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Congratulations on completing Fourth Grade! You have worked hard, especially during 4th quarter. So, have fun this summer but do a bit of this work every day; 40-60 minutes. If you do, you will be in great shape for Fifth Grade!

Since 4th Graders are familiar with IXL, that should be the site that is most used.  If students forget how to do something, the videos from Khan Academy can be very helpful. You can access many Kahn Academy videos on Youtube or you might want to have your student create an account in Khan Academy. 

Math

• 4th grade skills to work on for 5th grade:

• • Multiplication and division facts need to be automatic!

  • IXL Multiplication, lessons D.1-31

  • IXL Division, lessons E.1-13

  • IXL Mixed Operations, lessons F.1-9

  • IXL Add and subtract fractions with like denominators, lessons Q.1-11

  • IXL Decimals, lessons T.1-7

  • Kahn Academy lessons can be a useful supplement if students need further explanation.

• 4th grade skills to work on for 5th grade when you have consistently achieved an 80% on the first set of IXL Lessons:

  • IXL Variable expressions,lessons G.1-5

  • IXL Data and graphs, lessons J.1-12

  • IXL Fraction Equivalence and ordering, lessons P.1-14

  • IXL lessons/ any lessons starting with W or X, just for fun!

  • Kahn Academy lessons can be a great help if students get stuck.

Reading/Language Arts

       
Read for 20 minutes a day.  I’m figuring about 90 days (of course I’m including Saturdays and Sundays :) so that would be about 1800 minutes.  Students should read a variety of genres, both fiction and nonfiction.  Continue to read in your Social Studies book and complete the activities as you read.  This can count toward summer reading minutes in nonfiction.  Everything else is your choice!

I encourage you to keep a journal.  No need to write everyday, but set a goal and keep to it.  A reasonable goal for 4th grade would be 3 days a week.  Write in a variety of genres; complete paragraphs, random ideas written in complete sentences, stories and lists.  Add some fun with stickers, drawings, doodles and clippings from magazines or other sources. Use the following for more ideas.

https://www.journalbuddies.com/journal_prompts__journal_topics/41-writing-prompts-for-4th-grade/

You must reply to the following monthly prompts and turn them into me when we come back in September! Remember, these must be complete paragraphs, using the Big 3; correct capitalization, punctuation and spelling.

    June: What is your passion?  How are you going to work toward it this summer?

    July: As we celebrate the Fourth of July, Write a paragraph about “What Can I Do to Make My Neighborhood a Better Place?”

    August: If you could trade places with someone for a day, 

who would that be and why?

Language Arts

• 4th grade skills to work on for 5th grade:

  • IXL Prefixes and suffixes, lessons W.1-12

  • IXL Greek and Latin roots, lessons X.1-6

  • IXL Idioms and adages, DD.1-4

  • IXL Sentences, fragments and run-ons, lessons HH.1-10

  • IXL Nouns, II. 1-13

  • IXL Pronouns, JJ.1-11

  • IXL Verbs, KK.1-5

  • IXL Subject-verb agreement, LL.1-4

  • IXL Verb tense, MM1-11

  • IXL Articles, NN.1-3

  • IXL Adjectives and adverbs, OO.1-13

  • Kahn Academy also has language Arts lessons!