Mrs. Deborah Sands

4th Grade

Frackville Elementary Center

 

e-mail: dsands@northschuylkill.net

 

Homework Helpline Info Connect Number: 462-3000 ext.7417

 

 

Educational Experience:  H.S. diploma – Shenandoah Valley

Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education -            

Boomsburg State College

Master’s Equivalency – Marywood University, Millersville University

 

Teaching Experience:  Substitute Teacher – all grade levels,

6th Grade Teacher, Remedial Math and Reading Teacher, 4th Grade Teacher – present  position ( 25 years)

 

Classroom Rule:  The Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you

                               would have them do unto you.”

 

Discipline Procedure:  as per Student Handbook

 

Homework Assignments:  written on board, copied in assignment

                                              book, reported to Homework Helpline

                                                 

 

4th Grade Curriculum


 

READING

 

Vocabulary

Practice Reading Stories

Skills Practice Pages Comprehension Tests

Skills Tests

Independent Reading

 

LANGUAGE

 

Mechanics of Grammar

Practice Worksheets

Narrative Writings

Informational Writings

Persuasive Writings

Daily Journal Writings

**Sentence writing in all content areas

 

SPELLING

 

Homework Book

Practice Worksheets

Sentences

Tests

 

VOCABULARY OLYMPICS

 

2 Words each day

4 Nine Weed Tests

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

 

Map Skills

PA Geography

PA History

PA Economics

PA Government

Current Events

Projects

 

SCIENCE/HEALTH

 

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Earth Sciences

 

TECHNOLOGY

 

Computer Classes

 

MATH

 

Place Value

Whole Number Operations

Fractions

Decimals

Problem Solving

 

PSSA STANDARDS

 

Stressed in all content areas


READING/LANGUAGE/SPELLING:  Harcourt – Collections is a balanced comprehensive program to help students become lifelong readers.   www.harcourtschool.com

 

MATH:  Harcourt Math – developed for meeting PA State Standards.  www.harcourtschool.com

 

SCIENCE:  McGraw Hill Science – developed for meeting National Science Standards.  www.mhscience02.com

www.amnh.org/resources/mhscience

 

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Pennsylvania:  Adventures in Time and Place   

Macmillan/McGraw Hill.  www.macmillanmh.com/socialstudies/2000/student/infographic/4pa/