Grade -4

Language Arts

Course Name: Language Arts

Course Description

In Grade 4 Language, our students will explore different texts and forms of media. They will use active reading strategies to discover various novels and short stories.

Curriculum Information:Language (2008)

Course Developer: Canadian Global School

Development Date: 2022

Course Outline

Grade-4 Language Arts - Total Hours (158 Hours)

Unit One: Short Stories (31Hours)

In this unit, students will identify a range of purposes for listening in various situations, formal and informal, and set goals related to specific listening tasks. They will demonstrate an understanding of the information and ideas in a variety of oral texts by summarizing important ideas and citing essential details. Additionally, they will develop and explain interpretations of increasingly complex or difficult texts and analyze short stories step-by-step. Lastly, they will explain and comprehend the elements of a short story. They will also learn about countable and uncountable nouns, possessive pronouns and identify the main idea in paragraphs.

Unit Two: Novel Study - Part A (31- Hours)

In this unit, students will read texts from diverse cultures, including literary texts. They will identify many reading comprehension strategies and use them appropriately before, during, and after reading to understand texts.

Furthermore, they will express opinions about ideas and information in texts and cite evidence to support their views. Finally, students will read and understand high-frequency words, most regularly used words, and words of personal interest or significance in different reading contexts while reading a novel.

Unit Three: Novel Study - Part B (31 Hours)

In this unit, students will read texts from diverse cultures, including literary texts. They will summarize essential ideas and cite supporting details. Students will connect ideas to their knowledge, experience, and insights, to other familiar texts, and the world around them. Finally, they will analyze a text and explain how specific elements contribute to meaning.

Unit Four: Non-fiction (31 Hours)

In this unit, students will read various non-fiction texts from diverse cultures. They will recognize their features and explain the significance of each one.

Additionally, they will write, revise, and publish non-fiction text, considering the topic, audience, and purpose.

Unit 5: General Reading and Writing (34 Hours)

In this unit, students will focus on reading and writing using adverbs, commas, synonyms and antonyms and reflective writing.

Resources Needed

This course is entirely online and does not require nor rely on any textbook. Students will need the following resources:

  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Stable internet connection
  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to digitize handwritten or hand-drawn work
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)

Resources required by the student:

  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work,
  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Stable internet connection

Note: This course is entirely online and does not require or rely on any textbook.

Resources provided by Canadian Global School 

  • Access to Google Suites or Microsoft Education for word processing software and presentation software. (The school will distribute accounts to students).
  • Supplemental Readings
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Teaching Strategies

Using a variety of instructional strategies, the teacher will provide numerous opportunities for students to develop skills of inquiry, problem-solving, and communication as they investigate and learn fundamental concepts. The integration of critical thinking and critical inquiry skills will provide a powerful tool:

  • Interact in student-paced and instructor-paced interactive, engaging instructional lessons.
  • Understand the value of diversity in learning and society
  • Develop self-confidence and self-advocacy skills
  • Refine their existing compensatory strategies (reading strategies, writing strategies, listening strategies, study strategies, researching strategies, strategies for memory, organizational strategies, and time management strategies) for learning and develop additional strategies to help meet their potential as learners and use throughout the elementary grades.
  • Cultivate problem-solving skills to become independent learners. 
  • Opportunities to learn in various ways- individually, cooperatively, independently, with teacher direction, hands-on experiences, and through examples followed by practice.
  • Accomplish prompts on interactive lessons; students can reflect on different texts. In addition, constant communication with teachers ensures that the students understand complex topics and apply them in their writing. They can also accomplish other tasks using animations, videos, discussion forums, live chat, and other interactive objects.

The course relies on the help of a teacher to support young learners through the lessons. The teacher will be working on facilitating the course content and participating in discussions to support students in developing communication skills.

Math

Course Name:Math

Course Description

In Grade 4 Math, students will use knowledge of numbers and operations to solve mathematical problems in everyday situations. They will also learn to measure and recognize patterns and geometric properties in the real world. They will explore loops within loops while controlling a drawing application to build shapes using coding. Budgets and spending decisions will be discussed as part of their financial literacy.

Curriculum Information:Mathematics (2020)

Course Developer: Canadian Global School

Development Date: 2022

Course Outline

Grade-4 Math -Total Hours (158 Hours)

Unit One: Number Sense(31-Hours)

In this unit, students will demonstrate an understanding of numbers and connect to how numbers are used in everyday life. They will use knowledge of numbers and operations to solve mathematical problems encountered daily.

Unit Two: Algebra (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will identify, describe, extend, create, and make predictions about various patterns, including those found in real-life contexts. They will demonstrate an understanding of variables, expressions, equalities, and inequalities and apply it in various contexts. Moreover, they will solve problems and create computational representations of mathematical situations using coding concepts and skills. Students will also apply the process of mathematical modelling to represent, analyze, make predictions, and provide insight into real-life situations.

Unit Three: Light and Sound (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will manage, analyze, and use data to make convincing arguments and informed decisions in various contexts drawn from real life. They will describe the likelihood that events will happen and use that information to make predictions.

Unit Four: Spacial Sense (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will describe and represent shape, location, and movement by applying geometric properties and spatial relationships to navigate the world around them. They will compare, estimate, and determine measurements in various contexts.

Unit Five: Financial Literacy (34-Hours)

In this unit, students will demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to make informed financial decisions.

Resources required by the student:

  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work,
  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Stable internet connection

Resources provided by Canadian Global School 

  • Access to Google Suites or Microsoft Education for word processing software and presentation software. (The school will distribute accounts to students).
  • Supplemental Readings

Note: This course is entirely online and does not require or rely on any textbook.

Resources Needed:

This course is entirely online. It does not require nor rely on any textbook.

Students will need the following resources:

  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Stable internet connection
  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to digitize handwritten or hand-drawn work
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
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Teaching Strategies

Using various instructional strategies, the teacher will provide numerous opportunities for students to develop inquiry, problem-solving, and communication skills as they investigate and learn fundamental concepts. The integration of critical thinking and critical inquiry skills will provide a powerful tool for reasoning and problem solving and is reflected in a meaningful blend of both process and content.

Throughout this course, students will:

  • Interact in student-paced and instructor-paced interactive, engaging instructional lessons.
  • Develop self-confidence and self-advocacy skills
  • Refine their existing compensatory strategies for learning and develop additional strategies to help meet their potential as learners and use them throughout the elementary grades.
  • Cultivate problem-solving skills to become independent learners. 
  • Opportunities to learn in various ways- individually, cooperatively, independently, with teacher direction, through hands-on experiences, and through examples followed by practice. 
  • Accomplish prompts on interactive lessons. Students can reflect on different texts. In addition, constant communication with teachers ensures that the students understand complex topics and apply them in their writing. They can also accomplish other tasks by using animations, videos, discussion forums, live chat and other interactive objects.

The course relies on the help of a teacher to support young learners through the lessons. The teacher will be working in facilitating the course content and participating in the discussions to support students in developing communication skills

Science

Course Name:Science

Course Description

In Grade 4 Science, students will learn to explore the importance of science in the world around them. They will discover how plants and animals combine to become habitats and communities. They will also learn how humans use rocks and minerals for their benefit and how those uses impact the environment and the people. Moreover, they will look into mechanisms such as pulleys and gears, and go through two essential forms of energy: light and sound.

Curriculum Information: Science (2022)

Course Developer: Canadian Global School

Development Date: 2022

Course Outline

Grade-4 Science -Total Hours (95 Hours)

Unit One: Habitat and Communities (23Hours)

In this unit, students will learn to demonstrate an understanding of habitats as areas that provide plants and animals with the necessities of life and identify factors  that affect the ability of plants and animals to survive in a specific habitat. Moreover, they will know how plants and animals are interdependent and adapt to their particular habitats. They will learn that changes to habitats (whether caused by natural or human means) can affect plants and animals and the relationships between them. They will also start to understand that society relies on plants and animals.

Unit Two: Pulleys and Gears (23-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn to describe the purposes of pulley systems and gear systems and identify pulley systems and gear systems that are used in daily life, and explain the purpose and basic operation of each. They will also learn to assess the impact of pulley systems and gear systems on daily life and the environmental impact of using machines with pulleys and gears, taking different perspectives into account and suggesting ways to minimize negative impacts and maximize positive impacts.

Unit Three: Light and Sound (23-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn how to assess the impacts on society and the environment of light energy produced by different technologies, taking different perspectives into account and investigating the basic properties of light. 

They will also learn to describe properties of light, including the following: light travels in a straight path; light can be absorbed, reflected, and refracted and  identify a variety of natural light sources and artificial light. Moreover, they will distinguish between objects that emit their own light and those that reflect light from other sources. Lastly, students will distinguish between sources of light that give off both light and heat.

Unit Four: Rocks and Minerals (26-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn to describe the difference between rocks and minerals and explain how these differences determine how they are used. They will also learn the characteristics of the three classes of rocks and explain how their characteristics are related to their origin. Moreover, students will assess the social and environmental costs and benefits of using objects in the built environment that are made from rocks and minerals. Lastly, they will learn how the properties of rocks and minerals determine society’s possible uses for them.

Resources required by the student:

  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work,
  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Stable internet connection

Resources provided by Canadian Global School 

  • Access to Google Suites or Microsoft Education for word processing software and presentation software. (The school will distribute accounts to students).
  • Supplemental Readings

Note: This course is entirely online and does not require or rely on any textbook.

Resources Needed:

This course is entirely online and does not require nor rely on any textbook. Students will need the following resources:

  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Stable internet connection
  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to digitize handwritten or hand-drawn work
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • A physical binder, folder, or notebook for offline activities
Depositphotos_11633182_original-min-600x300

Teaching Strategies

Using a variety of instructional strategies, the teacher will provide numerous opportunities for students to develop skills of inquiry, problem-solving, and communication as they investigate and learn fundamental concepts.

The integration of critical thinking and critical inquiry skills will provide a powerful tool for reasoning and problem solving and is reflected in a meaningful blend of both process and content.

Throughout this course, students will:

  • Interact in student-paced and instructor-paced interactive, engaging instructional lessons.
  • Develop self-confidence and self-advocacy skills
  • Refine their existing compensatory strategies for learning and develop additional strategies to help meet their potential as learners and use them throughout the elementary grades.
  • Cultivate problem-solving skills to become independent learners. 
  • Opportunities to learn in various ways- individually, cooperatively, independently, with teacher direction, through hands-on experiences, and through examples followed by practice.
  • Accomplish prompts on interactive lessons. Students can reflect on different texts. In addition, constant communication with teachers ensures that the students understand complex topics and apply them in their writing. They can also accomplish other tasks by using animations, videos, discussion forums, live chat and other interactive objects.
  • The teacher will be working in facilitating the course content and participating in discussions to support students in developing communication skills.

Computer Science

Course Name: Computer Science

Course Description

In Grade 4 Computer Science, students will continue to cover important computer programming concepts such as variables. Students will build fun games and stories. Students can choose their themes based on their interests while learning new coding capabilities. They are challenged to be creative and solve challenging problems while understanding deeper computer science concepts.

Course Developer: Canadian Global School

Development Date: 2022

Course Outline

Grade-4 Computer Science -Total Hours (63 Hours)

Unit One: Intro to Programming(12-Hours)

In this unit, students will explain what a programmer does. They will define code as a language for computers and recognize there is more than one computer language. Students will create and arrange sequences of steps to reach the desired outcome. Use appropriate vocabulary to describe these steps.

Unit Two: Conditionals (12-Hours)

In this unit, students will describe the problems’ characteristics to understand outcomes and restraints.  Students will learn that a conditional statement tells a program to execute different actions depending on whether a condition is true or false.

Unit Three: Loops (12-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn about loops. They will define iterations and apply them off and on-screen. Students will develop critical thinking by decomposing a problem into various possible smaller problems by identifying patterns.

Unit Four: Functions (12-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn about functions and how they are used in programming. Students will have the opportunity to create their functions by applying pattern recognition skills and repetition. They will be able to put kinesthetic movements to complete a physical task.

Unit Five: Variables (15-Hours)

In this unit, students will identify and apply different programming elements to solve a problem. Students will justify decisions by understanding “if, then” statements and accurately plan and design a set of instructions that will reach the desired outcome.

Resources required by the student:

  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work,
  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Stable internet connection

Resources provided by Canadian Global School 

  • Access to Google Suites or Microsoft Education for word processing software and presentation software. (The school will distribute accounts to students).
  • Supplemental Readings

Note: This course is entirely online and does not require or rely on any textbook.

Resources Needed:

This course is entirely online and does not require nor rely on any textbook. Students will need the following resources:

  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Stable internet connection
Depositphotos_11633182_original-min-600x300

Teaching Strategies

Using a variety of instructional strategies, the teacher will provide numerous opportunities for students to develop skills of inquiry, problem-solving, and communication as they investigate and learn fundamental coding concepts. The integration of critical thinking and critical inquiry skills will provide a powerful tool for reasoning and problem solving, and is reflected in a meaningful blend of both process and content. Throughout this course, students will:

  • Interact in student-paced and instructor-paced interactive, engaging instructional lessons.
  • The content is web-based, with students writing and running code in the browser. 
  • Teachers utilize tools and resources provided by Kodable to leverage time in the classroom and give focused 1-on-1 attention to students.

Social Studies

Course Name: Social Studies

Course Description

In Grade 4 social studies, students will explore different societies that existed until 1500 CE, including at least one First Nation and one Inuit society. They will investigate various early  societies from different regions and eras. They will analyze the interrelationship between daily life and the environment in early societies and compare it with present-day Canadian societies. Furthermore, students will learn about the different political, landform, and climate regions of Canada. They will also investigate the impact of human interactions with the environment.

Curriculum Information:Social Science (2018)

Course Developer: Canadian Global School

Development Date: 2022

Course Outline

Grade -4 Social Studies - Total Hours (63 Hours)

Unit One: Early Societies to 1500 CE (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will compare critical aspects of life in a few early societies in the Early Societies to 1500 CE unit. They will explain the differences between early societies and modern Canadian society. They will look at how people lived and interacted with the environment in a few early communities. Finally, students will learn about early societies’ political and social organization, daily life, and relationships with the environment.

Unit Two: Political Regions of Canada (32-Hours)

In this unit, students will demonstrate an understanding of how industrial development and the natural environment interact in different political and physical regions of Canada. They will also learn about the difficulties of balancing human wants and needs with the environment’s needs. Finally, students will describe Canada’s political and physical regions and present their main characteristics and activities within them.

Resources required by the student:

  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work,
  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Stable internet connection

Resources provided by Canadian Global School 

  • Access to Google Suites or Microsoft Education for word processing software and presentation software. (The school will distribute accounts to students).
  • Supplemental Readings

Note: This course is entirely online and does not require or rely on any textbook.

Resources Needed:

This course is entirely online and does not require nor rely on any textbook. Students will require the following resources:

  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Stable internet connection
  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to digitize handwritten or hand-drawn work
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
Depositphotos_11633182_original-min-600x300

Teaching Strategies

Using a variety of instructional strategies, the teacher will provide numerous opportunities for students to develop skills of inquiry, problem solving, and communication as they investigate and learn fundamental concepts. The integration of critical thinking and critical inquiry skills will provide a powerful tool for reasoning and problem solving, and is reflected in a meaningful blend of both process and content Throughout this course students will:

  • Interact in student-paced and instructor-paced interactive, engaging instructional lessons.
  • Understand the value of diversity in learning and in society
  • Develop self-confidence and self-advocacy skills
  • Refine their existing compensatory strategies for learning and develop additional strategies to help meet their potential as learners and use them throughout the elementary grades.
  • Cultivate problem-solving skills to become independent learners. 
  • Opportunities to learn in various ways- individually, cooperatively, independently, with teacher direction, through hands-on experiences, and through examples followed by practice. 
  • Accomplish prompts on interactive lessons, students can reflect on different texts. In addition, constant communication with teachers ensures that the students understand complex topics and apply them in their writing. They can also accomplish other tasks through the use of animations, videos, discussion forums, live chat and other interactive objects.
  • The teacher will be working in facilitating the course content and participating in discussions to support students in developing communication skills.

French

Course Name:French

Course Description

In Grade 4 French, our students will learn how to say and write basic expressions in different contexts. They will study vocabulary about themselves, their classroom, family, animals and celebrations. Students will also read various texts and write simple descriptions and posters.

Curriculum Information:French  (2013)

Course Developer: Canadian Global School

Development Date: 2022

Course Outline

Grade -4 French - Total Hours (158 Hours)

Unit One: Ma classe (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn the purpose and meaning of oral French greetings and expressions at school and in the classroom with contextual and visual support. They will explore a range of comprehension strategies and use them appropriately to understand French situations in the classroom such as introducing themselves. Furthermore, students will develop their vocabulary in the classroom and determine the meaning of new and unfamiliar words with visual illustrations.

Unit Two: Ma journée (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will describe their typical day and their interests. They will practice using words and action verbs to describe daily tasks. Students will discover vocabulary to explain food preferences and lunch time. They will also learn to read stories with images and explore websites related to after school activities.

Unit Three: Suis mes directions! (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn to give clear directions. They will practice giving orders and following instructions. Students will watch videos and listen to audio to locate objects and places on a map. Finally, they will learn to ask questions to situate themselves in a new environment.

Unit Four: Animals (31-Hours)

In this unit, students will learn about different animals and their main characteristics. They will learn new vocabulary through songs, videos and articles. With the help of visual texts, they will discover wild animals and their natural habitat. Students will examine interactions between humans and animals, and strategies they can use to improve these interactions.

Unit Five: Les Festivals au Canada (34-Hours)

In this unit, students will listen to songs, and conversations and read texts that describe Canadian festivals and seasonal events. They will practice phrases to describe seasons, weather and clothing. They will also practise their writing skills by creating a poster for French festivals.

Resources required by the student:

  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work,
  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • Stable internet connection

Resources provided by Canadian Global School 

  • Access to Google Suites or Microsoft Education for word processing software and presentation software. (The school will distribute accounts to students).
  • Supplemental Readings
  • Access to Canva for Education if needed

Note: This course is entirely online and does not require or rely on any textbook.

Resources Needed:

This course is entirely online and does not require nor rely on any textbook. Students will require the following resources:

  • Laptop and/or personal computer (preferably with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser)
  • Stable internet connection
  • A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to digitize handwritten or hand-drawn work
  • Access to video recording and handwritten work scanning (mobile phone, tablet, iPad, webcams)
  • A physical binder, folder, or notebook for offline activities
  • Paper, pencil
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Teaching Strategies

Using a variety of instructional strategies, the teacher will provide numerous opportunities for students to develop skills of inquiry, problem solving, and communication as they investigate and learn fundamental concepts. The integration of critical thinking and critical inquiry skills will provide a powerful tool for reasoning and problem solving, and is reflected in a meaningful blend of both process and content Throughout this course students will:

  • Interact in student-paced and instructor-paced interactive, engaging instructional lessons.
  • Understand the value of diversity in learning and in society
  • Refine their existing compensatory strategies for learning and develop additional strategies to help meet their potential as learners and use them throughout the elementary grades.
  • Cultivate problem-solving skills to become independent learners. 
  • Opportunities to learn in various ways- individually, cooperatively, independently, with teacher direction, through hands-on experiences, and through examples followed by practice. 
  • Accomplish prompts on interactive lessons, students can reflect on different texts. In addition, constant communication with teachers ensures that the students understand complex topics and apply them in their writing. They can also accomplish other tasks through the use of animations, videos, discussion forums, live chat and other interactive objects.
  • The course relies on the help of a teacher to support young learners through the lessons. The teacher will be working in facilitating the course content and participating in discussions to support students in developing communication skills.