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Fourth Grade Bible
The Fourth Grade Bible course studies the life of Christ and the New Testament. During the second semester emphasis is on positive character qualities through a study of the Holy Spirit and various Bible characters. Students study the Fruits of the Spirit, humility, obedience, forgiveness, compassion, courage and making wise choices based on biblical principles. The last unit is a study of Paul and his ministry.
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Fourth Grade Language Arts
The Fourth Grade language arts course is an interactive comprehension approach to spelling, grammar, writing and reading. Collections for Young Scholars by Open Court, Shurley Grammar, and Spelling Workout by Modern Curriculum Press are the tools of instruction. Oral and written expressions are explored in a variety of circumstances, utilizing a multitude of techniques, including games and multi-sensory activities. The instructional intent is to engage students in the kinds of activities that will prepare them for reading, thinking, and problem-solving in real-world situations. The students also read three novels: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nihm, The Boy in the Alamo, and The Indian in the Cupboard. In addition to reading instruction, students participate in discussions pertaining to the literature and the biblical/worldview concepts portrayed or emphasized. Writing instruction includes the Collins Writing and Thinking program as the students learn to write the following forms of writing: narrative, descriptive, how-to, compare/contrast and persuasive.
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Fourth Grade Math
The Fourth Grade mathematics curriculum solidifies fundamental concepts of numbers and encourages students to expand their understanding by introducing new concepts in fractions, decimals, basic geometry and algebraic concepts. Concepts that are expanded are multiplication, division, problem solving, measurement, data collection, graphing and modeling mathematical principles using manipulatives. Emphasis is placed on identifying logical relationships and applying learned concepts to answer problems both in principle and in real-world situations. The Fourth Grade mathematics curriculum is based on the biblical principle that human investigation into mathematics should reveal God’s rational and designed order.
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Fourth Grade Science
The Fourth Grade science course uses the A Beka Science Series, Understanding God’s World, and a multitude of resources used as supplemental information. The Fourth Grade curriculum develops higher level thinking skills and autonomous thinking. The students explore, discover and investigate some of the fundamental truths of science. In Life Science, the focus is on plants and animals. In the plant study the students study photosynthesis, respiration and seed dispersal. The animal study focuses on invertebrates, insects and simple classification. In Earth Science, the students study geology and astronomy. The geology unit includes the study of rocks and minerals as well as the effects of volcanoes, earthquakes and glaciers on the earth’s surface. In astronomy, the students are able to recognize the biblical account of creation as fact, investigate and compare the planets by writing a research paper and describe the characteristics of the sun and moon. In Physical Science, the students discover magnetism and electricity. They compare forces of magnetic attraction by using hands-on experiences in a magnetic lab. The students are able to show examples of and evaluate electric currents. In Health Science, the students investigate bacteria and viruses. The study includes a research of different bacterial and viral diseases as well as the control and prevention of those diseases.
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Fourth Grade History
In the Fourth Grade history curriculum, the specific historical and geographical emphasis is the study of Texas. The MacMillan/McGraw-Hill, Texas, Adventures in Time and Place, is the primary textbook source, although a multitude of resources are utilized together with special guests and field trips. In addition, students participate in individual and partner research, supplementary reading assignments and creative and expository writing assignments. Also, each student gathers information from a variety of printed and online resources to create a multi-paragraph research report about a famous Texan.
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Fourth Grade Spanish
The Fourth Grade Spanish course is a one semester course which follows the same method of learning communication skills as in earlier grades through symbol picture cards. The emerging second language is stimulated through additional picture cards and re-combinations of previously learned vocabulary. Students are challenged to create more complex sentences and to write paragraphs which describe scenes of real life situations. They are able to use nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interrogatives for meaningful communication in the Spanish language.
In addition to communication skills, the students at PCA develop an awareness of the culture and geography of some Spanish speaking countries. They also learn about special holiday celebrations and cultural practices in these countries. Students begin to understand the meaning of the Great Commission as they learn about missionaries in other countries and memorize scripture. By the end of the fourth grade year, students should have learned three Spanish scriptures by memory: John 14:6, John 3:16, and Matthew 28:19-20. PCA students are being equipped to share Christ across cultural and language barriers in Spanish speaking countries.
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Fourth Grade Art
The Fourth Grade Art course is designed to expand fundamental art skills, concepts and techniques that the students have previously learned. The students gain valuable insight into new projects that incorporate the elements of design. Connections between visual arts and other disciplines are emphasized. Cultures, Biblical integration and historical influences of art are explored.
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Fourth Grade Music
The Fourth Grade music course is designed to build upon music concepts learned in the third grade. Students sing a varied repertoire as they continue to develop their vocal skills, singing alone and with others, while developing increasing pitch, rhythmic accuracy and beauty of tone. Students also learn music theory concepts of increasing difficulty through rhythm exercises and written work. All Fourth Grade music students are involved in at least one major performance throughout the year.
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Fourth Grade PE
The purpose of physical education is to guide children to be physically active for a lifetime. It is our goal to enable students through physical education to perform basic skills in individual and team sports, motor skills, rhythms and fitness activities. Opportunity is provided to accomplish this goal through activities appropriately designed for the student’s developmental level. Believing that God wants us to respect authority and maintain self control in all areas of our life, physical education provides the perfect setting for learning self discipline through competition while learning to respect the rules of the game and the officials.
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Fourth Grade Technology
In the Fourth Grade technology course, the students achieve a basic overall understanding of correct keyboarding techniques, word processing, spreadsheets, desktop publishing, multimedia presentations and computer hardware. Each fourth grade student is set on an individualized keyboarding plan according to their skill level that ensures the correct finger positions and increases their typing speed and accuracy. Through the use of hands-on projects and quizzes, the students exhibit their knowledge of the computer skills/concepts they have learned. The instructional goal is to prepare the students with basic computer application skills so they are prepared and confident of their abilities and are able to complete assignments that require the use of technology.
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