This page provides a glimpse into Grade 4 at OLHC.
See below for curriculum information, recent events and unit of inquiry support.
See below for curriculum information, recent events and unit of inquiry support.
Letter to Grade 4 parents 2021
For all the Grade 4 beginning of the year information, staff faces and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) go here:
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Curriculum Map 2021The following attachment is a curriculum overview for 2021 that maps out the focus for each area of study. For more specific information, parents are encouraged to speak directly to their child's classroom teacher.
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Our Grade 4 team
Unit Watch -Term 2 2021
Money Matters
Central Idea- Money is a human-made system that helps value goods and services.
Lines of Inquiry-
Lines of Inquiry-
- The origins of money
- Money as a human-made system
- How money works
- Banking, budgeting and saving money
Grade 4
Unit of Inquiry Hotlist of Websites
Money Matters- Term 2
- http://bit.ly/1Gtf9Av - money sites
- http://bit.ly/1Ao7LFh - money matters scholastic
- http://bit.ly/1AiDhVv brainpop money related clips
- http://to.pbs.org/1g7ZkCv - history of money
- http://bit.ly/1ISldTh video on history of money
- http://bit.ly/18wkVmb - Australian site for kids and money
- http://bit.ly/1KnNWRP -financial literacy for kids
- http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html (choose the level)
- http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/cr.cgi - change maker
- http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-lemonade-stand
- http://bit.ly/18wkVmb Teaching kids about money
Other Useful sites
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Information Technology
- http://bit.ly/2riNtuR Caritas curriculum links
- http://www.caritas.org.au/learn/catholic-social-teaching Catholic Social Teaching
- http://www.caritas.org.au/learn/catholic-social-teaching/educational-toolkit Educational Toolkit
- http://www.pics4learning.com/ -Pics4Learning - image library that is safe and free for education.
- http://www.photosforclass.com/ -Photos for use in the classroom
- http://www.coolaustralia.org/ Cool Australia
- http://bit.ly/2pzWQ7Y- ARTSEDGE Lessons for Elementary School (Grades K-5)
- http://www.kiddle.co/ Safe visual search engine for kids
- http://www.watchknowlearn.org/ Free educational videos
- splash.abc.net.au/home#!/home ABC -games & videos mapped to the curriculum
- http://gws.ala.org/ _ great websites for kids- across all areas of study and ages.
- http://www.studyladder.com.au/ Studyladder- range of educational activities
- http://www.dkfindout.com/uk/ -DK series- find out about...
- http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/ Educational games for building foundation math and language skills
- http://bit.ly/2E3a7ge MATHS Glossary for parents and children
- http://www.transum.org/Software/ Wide range of math activities
- http://bit.ly/1OxeRx6 -Create a graph- ICT tool for data collection
- https://www.khanacademy.org/ -Khan Academy online mathematical tutorials for all learners
- http://www.readwritethink.org/ READ WRITE THINK -a wide range of literacy support materials
- http://www.sunshineonline.com.au/ reading material -un:olhcw pw:olhcw
- http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ - a wide range of easy to read books for junior classes
- http://www.magickeys.com/books/ stories online
- http://bit.ly/2m68lWw 100 stories online
- http://www.spellingcity.com/ Spelling City
- http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ Science activities and resources
- https://mysteryscience.com/ science lessons - all levels
- http://easyscienceforkids.com/science facts and activities for young kids.
- http://bbc.in/1jC6PpQ BBC science for children- search by age group
Information Technology
- http://www.abcya.com/ ICT games and activities for children
- http://www.e-learningforkids.org/ E Learning for kids
- http://bit.ly/1OxeRx6 -Create a graph- ICT tool for data collection
- http://bit.ly/1h246k8 Keyboarding skills and games
- http://bit.ly/1awrCys create your own Venn diagram
Home reading- support for parents
This Power Point provides background information on the procedures for our home reading program and the word document briefly outlines a series of simple tips for parents to help their child with reading.
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