What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good

What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good Fourth-Grade Education (Core Knowledge Series)
- E. D. Hirsch, Jr., What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know
Give your child a smart start with
What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know
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How can you help your child at home? This book answers that important question and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American fourth graders. Featuring sixteen pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know is designed for parents and teachers to enjoy with children. Hundreds of thousands of students have benefited from the Core Knowledge Series. This edition, featuring a new Introduction, gives todayâ€™s generation of fourth graders the advantage they need to make progress in schoolÂ and establish an approach to learning that will last a lifetime. Inside youâ€™ll discover
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â€¢ Favorite poemsâ€”old and new, from the familiar classic â€œThe Midnight Ride of Paul Revereâ€ to Langston Hughesâ€™s â€œDreamâ€
â€¢ Literatureâ€”from around the world, including African and Chinese folktales, excerpts from beloved novels, and condensed versions of popular classics such as Gulliverâ€™s Travels and â€œRip Van Winkleâ€
â€¢ Learning about languageâ€”the basics of written English, including grammar, punctuation, parts of speech, synonyms and antonyms, plus an introduction to common English sayings and phrases
â€¢ World and American history and geographyâ€”explore world and American history, including creation of a constitutional government and early presidents and politics
â€¢ Visual artsâ€”a broad spectrum of art from around the world, including African masks, Islamic architecture, Chinese calligraphy, and great American paintersâ€”featuring full-color reproductions
â€¢ Musicâ€”understanding and appreciating music, from the basics of musical notation to the orchestra, plus great composers and sing-along lyrics for such favorites as â€œAuld Lang Syneâ€ and â€œWaltzing Matildaâ€
â€¢ Mathâ€”challenging lessons ranging from fractions and decimals to understanding graphs, making change, square roots, and the metric system
â€¢ Scienceâ€”discover the wonders of the human body and its systems, learn about electricity, atoms, chemistry, geology, and meteorology, plus concise biographies of some of the great scientists of our time

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Country USA
Brand Random House
Manufacturer Delta
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780385337656
ReleaseDate 2005-05-31
UnitCount 2
EANs 9780385337656

Country	USA
Brand	Random House
Manufacturer	Delta
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780385337656
ReleaseDate	2005-05-31
UnitCount	2
EANs	9780385337656

What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good Fourth-Grade Education (Core Knowledge Series)

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