Fourth Grade: School and Academics Articles
4th Grade Social Studies: What Happens
These checklists will help you know where your child should be at the beginning and end of fourth grade social studies.
According to the School Psychologist: 4th Grade
Fourth grade is often when children are truly coming into themselves and are more engaged in the world around them. They can demonstrate a striking level of competence. Our job is to notice this change and support it.
Your 4th Grader's Social Life
For most kids, the transition to fourth grade is like merging into a social fast lane. Gone are the comforts of early elementary social stability: here to stay (for a while!) are gossiping, teasing, and unblinking peer scrutiny.
Fourth Grade Summer Reading
For the best books for fourth grade summer reading, we turned to the nation’s finest independent bookstores to get their favorites, from classics to new releases, swashbuckling adventures to the just plain fun, silly or sweet.
Gender Differences: 4th Grade
Picture a fourth grader completely immersed in a book or scribbling in a journal. Was the bookworm you imagined male or female? Odds are, you pictured a girl – and the odds are, your guess was right.
4th Grade Science: What Happens
Fourth grade science covers a lot of ground. What should your child know by the end of the school year? Read on to find out.
4th Grade Reading: What Happens
Fourth grade reading is about getting faster and better at reading. Know where your child should be in reading before and after fourth grade.
4th Grade Math: What Happens
Fourth grade math is characterized by skill building and growth. Your child has learned many new mathematic concepts during the elementary years. This year your child will be refining his or her abilities.
What to Expect in 4th Grade
Remember back when your child was a toddler, and fourth graders looked so big? Well, as they move through school, only a year away from middle school, they’re starting to feel that way too. Early big leaps, like reading first books or mastering addition, are giving way to steady strides. ...
How a 4th Grader Thinks
Now that your child’s in fourth grade you can see the end of elementary school right up ahead, but your child’s still developing mentally. And at a rapid pace! What are fourth graders capable of understanding? Here's what an important expert has to say:
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