the related senses of touch, sight, hearing,smell,or taste. The resource was designed by elementary students and includes a great glossary and an activities section that contains a recipe that incorporates all of the senses.
32	The Cattle Drives In this activity, students learn about cowboys of today and of the past, make a cowboy greeting card, and write a poem about cowboy life.
33	The Central Valley In this activity, students take a virtual field trip to Death Valley and then write questions to ask about Death Valley.
34	Coal: A Buried Treasure In this activity, students experience what contemporary coal mining is like and write a song that shows understanding of coal mining.
35	Collaborative Lesson Archive Here's an archive of lesson plans in such subject areas as art, drama, geography, history, math, music, P. E., reading, science, social studies, trips, and writing.
36	The Dry Southwest In this activity, students explore the plants and animals of three different Sonora Desert habitats and then create a Sonora Desert mural.
37	The Hawaiians In this activity, students explore Hawaii to learn more about its people and places and write an illustrated letter about one of the Hawaiian islands.
38	It's A Storybook Life In this Internet writing lesson for grade 4, students use a web resource to explore oral histories as part of the broad tradition of storytelling. Then they conduct and write up an oral history interview.
39	Our Country's Government In this activity, students find the names of their district’s U.S. representative and their state’s senators, copy the names and addresses of their U.S. representative and senators for future reference, brainstorm about issues of concern and, possibly, send an email to their U.S. representative or senator
40	Iron in the Hills In this activity, students observe and write about a photograph of an iron mine and write a letter to a newspaper editor supporting or opposing another iron ore mine.
41	Immigrants in the Northeast In this activity, students read and hear about immigrants' experiences at Ellis Island and create an immigrant scrapbook.
42	Our Country's Resources In this activity, students explore a list of conservation tips and make a poster spotlighting environmental tips.
43	Meet the Itsy Bitsy Creepy Crawlies In this Internet writing lesson for grade 4, students use an online resource to view highly magnified creatures and learn about how they live on objects and people. Then they write an advertisement focused on exterminating one of these creatures
44	Motor City, USA In this activity, students explore ads and product literature for the Model T Ford and then compare ads for the Model T with today’s ads for cars.
45	Noah's Ark Students research the animals Noah will take on the ark so that he can make the proper preparation.
46	Paul Revere and the American Revolution In this activity, students compare colonial crafts with contemporary creations and make a paper quilt showing colonial crafts.
47	Rubberbandology This activity is designed for upper elementary school. Students will explore the property of elasticity. During the activity, small groups of students observe, collect data, and develop relationships while stretching a rubber band at various lengths and at varying temperatures. After the activity, students graph data to help make accurate predictions and inferences about the elasticity of a rubber band. Students will communicate their ideas through short written summaries and group and class discussions.
48	Sweet Home Outer Space Students will explore possibilities of space settlements and will prepare a model of a space station
49	Sequoyah and the Cherokee In this activity, students explore Cherokee history and newspapers, study a chart explaining the Cherokee syllabary, practice the pronunciation of Cherokee syllables, and write a letter to the editor of a Cherokee newspaper.
50	Pumpkin Patch Students will design, develop, and promote a pumpkin patch in their school yard.
51	Texas Links This site offers links to activities and web sites that help fourth graders learn Texas history and geography.
52	The Top Ten US Aquariums in the World Here you will find the top ten aquariums in the world. And if you like those, the site lists 14 more that are close to the top ten
53	A DAY FULL OF POPCORN The three line URL (Copy & paste all three lines to access the link) is definitely worth a visit. This wonderful lesson plan will take your class on a journey through the corn plant, with popcorn shaped writing books and creative activities across the curriculum.


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