Alberta Grade 4
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- Start of Year – use for all subjects
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Curricular outcomes:
Social Studies
- 4.S.7 Students will apply the research process
- 4.S.4 demonstrate skills of decision making and problem solving
- 4.S.1 develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking
ELA
- 1.2 explore ways to find additional ideas and information to extend understanding
- 3.2 identify information sources that inform, persuade or entertain, and use such sources appropriately
Science
- 4–4 Demonstrate positive attitudes for the study of science and for the application of science in responsible ways.
- 4–1 Investigate the nature of things, demonstrating purposeful action that leads to inferences supported by observations
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
- Responsibility & Agency
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Curricular outcomes:
Science- Waste & Our World
- 4–4 Demonstrate positive attitudes for the study of science and for the application of science in responsible ways.
- 4–5 Recognize that human activity can lead to the production of wastes, and identify alternatives for the responsible use and disposal of materials.
Social Studies- A Sense of the Land
- GO4-1: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how elements of physical geography, climate, geology and paleontology are integral to the landscapes and environment of Alberta.
- 4.3.1 value and respect their relationships with the environment (C, ER, LPP)
Health
- W-4.2 examine the impact of environmental factors on personal health, and develop positive environmental health habits; e.g., exposure to the sun, second-hand smoke, noise, extreme cold/heat
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Environment & Climate Change
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
- Stronger Together
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Curricular outcomes:
Social Studies
- 4.S.2 develop skills of historical thinking
- 4.S.8 respond appropriately to comments and questions, using language respectful of human diversity\
- 4.3.1
- appreciate the factors contributing to quality of life in Alberta:
- value and respect their own and other cultural identities (C, I)
- demonstrate respect for the rights, opinions and perspectives of others (C, I)
- demonstrate respect for the cultural and linguistic diversity in Alberta (C, I)
- recognize global affiliations within the Alberta Francophonie (GC)
- value and respect their relationships with the environment (C, ER, LPP)
- 4.2.2 assess, critically, how the cultural and linguistic heritage and diversity of Alberta has evolved over time by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
- Which First Nations originally inhabited the different areas of the province?
- What do the stories of Aboriginal peoples tell us about their beliefs regarding the relationship between people and the land?
- 4.3.3 • In what ways have Aboriginal peoples and communities changed over time
ELA
- 2.2
- experience oral, print and other media texts from a variety of cultural traditions and genres, such as personal narratives, plays, novels, video programs, adventure stories, folk tales, informational texts, mysteries, poetry and CDROM programs
- retell events of stories in another form or medium
- identify the main events in oral, print and other media texts; explain their causes, and describe how they influence subsequent events
- 2.4 produce oral, print and other media texts that follow a logical sequence, and demonstrate clear relationships between character and plot
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Life on Turtle Island
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
2. Cooperation and Colonization
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
Curriculum-Related Themes Throughout the Year
- Reflecting on hardships and courage during WWII (November)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Remembrance Day / Veterans Day / Armistice Day
- Being kind and building leadership skills to help make a difference to others (December)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Winter Break - Spreading Kindness
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Activity - Making A Difference
- Activity - Compare and Contrast special things at this time of year
- Activity - Recipe book
- Activity - Shape Poem
- Highlighting some key inspirational leaders during Black History Month as well as some experiences of refugees from different parts of the world (February)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Black History Month
2. Refugee Experiences
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities
- Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM (March)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. International Women's Day - Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM
- Literacy builder worksheets/answer guides
- Inquiry activities
- Caring for the Environment
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Environment & Climate Change
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
- Understanding communicable diseases and how they are spread, and learning about immunization. Suggested during flu season, immunization awareness week, and school vaccinations (if applicable)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Immunization Awareness Week
2. The Spread of Infectious Diseases
3. Scientific Curiosity and Vaccine Discoveries