Lately, in ELA, we have been learning about summarizing text. We are working on matchbook summaries, summarizing each chapter of The Tiger Rising. We are also working on writing personal narratives using sensory details to help our reader see, hear, feel, smell, and taste whatever it is that we are writing about.
Ask your child to summarize a nursery rhyme like "Little Miss Muffet" or "Humpty Dumpty" and you will see what I am talking about.
In math, the students are working with fractions. Yes, this is probably one of the most difficult concepts for fourth-grade students. Mrs. Roberts is using techniques to help the students think through the best ways to tackle fraction problems. One of the key concepts with fractions is knowing the multiplication tables. Your child will be a much better math student if he or she memorizes the multiplication facts.
