Grade 4

In English Language Arts, learners will:

Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details
Describe the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text
Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented
Develop the topic with facts, examples, or other information related to the topic
Link ideas using words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also, because)
Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from different sources, and provide a list of sources
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text

In math, learners will...

Gain familiarity with factors and multiples
Generate and analyze patterns
Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering
Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers
Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal fractions

In Social Studies, learners will...

Define the elements of a belief system (creed, code of behavior, rituals)
Examine the principle tenets of one major world religion
Examine cultural diffusion
Identify how sociological circumstances (e.g. race, ethnicity, gender, class) influence an individual's perceptions to the world
Identify how social systems (e.g., schools, media, religions, families) prescribe racial, ethnic, and gendered identities

I'm originally from Cape Town, South Africa and this will technically be my fifth year in Taiwan (2010-2013 & 2019 to present). Since graduating from the University of South Africa, I have been lucky enough to have lived and taught in Qatar, Indonesia and Taiwan. The past year and a half have been an exciting time for my wife and I, as we have returned to her home country and welcomed our baby daughter, Vera, into the world! My hobbies and passions include, reading, weightlifting, table top role-playing games & computer role-playing games, and spending time outdoors. I am excited to be looping with the learners from last year and look forward to being a part of their learning journey in Grade 4!

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