Grammar skills expand the study of the parts of speech, capitalization and punctuation, sentence structure, and oral language. This study is assisted by the text Building English Skills . Vocabulary and spelling continues to use Wordly Wise . Students identify words of multiple meanings and use them in various parts of speech and in sentence dictation. Writing skills include descriptive sentences, development from sentence to paragraphs to stories, letter writing, reports, note-taking, and the use of index cards for notes.
Students also write poetry.
Speaking skills are encouraged through a class play before the entire school, book reports presented to the class and to visiting parents, sharing creative writing, making up creative sentences on the spot for vocabulary, and sharing reports. Students in Grade Four explore mathematical concepts in an active approach using concrete materials, both in groups and individually. Students continue to develop skills in problem solving, reasoning, and computational ability with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. In the Grade Four program, singing is expanded to include simple part-singing, ostinatos, and descants. Students learn the instruments of the brass family.