Academics
4th Grade Core Knowledge Sequence Curriculum
LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH
- Writing, Grammar and Usage
- Poetry
- Fiction (Stories; Legends of
King Arthur)
- Speeches
- Sayings and Phrases
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
- World Geography (Spatial Sense;
Mountains)
- Europe in the Middle Ages
- Spread of Islam and “Holy Wars”
- Early and Medieval African Kingdoms
- China: Dynasties and Conquerors
- American Revolution
- Making a Constitutional Government
- Early American Presidents and Politics
- American Reformers
- California History
VISUAL ARTS
- Art of the Middle Ages
- Islamic Art and Architecture
- Art of Africa
- Art of China
- Early American Art and Architecture
MUSIC
- Elements of Music
- Listening and Understanding
(Orchestra; Vocal Ranges; Composers)
- Songs
MATHEMATICS
- Numbers and Number Sense
- Fractions and Decimals
- Money
- Computation
- Measurement
- Geometry
SCIENCE
- Human Body (Circulatory and
Respiratory Systems)
- Chemistry (Atoms, Matter, Elements,
Solutions)
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Geology: Earth and Its Changes
- Meteorology
- Science Biographies
SPANISH
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Conversation
- Reading and Writing
- Culture
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
