-- Renew the Face of the Earth - instead of buying individual water bottles,
use a reusable water container.
-- Name it and Claim it. Any and all items brought to school should be
labeled, so if they are misplaced, they can be claimed.
-- Check out www.familyeducation.com for some great tips and articles.
-- Fourth Graders in Pennsylvania ski for FREE! Visit skipa.com for more
information.
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How to Have a Successful Fourth Grade
Organization - start organizing at least one book shelf or drawer over the
summer. Know exactly where everything is, so that you can take things out of
there without even having to think about it. Once you've mastered that,
organize your whole room, then help organize the house.
Basic Facts - addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Check out the Math
links on the Fourth Grade web site. Be able to answer any single digit
addition, subtraction, or multiplication question in three seconds or less.
Once you've mastered that, work on your division. You'll be adding single,
double, and triple digits, as well as the same for subtraction. For
subtraction, practice carrying and subtracting across zeroes. Work on your
multiplication facts from 0-12. Just ten minutes a day is all you need.
Higher Order Thinking - watch the videos on the Higher Order Thinking page of
the Fourth Grade website. Have your parents watch them too and they can read
the text of that page as well.
Responsibility - Start taking on additional responsibilities and owning up to
them. You will be tasked with many new responsibilities and the more practice
you get now, the better off you'll be.
