Welcome to Fourth Grade!

Purpose of the Guide

Students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools follow the state of North Carolina’s expectations for what every student will know and be able to do by the end of their current grade level. This guide is designed to help you support your child by understanding those expectations, provide everyday activities to reinforce their learning at home and partner with their teachers throughout the school year.

This guide includes…

Key Skills for Reading and Math

Understand the most important things your child should know and be able to do by the end of the school year.

Questions to Ask Your Child

Engage in conversations with your child using these suggested reading and math questions.

Topics to Discuss with the Teacher

Find sample questions and topics you might want to talk about with the teacher related to reading and math skills.

Learning Activities

Explore some easy ways you can support your child’s learning important reading and math concepts and skills.

Words to Know

Learn some important words and acronyms used at school to “speak the same language”.

Helpful Resources to Practice Skills at Home

Click the link to access a collection of reading and math resources aligned to your child’s grade level.

Resource Guides

Quarter 1
- Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text.
- With guidance and support from adults, use digital tools and resources to produce and publish writing (using word processing skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
Quarter 2
- Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- Organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write.
Quarter 3
Module 3 Family Video
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including words that affect meaning and tone
- With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing, with consideration to task and purpose.
Quarter 4
Module 4 Family Video
- Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
- With guidance and support from adults,use digital tools and resources to produce and publish writing (using word processing skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.