English Language Arts
Mathematics
Physical Education/Health
Education Science
Social StudiesSubject area descriptions are based on what students are expected to learn (provincial learning outcomes). Classroom programming may vary to accommodate local situations such as second language learners, multi-grade classrooms, and students with special needs. As well, subjects may be combined through integrated themes. Parents are encouraged to discuss specific details about their child's programming with the classroom teacher.
In all grades, students develop skills in literacy and communication, working with others, solving problems, and using technology.
Music
Students continue to develop their musical skills and understandings through a variety of learning activities.
Grade 4 students:
- Continue to read, write, and play patterns of rhythms-half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes, triplets, and rests.
- Play melodic percussion instruments, recorders, and so on.
- Sing for enjoyment and to develop vocal skills.
- Recognize intervals, sharps, flats, and hand signs, and begin sight singing.
- Develop skills for singing harmony, in parts, and with accompaniment, and write accompaniments.
- Recognize the voices of alto and soprano.
- Identify orchestral instruments by family.
Visual Arts
Through a variety of learning activities and experiences, students learn about visual art forms in their environment, make their own art, and appreciate the art of others.
Grade 4 students:
- Develop an understanding of themes in art through discussing and viewing natural and crafted materials they see around them, viewing their own and others' work, and drawing, painting, or creating three-dimensional objects.
- Use materials such as crayons, pencils, fabric, paper, watercolour, clay, and so on, either alone or in combination.
- Learn techniques such as those used for murals, slab-building and coiling with clay, papier mâché, and appliqué.
- Learn about the colour wheel, positive and negative shape, shadows, and perspective.
In the study of English language arts, Early Years students learn to listen, speak, view, represent, read, and write at different times and in different ways. Classroom learning reflects "everyday" experiences where students learn to choose and use appropriate materials for real purposes.
At the end of Grade 4, students can do many of the following learning activities/tasks:
- Talk about and reflect on their own learning and others' ideas; and set and monitor goals to improve language learning.
- Use past experiences and what they know about books, stories, and language to problem solve meaning from new texts; and explore different ways to learn, think, and respond to texts such as folktales, poetry, sculpture, news reports, videos, and so on.
- Choose topics, ask appropriate questions, and use a plan for a research project; and explore a variety of information sources such as people, libraries, maps, dictionaries, videos, technology, and so on, to answer their questions.
- Create clear and interesting oral, written, and visual presentations such as mind maps, "jot notes," graphs, stories, plays, and so on, for different audiences and purposes; and edit for complete sentences, punctuation, and spelling.
- Talk about personal responsibilities to improve working in groups; and appreciate how language is used in various ways with different community members.
From Kindergarten to Grade 12, students use seven critical processes to build their understanding of mathematics and to support lifelong learning:
- Communication—showing learning orally, through diagrams, and in writing.
- Connections—making connections among everyday situations, other subject areas, and mathematics concepts.
- Estimation/Mental Mathematics—developing understanding of numbers and quantities.
- Problem Solving—investigating problems, including those with multiple solutions.
- Reasoning—justifying thinking.
- Technology—using technology to enhance problem solving and encourage discovery of number patterns.
- Visualization—drawing on mental images to clarify concepts.
Grade 4 students:
| Patterns and Relations |
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| Statistics and Probability |
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| Shape and Space |
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| Number |
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In the combined physical education/health education curriculum, students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for leading physically active and healthy lifestyles. The curriculum content highlighted for each grade is organized within five general learning outcomes (GLOs), which are the same for each grade.
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| 1. Movement | |
| The student will demonstrate competency in selected movement skills and knowledge of movement development and physical activities with respect to different types of learning experiences, environments, and cultures. | Grade 4 students:
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| 2. Fitness Management | |
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demonstrate the ability to develop
and follow a personal fitness plan
for lifelong physical activity and
well-being.
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| 3. Safety | |
| The student will demonstrate safe and responsible behaviours to manage risks and prevent injuries in physical activity participation and in daily living. | Grade 4 students:
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| 4. Personal and Social Management | |
| The student will demonstrate the ability to develop self-understanding, to make health-enhancing decisions, to work cooperatively and fairly with others, and to build positive relationships with others. | Grade 4 students:
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| 5. Healthy Lifestyle Practices | |
| The student will demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions for healthy living related to personal health practices, active living, healthy nutritional practices, substance use and abuse, and human sexuality. | Grade 4 students:
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Physical Education/Health Education K-8...
In the Kindergarten to Grade 12 science classroom, students are actively engaged in "doing" science and developing related skills and attitudes, as well as extending their understanding of science concepts. In addition, they make links between science and daily life and appreciate both the power and limitations of science.
Grade 4 students develop an understanding of science concepts in the following units (thematic clusters):
- Habitats and Communities
- Light
- Sound
- Rocks and Minerals
These topic areas serve as contexts for students to develop the following skills, attitudes, and understanding about the nature of science:
- Recognize that scientists develop explanations from observations and what they already know about the world.
- Use tools to observe, measure, and construct.
- Construct an object or device to solve a problem, based on specific criteria.
Social studies is the study of people in relation to each other and to the world in which they live. In Manitoba, social studies comprises the disciplines of history and geography, draws upon the social sciences, and integrates relevant content from the humanities. As a study of human beings in their physical, social, and cultural environments, social studies examines the past and present, and looks toward the future. Social studies helps students acquire the skills, knowledge, and values necessary to become active democratic citizens and contributing members of their communities, locally, nationally, and globally.
Grade 4 students explore life in Canada, Manitoba, and Canada's North. They enhance their knowledge of Canada's physical and human geography and develop an awareness of Canadian citizenship and governance. Students explore the places, stories, and cultures of Manitoba and discover the diversity and shared experiences of Manitobans, past and present. They also develop an awareness of life in Canada's North through a study of the physical and human geography of one of the northern territories. Through this exploration, students develop a sense of belonging and enrich their understanding of citizenship in Manitoba and Canada.
Manitoba, Canada, and the North: Places and Stories
Cluster 1: Geography of Canada
Students study the physical geography of Manitoba and Canada, including the political boundaries and geographic regions of Canada.
Cluster 2: Living in Canada
Students enhance their awareness of Canada by examining various aspects of government, leadership, and power, including concepts related to citizenship and democracy. This study includes a focus on national,
provincial, and territorial symbols, monuments, and commemorative days.
Cluster 3: Living in Manitoba
Students explore the physical and natural environment, people, places, and communities of Manitoba. They also consider Manitoba’s contributions and links to the rest of the world.
Cluster 4: History of Manitoba
Students explore important events and individuals from Manitoba’s past. This study includes a focus on early settlement, contributions of diverse cultural communities, and ways in which life
in Manitoba has changed over time.
Cluster 5: Canada’s North
Students explore one of Canada’s northern territories. They consider the physical and human geography of the territory studied, which includes a focus on stories, traditions, and changes in ways
of life in Canada’s North. Students examine Aboriginal contributions, as well as the contribution of the North to the Canadian community.
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