• Read for pleasure- uninterrupted for up to 30 minutes
• Understand setting, plot and character traits
• Locate information using library card catalog and the Dewey Decimal System
• Read fiction and nonfiction for comprehension
• Read from sources other than books- magazines, newspapers, etc.
• Use charts, graphs, and tables to show information
• Identify main ideas and supporting details
• Use index, table of contents, and glossary
• Understand the difference between fact and opinion
• Understand cause and effect
• Use prefixes and suffixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
• Use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
• by the end of the 4th grade, student are reading chapter books

Writing/Communication

• Use proper sentence form- capitalization, punctuation, and complete thought
• Construct a paragraph with main idea sentence and supporting details
• Write dialog with proper punctuation
• Use proper form when writing friendly letter and business letter
• Edit writing for spelling, capitalization, and punctuation
• Prepare and deliver short presentations to the class on assigned topics
• Identify parts of speech- noun, verb, pronoun, adjective
• Is aware of intended audience in writing and speaking
• Writes clear directions for a simple task
• Follow a set of directions - given orally or in writing

Math

• Basic multiplication and division facts (up to 12 X 12)
• Divide three and four digit numbers (with and without remainders)
• Multiply two digit numbers by one digit numbers
• Place value to 1,000,000 - read and write using works and digits
• Add and subtract fractions with like denominators
• Measurement - metric and standard U.S. units of length and weight
• Identify geometric shapes - triangle, square, rectangle, circle, pentagon, hexagon, octagon
• Identify decimal place value to hundredths
• Use words, pictures, and numbers to explain how to solve a problem
• Read a clock (digital, analog) and solve problems by adding or subtracting time

How Parents Can Help

• consider yourself a partner in your child’s education
• attend parent/teacher conferences
• attend school sponsored events
• help your child develop good study habits (this means NOT in front of the TV)
• Read with/to your child at least 20 minutes every day
• practice multiplication facts 5 minutes each day (up to 12 X 12)
• check your child’s missing assignment list each week
• notify teacher/school if there are changes at home that might affect your child at school
• regular visits to the community library