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RELIGION 4
This course includes Catechism, Bible History, and stories of the Saints. Weekly lesson plans and online quizzes are provided. The Catechism's focus is on the Sacraments and Prayer. With an easy to read question and answer format, the Catechism text combines solid Catholic doctrinal teaching with exposure to Scripture and practical application. Stories of the Saints give the student a more concrete idea of faith in action. The student will have an opportunity to share comments on the biographies of the Saints readings assigned.
MATH 4
Grade Four math will focus on five main skills sets.
Addition and Subtraction: topics include addition & subtraction review, four-digit addition and subtraction, regrouping (borrowing), patterns & sequencing.
Multiplication: topics include skip counting, multiplication facts, the inverse relationship of multiplication and division, the commutative, identity and zero properties of multiplication, multiplication through 3 digits by 3 digits.
Division: topics include division of 2- and 3-digit numbers by 1 and 2 digit divisors, division of 4 digits by 2 digits, division of large numbers with remainders, mixed calculations.
Geometry and Measurement: topics include writing fractions on a number line, working with 2 and 3 dimensional figures, determining area and perimeter of geometric figures, working with length, area, weight, capacity, time, temperature and money.
Word Problems: topics include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, estimation (round numbers) and work with bar graphs and pictographs
Working through a series of 5 Kumon workbooks, students will master one skill at a time before moving on to the next. Each skill will be taught in a step-by-step manner with a logical progression and plenty of repetition.
Students will begin each week by watching a recorded video focusing on the skill for the week, taught by our Queen of Heaven Academy teacher. Each day students will work on the skill through practice pages in the workbook (parents can check the work with the key at the back of the workbook). At the end of each week students will have a short quiz on the weekly material with a few review questions from concepts studied in previous weeks.
Note on Common Core: The workbooks do not include much instruction but are designed for practice. In this way, our teacher is able to teach concepts without being guided by the Common Core standards.
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LANGUAGE ARTS 4
This course addresses Grammar, Spelling, and Vocabulary. Daily lesson plans and weekly online quizzes are provided. Spelling and Vocabulary are individualized subjects and presented as separate components for flexibility.