4th grade Alabama curriculum
What 4th grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Alabama Course of Study. Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Numbers to 10,000Place value, compare and round
- Add & SubtractBig numbers, up to 10,000
- Multiply & DivideBigger numbers by one digit
- FractionsCompare and order fractions
- DecimalsTenths, hundredths, add and subtract
- Patterns & TablesGrowing and shrinking patterns
- EquationsFind the mystery number
- Polygons & PerimeterSides, symmetry and perimeter
- FractionsHalves to tenths
- Angles & AreaAcute, right, obtuse and area
- Metric MeasuresGrams, kilograms, liters and milliliters
- Prime & CompositeCount factors to sort numbers into prime and composite
- Feet, Pounds & GallonsConvert units of measure
- Line Plots & DataRead data in fractions
- Times as ManyCompare by multiplying
English Language Arts(“Reading & Writing” in the app)
- Reading DetectivesMain idea, clues and summaries
- Text FeaturesHeadings, glossaries and indexes
- Figurative LanguageSimiles, metaphors and more
- Point of ViewWho is telling the story?
- Parts of SpeechPronouns, adverbs and more
- Super SentencesCompound sentences, fragments, run-ons
- Word BuildersPrefixes, suffixes and roots
- Sound-AlikesHomophones and homographs
- Paragraph PowerTopic sentences and transitions
- Grammar GearsWho, which, have and has
- Tall Tales, Myths & PlaysTall tales, myths, legends, how plays are built, and anecdotes.
- Poems and PlaysStanzas, rhythm, meter, dialogue and stage directions.
- Media and SourcesTarget audiences, techniques and good sources
- Spelling RulesEndings, plurals and tricky words
Science
- Energy, Speed & CollisionsFaster things have more energy.
- Energy on the MoveHow energy moves and how we sense it
- Forms of EnergyEnergy changes form
- Waves & CodesWaves, amplitude, wavelength and sending patterns.
- SoundVibrations, pitch, echoes and hearing
- LightSources, shadows, reflection and refraction
- Built to Survive: PlantsWaxy leaves, deep roots, spines and other plant structures that help plants survive.
- Adaptations & HabitatsHow plants and animals survive where they live
- Sense & RespondHow living things react
- Weather and the Water CycleWhat makes the weather change
- Wind, Water, IceHow land wears away
- Earth Maps & HazardsPatterns on maps of land and ocean, and ways to stay safe from natural hazards.
- Energy ResourcesRenewable and nonrenewable energy and how using it affects the environment.
- Rock Layers & ErosionEvidence in rock layers and fossils, and erosion by water, ice and wind.
Social Studies(“Our World” in the app)
- States & CapitalsFind the capital of every state
- ReconstructionNew rights, and rights rolled back
- Colonial Regions & WorkThree regions, their founders and how people worked
- The American RevolutionFrom the French and Indian War to independence
- Building a GovernmentThe Articles, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
- The Federal Road & the Creek WarLouisiana, the War of 1812 and Horseshoe Bend
- Alabama Fever & StatehoodA new state, its leaders and its moving capital
- Cotton, Slavery & RemovalKing Cotton, enslaved lives and the Trail of Tears
- Free States & Slave StatesNew states from 1812 to 1860
- Alabama & the Civil WarSecession, war and freedom
- Reconstruction & the Late 1800sNew rights, Africatown, Jim Crow and growth
- Colonies to 1900 TimelinePut Alabama and US history in order
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