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What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know

by: HIRSCH, E.D. JR

What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know

by: HIRSCH, E.D. JR

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9780385337656
ISBN 10:
0385337655
Edition: Revised
Format: Trade Paper
Copyright: 05/31/2005
Publisher: Delta
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Grade by grade, these groundbreaking and successful books provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of a good education for first to sixth graders. B & W photographs, linecuts, and maps throughout; two-color printing.

Acknowledgments

xiii

A Note to Parents and Teachers

Introduction to the Revised Edition

xvii

General Introduction to the Core Knowledge Series

xix

I. Language and Literature

Introduction

(2)

Poetry

(14)

Monday's Child Is Fair of Face

(1)

Humanity

(1)

Fog

(1)

Clouds

(1)

the drum

(1)

Things

(1)

Dreams

(1)

Afternoon on a Hill

(1)

The Rhinoceros

(1)

The Pobble Who Has No Toes

(1)

A Tragic Story

(1)

Clarence

(1)

Paul Revere's Ride

(4)

Concord Hymn

(1)

George Washington

(2)

Stories and Myths

(29)

The Fire on the Mountain

(3)

The Wonderful Chuang Brocade

(4)

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

(2)

Saint George and the Dragon

(1)

Robin Hood

(2)

Robinson Crusoe

(3)

Gulliver's Travels

(3)

Treasure Island

(4)

Rip Van Winkle

(3)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

(4)

Learning about Language

(9)

Parts of Speech

(1)

Complete Sentences

(1)

Subject-Verb Agreement

(1)

Run-on Sentences

(1)

Kinds of Sentences

(1)

Commas

(1)

Apostrophes

(1)

Quotation Marks

(1)

Synonyms and Antonyms

(1)

Homophones

(1)

Prefixes

(1)

Suffixes

(1)

Writing and Research

(2)

Sayings and Phrases

(13)

As the crow flies

(1)

Beauty is only skin deep

(1)

The bigger they are, the harder they fall

(1)

Birds of a feather flock together

(1)

Blow hot and cold

(1)

Break the ice

(1)

Bull in a china shop

(1)

Bury the hatchet

(1)

Can't hold a candle to

(1)

Don't count your chickens before they hatch

(1)

Don't put all your eggs in one basket

(1)

Etc.

(1)

Go to pot

(1)

Half a loaf is better than none

(1)

Haste makes waste

(1)

Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone

(1)

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place

(1)

Live and let live

(1)

Make ends meet

(1)

Make hay while the sun shines

(1)

Money burning a hole in your pocket

(1)

On the warpath

(1)

Once in a blue moon

(1)

One picture is worth a thousand words

(1)

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

(1)

RSVP

(1)

Run-of-the-mill

(1)

Seeing is believing

(1)

Shipshape

(1)

Through thick and thin

(1)

Timbuktu

(1)

Two wrongs don't make a right

(1)

When it rains it pours

(1)

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink

(4)

II. History and Geography

Introduction

(1)

World Geography

(9)

Maps

(2)

Hemispheres

(1)

Coordinates

(1)

Map Scale

(1)

What a Relief!

(1)

Mountains of the World

(1)

American Mountains

(2)

Why a Tall Mountain Is a Young Mountain

(1)

The High Peaks of the Himalayas

(1)

African Mountains

(1)

The Alps

(1)

Europe in the Middle Ages

(15)

After Rome

(1)

The Barbarians

(1)

Were the Dark Ages Really So Dark?

(1)

The Rise of the Christian Church

(1)

Charlemagne

(1)

Feudalism

(1)

Lords and Castles

(1)

Life in a Castle

(2)

The Life of a Knight

(1)

Chivalry

(1)

Medieval Towns

(1)

Learning Your Trade

(1)

Charters and Churches

(1)

England: The Rise of a Medieval Kingdom

(1)

William the Conqueror

(1)

Henry II

(1)

Murder in the Cathedral

(1)

From the Magna Carta to Parliament

(1)

The Black Death

(1)

The Hundred Years' War

(1)

Joan of Arc

(1)

The End of the Middle Ages

(1)

The Rise of Islam

(7)

The Prophet Muhammad

(1)

Trouble in Mecca

(1)

Muhammad's Return

(1)

The Qur'an

(1)

The Five Pillars of Islam

(1)

Spreading the Word of Islam

(1)

The Crusades

(2)

African Kingdoms

101

(8)

The Geography of Africa

101

(1)

Egypt and Kush

102

(1)

Axum

103

(1)

Trading Caravans

104

(1)

West African Kingdoms

104

(1)

Mali

105

(2)

Ibn Batuta: World Traveler

107

(1)

Songhai

107

(2)

China: Dynasties and Conquerors

109

(6)

Qin Shihuangdi

109

(1)

The Han Dynasty

110

(1)

The Tang Dynasty

111

(1)

The Song Dynasty

112

(1)

The Mongol Invasions

112

(1)

Marco Polo

113

(1)

The Ming Dynasty

114

(1)

The Voyages of Zheng He

114

(1)

The American Revolution

115

(14)

Our Country in 1750

115

(1)

The French and Indian War

115

(1)

Taxation without Representation

115

(1)

A Massacre and a Tea Party in Boston

116

(1)

The First Continental Congress

117

(1)

The War of Words

117

(1)

The Redcoats Are Coming!

118

(1)

Lexington and Concord

119

(1)

Bunker Hill

119

(1)

The Second Continental Congress

120

(1)

Who Had the Advantage?

120

(1)

Breaking Ties: The Declaration of Independence

121

(1)

The Words of the Declaration

122

(2)

``The Times That Try Men's Souls''

124

(1)

Saratoga

124

(1)

The French Enter the War

125

(1)

More European Friends

126

(1)

Women in the Revolution

126

(1)

Heroes and Villains

127

(1)

Valley Forge

127

(1)

War's End: ``The World Turned Upside Down''

128

(1)

Making a Constitutional Government

129

(8)

Starting Over

129

(1)

The Articles of Confederation

129

(1)

Shays' Rebellion

130

(1)

Drafting the Constitution

130

(1)

James Madison: Father of the Constitution

130

(1)

Debates and Compromises: The Constitutional Convention of 1787

131

(1)

Slavery and the ``Three-Fifths Compromise''

132

(1)

What Does the Constitution Say and Do?

133

(2)

Checks and Balances

135

(1)

The Bill of Rights

135

(1)

National, State, and Local Governments

136

(1)

Early Presidents and Politics

137

(9)

Our First President: George Washington

137

(1)

The Beginning of Political Parties

137

(2)

A New Capital City

139

(1)

Our Second President: John Adams

139

(1)

Best of Friends, Worst of Enemies

140

(1)

Our Third President: Thomas Jefferson

141

(1)

Mr. Jefferson's Big Purchase

141

(1)

Lewis and Clark

142

(1)

Our Fourth President: James Madison

142

(1)

The War of 1812

142

(1)

Our Fifth President: James Monroe

143

(1)

The Problem of Slavery

143

(1)

The Monroe Doctrine

144

(1)

Our Sixth President: John Quincy Adams

144

(1)

Our Seventh President: Andrew Jackson

145

(1)

Reformers

146

(6)

Making a More Perfect Nation

146

(1)

Women's Rights

146

(1)

Sojourner Truth

147

(4)

III. Visual Arts

Introduction

151

(1)

Art of the Middle Ages

152

(4)

Cathedrals

152

(2)

Books of Silver and Gold

154

(1)

Medieval Tapestries

155

(1)

Islamic Art and Architecture

156

(3)

The Alhambra

156

(1)

The Dome of the Rock

157

(1)

The Taj Mahal

157

(1)

The Word of Allah, Decorated

158

(1)

Art of Africa

159

(2)

Dancing Antelopes

159

(1)

Portraits in Clay and Bronze

159

(1)

A Portrait Mask of an African Queen

160

(1)

Art of China

161

(2)

Paintings on Silk

161

(1)

The Art of Handwriting

161

(1)

Why Are Cups and Soucers Called China?

162

(1)

American Art

163

(7)

Portraits of Patriots

163

(1)

Painting Revolutionary History

164

(1)

Little Mountain, Great Architect

165

(4)

IV. Music

Introduction

169

(1)

The Elements of Music

170

(5)

Make a Note of It!

170

(1)

Shorter and Longer Notes

170

(1)

Give It a Rest!

171

(1)

Measures and Time Signatures

172

(1)

The Treble Clef

172

(1)

The Composer's Language

173

(1)

Sharps and Flats

174

(1)

Listening and Understanding

175

(7)

The Orchestra

175

(1)

A Magical Musical Tour

176

(1)

The Instrument We All Can Play

177

(1)

Voices, High and Low

178

(1)

Music of the Middle Ages

178

(1)

George Frideric Handel (1685--1759)

179

(1)

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732--1809)

179

(1)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756--1791)

180

(2)

Some Songs for Fourth Graders

182

(6)

Auld Lang Syne

182

(1)

Cockles and Mussels

183

(1)

Comin' Through the Rye

184

(1)

Loch Lomond

184

(1)

My Grandfather's Clock

185

(1)

Waltzing Matilda

186

(1)

The Yellow Rose of Texas

187

(1)

Songs of the U.S. Armed Forces

188

(4)

The Army Goes Rolling Along

188

(1)

The Marine's Hymn

188

(1)

Air Force Song

188

(3)

V. Mathematics

Introduction

191

(1)

Numbers and Number Sense

192

(8)

Place Value

192

(1)

The Value of Digits

193

(1)

Commas and Place Value

193

(1)

Comparing Numbers

193

(1)

Standard Form and Expanded Form

194

(1)

Using a Number Line

194

(1)

Negative Numbers

194

(1)

Rounding

195

(1)

Perfect Squares

195

(1)

Square Roots

196

(1)

Roman Numerals

196

(2)

Graphs

198

(1)

Plotting Points on a Grid

199

(1)

Multiplication

200

(9)

Multiplication Review

200

(1)

A Property of Multiplication

200

(1)

Multiples

201

(1)

Common Multiples

202

(1)

Multiplying by Tens

202

(1)

Multiplying by Two-Digit Numbers

203

(1)

Multiplying by Hundreds

204

(1)

Multiplying by Three-Digit Numbers

205

(1)

Multiplying by Thousands

206

(1)

Multiplication with Zeros

206

(1)

Checking Multiplication

207

(1)

Multiplying Three Factors

208

(1)

Division

209

(11)

Division Review

209

(1)

Factors

209

(1)

Common Factors

209

(1)

Prime Numbers

210

(1)

Composite Numbers

210

(1)

Dividend, Divisor, Quotient

210

(1)

Three Ways of Writing Division Problems

210

(1)

Divide and Conquer

210

(1)

Understanding Remainders

211

(1)

Zeros in Quotients

212

(1)

The Number of Digits in a Quotient

213

(1)

Dividing Larger Numbers

213

(1)

Mental Division

214

(1)

Dividing by Tens

214

(1)

Dividing by Two-Digit Numbers

215

(1)

Adjusting the Quotient

216

(1)

Dividing Thousands

216

(2)

Estimating Quotients

218

(1)

Letters That Stand for Numbers

218

(1)

Equality Properties

219

(1)

Fractions and Decimals

220

(11)

Fractions

220

(1)

Improper Fractions

220

(1)

Mixed Numbers

221

(1)

Equivalent Fractions

221

(1)

Putting Fractions in Lowest Terms

222

(1)

Comparing Fractions

223

(1)

Adding Fractions

224

(1)

Subtracting Fractions

225

(1)

Expressing Simple Outcomes

225

(1)

Decimals

226

(1)

Reading and Writing Decimals

227

(1)

Decimals as Fractions

227

(1)

Rounding Decimals

228

(1)

Comparing Decimals

228

(1)

Comparing Decimals and Fractions

228

(1)

Reading Decimals on a Number Line

228

(1)

Adding and Subtracting Decimals

229

(1)

Making Change

230

(1)

Measurement

231

(6)

Measuring Length in U.S. Customary Units

231

(1)

Measuring Length in Metric Units

232

(1)

Measuring Weight in U.S. Customary Units

233

(1)

Measuring Weight in Metric Units

234

(1)

Measuring Capacity in U.S. Customary Units

234

(1)

Measuring Capacity in Metric Units

234

(1)

Getting to Know the Metric System

235

(1)

Adding and Subtracting with Different Units

235

(1)

Changing Units of Time

236

(1)

Adding and Subtracting Time

236

(1)

Geometry

237

(15)

Planes, Points, and Segments

237

(1)

Lines and Rays

237

(1)

Angles

238

(1)

Types of Angles

238

(1)

Intersecting, Perpendicular, and Parallel Lines

239

(1)

Polygons, Triangles

239

(1)

Quadrilaterals and Diagonals

240

(1)

Kinds of Quadrilaterals

241

(1)

Rectangles and Squares

241

(1)

Other Polygons

242

(1)

Circles

243

(1)

Similar Figures

243

(1)

The Area of a Rectangle

244

(1)

Square Units

245

(1)

Volume

246

(5)

VI. Science

Introduction

251

(1)

The Human Body

252

(6)

Circulation and Respiration

252

(1)

The Heart

252

(1)

The Blood Vessels

253

(1)

Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

254

(1)

What Is Blood and Why Do We Need It?

254

(1)

Cleaning the Blood

255

(1)

Understanding and Preserving Your Heart

255

(1)

What's Your Blood Type?

256

(1)

The Lungs

256

(1)

What about Smoking?

257

(1)

Chemistry

258

(7)

Cutting a Cube

258

(1)

What Are Atoms Made Of?

258

(1)

Drawing an Atom

259

(1)

Larger Atoms

260

(1)

Can We Break Open an Electron?

260

(1)

Different Kinds of Atoms

261

(1)

Measuring That Stuff

262

(2)

Solutions

264

(1)

Electricity

265

(4)

Zap!

265

(1)

Static Electricity

265

(1)

Making Light out of Electrons

266

(1)

Conductors and Insulators

267

(1)

Electromagnets

268

(1)

Geology

269

(11)

Layers of Planet Earth

269

(1)

Earthquakes

270

(1)

Earth's Moving Plates

271

(1)

Volcanoes

272

(1)

World-Famous Volcanoes

272

(1)

Hot Springs and Geysers

273

(1)

Drifting Continents

274

(1)

Building Mountains over Time

274

(1)

Dome-shaped Mountains

275

(1)

Folded Mountains

275

(1)

Fault-block Mountains

275

(1)

Making Rocks

276

(1)

From Boulder to Rock to Pebble to Soil

277

(1)

Erosion

278

(1)

Layer upon Layer

279

(1)

Meteorology

280

(8)

The Fascinating World of Weather

280

(1)

Layers of Air

280

(2)

Uneven Heating

282

(1)

Winds

282

(1)

Weather Patterns

283

(1)

Cloud Families

283

(1)

When Push Comes to Shove

284

(1)

Lightning and Thunder

285

(1)

Tornadoes

286

(1)

Hurricanes

286

(1)

Forecasting the Weather

287

(1)

Science Biographies

288

(5)

Elizabeth Blackwell

288

(1)

Charles Drew

289

(1)

Michael Faraday

290

(3)

Illustration and Photo Credits

293

(1)

Text Credits and Sources

294

(1)

Index

295

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