Standards-Based Report Card Teacher Resources Grade 4 Reading REPORT CARD STANDARD LANGUAGE STANDARD NOTES ASSESSMENT IDEAS Word Analysis, Fluency & Vocabulary Demonstrates an understanding of grade level vocabulary and word concepts 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 (word origins, derivations, synonyms, antonyms and idioms; common roots and affixes from Greek and Latin; uses thesaurus; distinguishes multiple meanings of words) HM Theme Skills Tests 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Student-made word books Reads grade level text fluently 1.1 Running Records Read-Aloud Checklist* Reading Comprehension Uses structural features of informational text Uses a variety of strategies to comprehend and analyze grade level text 2.1 (structural patterns of compare/contrast, cause/effect, sequential or chronological order, proposition/support) 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 (uses appropriate HM Theme Skills Tests 3, 4, 5, 6 HM Qtr1, HM EndYr HM Informal Assessments HM Theme Skills Tests 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 1
Literary Response & Analysis Identifies structural differences in a variety of fictional forms, such as fables, myths, and legends Identifies main events of plot, their causes and influences on future actions strategies for different purposes; makes and confirms predictions using prior knowledge and evidence in text; evaluates new information with known; compares/contrasts information on same topic from several sources; distinguishes cause/effect, fact/opinion; follows multi-step written directions Reading Checklists* 3.1 HM MidYr 3.2 HM Theme Skills Tests 1, 2, 4 HM MidYr, HM EndYr Identifies character traits and motivation 3.3 HM Theme Skills Tests 1, 2, 3 2
Compares and contrasts tales from different cultures Identifies figurative language in literary works 3.4 3.5 (simile, metaphor, HM MidYr hyperbole, personification) Writing REPORT CARD STANDARD LANGUAGE STANDARD NOTES ASSESSMENT IDEAS Writing Strategies Uses the writing process to write focused, multi-paragraph compositions Selects a focus and organizational structure appropriate to writing genre and audience Writing Applications 1.2 District Writing Assessment 1.1, 1.3 District Writing Assessment Writes narratives 2.1 Students Rubric* Writes responses to literature 2.2 District Writing Assessment 3
Writes information reports 2.3 Writes summaries of reading selections 2.4 Written Language Conventions Combines short, related sentences to form complex sentences Uses grade level appropriate grammar 1.2 District Writing Assessment HM Theme Skills Test 2, 5, 6 1.3 (identifies and uses regular and irregular verbs, adverbs, prepositions, and coordinating conjuctions) District Writing Assessment HM Theme Skills Test 3, 4, 5, 6 4
Uses grade level appropriate capitalization and punctuation Spells grade level words correctly in written work 1.4, 1.5 (uses parentheses, commas in direct quotations, and apostrophes in possessive case of nouns and in contractions; uses underlining, quotation marks, or italics to identify titles; capitalizes names of magazines, newspapers, works of art, compositions, organizations, first word in quotations) 1.7 (roots, inflections, suffixes, prefixes, syllable constructions) District Writing Assessment District Writing Assessment HM Theme Skills Test 1, 2 District Writing Assessment HM Theme Skills Test 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 5
Math REPORT CARD STANDARD LANGUAGE STANDARD NOTES ASSESSMENT IDEAS Number Sense Understands the place value of whole numbers and decimals to two places Understands the relationship and equivalents of fractions and decimals Understands the concept of negative numbers Adds and subtracts whole numbers and decimals to two places Multiplies multi-digit numbers by twodigit numbers Divides multi-digit numbers by one-digit number Factors small whole numbers and understands the concept of prime 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 District Formative Assessment 1 & 2 Harcourt Benchmark 1, 2 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 District Formative Assessment 1 & 2 Harcourt Benchmark 2 1.8 (on number line, in counting, in temperature, in owing District Formative Assessment 2 Harcourt Benchmark 3 2.1 District Formative Assessment 1 & 2 Harcourt Benchmark 1, 2 3.3 District Formative Assessment 1 Harcourt Benchmark 2 3.4 District Formative Assessment 1 & 2 Harcourt Benchmark 2 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 District Formative Assessment 1 & 2 Harcourt Benchmark 1, 2 6
Algebra and Functions Uses and interprets variables 1.0, 1.1 District Formative Assessment 1 & 2 Harcourt Benchmark 1, 2, 3 Uses parentheses and order of operations to find value of expressions Balances equations, including solving for one unknown variable Measurement & Geometry Understands and uses formulas to find area and perimeter of rectangles Uses two-dimensional coordinate grids to represent points and to graph lines Demonstrates an understanding of twodimensional and three-dimensional 1.2, 1.3 District Formative Assessment 1 & 2 Harcourt Benchmark 1 1.5, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 District Formative Assessment 1 & 2 Harcourt Benchmark 1, 3 1.0 1.4 District Formative Assessment 2 Harcourt Benchmark 3 2.0 2.3 District Formative Assessment 2 Harcourt Benchmark 3 3.0 3.8 (plane and solid objects; parallel and District Formative Assessment 2 Harcourt Benchmark 3 7
geometric objects Statistics & Probability perpendicular lines; radius and diameter; congruence and symmetry; equilateral, isosceles and scalene triangles; rhombus, square, rectangle, parallelogram, trapezoid) Organizes and interprets data 1.0, 1.2, 1.3 District Formative Assessment 1 & 2 Harcourt Benchmark 1 Makes predictions for simple probabiity situations Mathematical Reasoning Uses strategies, skills and concepts to approach, solve and explain problems 2.0 Harcourt Benchmark 3 1.0-3.3 determines approach; identifies relationships, releveant information, sequencing and patterns; determines when and how to break problem into smaller parts; uses estimation to determine reasonableness of answer; District Formative Assessment 1 & 2 Harcourt Benchmark 1, 2, 3 PODs & POWs 8
applies strategies from simpler problems to more complex; uses variety of methods to model problems; expresses solution clearly and logical with appropriate aathematical terms; makes precise calculations; generalizes problems Science REPORT CARD STANDARD LANGUAGE STANDARD NOTES ASSESSMENT IDEAS Demonstrates an understanding of Physical Science Demonstrates an understanding of Life Science Demonstrates an understanding of Earth Science 1a 1g Electricity and Magnetism: circuits, compass, electromagnets, electrically charged objects, magnetic polarity; conversion of electric energy to heat, light and motion 2a 2c, 3a 3d Living Organisms: plants are primary source of matter and engergy in most food chains; producers and consumers in food chains and food webs; decomposers recycle matter from dead plants and 4a 4b, 5a 5c Rocks and Minerals Waves, wind, water and ice shape Earth s surface 9
Social Studies REPORT CARD STANDARD LANGUAGE STANDARD NOTES ASSESSMENT IDEAS Demonstrates an understanding of the geographic regions of California Demonstrates an understanding of the early history of California Demonstrates an understanding of California s cultural, economic and political development from the early 1800 s to present day Demonstrates an understanding of the various levels of government 4.1 Harcourt Unit Test 1 Unit 1 Writing Rubric Unit 1 Project Rubric HW & Practice Bk 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12 Venn diagrams/graphic Organizers 4.2 Harcourt Unit Test 2 Unit 2 Writing Rubric Unit 2 Project Rubric HW & Practice Bk 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 29, 32, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46 Student made timelines 4.3, 4.4 Harcort Unit Tests 3, 4, 5 Unit 3, 4, 5 Writing Rubric Unit 3, 4, 5 Project Rubric New Perspectives on California Missions supplementaltext HW & Practice Bk Student made timelines California biography reports 4.5 Harcourt Chapter 12 Test HW & Practice Bk 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138 Current Event Reports 10