Fourth grade students study the Old Testament and see the unfolding theme of redemption. Students learn how Old Testament covenants point toward Christ as the promised Redeemer.

The language arts program in fourth grade utilizes many outstanding historical fiction selections that align with the study of California history. The reading program produces independent readers and writers, building growth in areas of comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. Students gain success in writing and spelling through note taking, outlining, and editing. Students write for the purpose of describing, informing, persuading, and entertaining.

Literature: Island of the Blue Dolphins, By the Great Horn Spoon, The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps, Esperanza Rising, Mr. Blue Jeans, Riding Freedom

This rigorous program balances conceptual understanding with math procedures and application. Each lesson offers digital math tools, modeling, differentiation and real life application. Students learn to apply basic math skills to more complex concepts. Students understand large number place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. They describe and compare simple fractions and decimals. Students understand the properties of and the relationships between plane geometric figures. They collect, represent, and analyze data to answer questions and solve basic algebraic equations.

Fourth grade science students study God’s Creation in the form of insects and plants, forces and energy, moon and oceans, erosion, and the human body. Science lessons are taught from a Christian creationist’s point of view. Topics of study include: living things, insects, plants, electricity, forces, light, weathering/erosion, bones/muscles.

Students learn about California’s history and cover topics including Early Californians, the 21 missions, and the Gold Rush. Students create and use timelines, graphs, charts, and maps to interpret historical data and to complete projects. The field trips add to the richness of this social studies year.