Bellingham Public Schools

Curriculum Department

September 2005

FOURTH GRADE

Curriculum Resources

Reading and Writing - teach as per literacy guide and curriculum guide

• spelling - Sourcebooks 1 and 3
• handwriting - focus on cursive letter fluency
• writing process and six trait writing

Math - teach as per curriculum guide using

• Investigations , TERC
• Investigations, Assessment Sourcebook Grade 4, TERC

Science - teach as per curriculum guide using required topics/units

• Basic-FOSS Kit-Magnetism and Electricity
• Basic-FOSS Kit-Measurement
• Pending Retire Status- STC - Rocks and Minerals

Social Studies - teach as per curriculum guide using

• Discovering Washington , Ruth Pelz/Gibbs-Smith 1997 - purchased one class set (30 student texts) for every two teachers
• Discovering Washington Teacher's Resource Package - purchased one Teacher Resource Package for every 4 th grade teacher
• Junior Classroom Atlas Program , Rand McNally (30 atlases and 1 teacher's guide) - purchased one for every 4 th grade classroom
• Washington State Studies Program , Rand McNally - Modified by BSD (30 two-sided state desk maps [22"x17"], 1 activity filled state activity guide plus 4 transparencies, 36 marking pens) - purchased one for every 4 th grade classroom.  Binders were modified for use by BSD teachers - 4 th grade binders include the original pages of the notebook through page 86 plus pages 119 and 120. Remainder of the pages from the binder were pulled for 7 th grade teachers.

• World/U.S. Wall Map and Globe

Health - teach as per curriculum guide

The Great Body Shop Teacher's Guide (green binder), The Children's Health Market, Inc. (purchased one for every 4 th grade teacher)

• required fourth grade hygiene unit "Be Cool, Keep Clean" (unit has been revised and condensed by BSD for use in our schools)
• required fourth grade unit "No Smoking"

Other

• Second Step, A Violence Prevention Curriculum