Fourth Grade

Study Plan for Fourth Grade

Vision: Consolidate the knowledge acquired in previous grades, deepening Islamic values and promoting the integral development of students, preparing them to face the academic and social challenges of upcoming grades.

Spanish

• Exercise the ability to express and communicate one's own opinions, ideas, feelings, and convictions, clearly and effectively.
• Communicate messages in an orderly and logical manner, through the media.
• Critically interpret oral texts received through the media.
• Analyze brief and functional texts that expand self-knowledge and understanding of the environment.
• Reach a higher level of development in writing, considering spelling rules and proper handwriting.
• Reflect on the correct use of spelling rules and their impact on written communication.
• Expand the knowledge of the structure and functioning of the language through the correct use of the parts of the sentence.
• Develop the habit of reading as an expressive, informative, and recreational resource.
• Produce written texts of different genres, character, or purpose, with the length and level of complexity appropriate to the age and communicative situation.

Areas

1. Oral and written communication
2. Structure of the language
3. Reading comprehension
4. Literary appreciation and creation

Social Sciences

• Appreciate the geographical, economic, and social importance of the district and province.
• Recognize the positive and negative impact of modern technology and the importance of environmental conservation.
• Understand the importance of the media and its impact on the socioeconomic, cultural, and natural development of the district and especially the province.
• Value civic and moral norms, as well as respect for human rights.
• Recognize the representative elements of the Panamanian Nation.
• Learn about the historical events that took place in the district, province, and region.
• Recognize ethnic groups, authorities, and institutions, showing respect towards them and acknowledging that each has a responsibility within the district and province.

Areas

1. Nature and society in space
2. Dynamics and interaction of humans with the environment
3. Harmonious coexistence with the natural and social environment
4. Historical events of the peoples

English

• Build basic vocabulary patterns.
• Write creatively according to daily situations.
• Create short paragraphs.
• Demonstrate reading and comprehension skills.
• Practice the English language through games and varied activities.

Areas

1. Family, school, community, and country
2. People: feelings and body parts
3. Health, nutrition, and food
4. Ecology: plants and animals
5. Recreation
6. Weather, climate, time, numbers, and monetary units
7. Transportation and communication
8. Literature
9. Technology and energy

Mathematics

• Properly handle the base ten numbering system to count, read, write, and determine the relative or positional value of digits, applying the greater than and less than (<, >) relationships between natural numbers up to the thousand units.
• Read and write ordinal numbers < 100º, Roman numerals < C, and fractions with denominators < 10, 100, and 1000.
• Apply the basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (+, -, x, ÷), inverse operations in numerical calculations, and their properties in problem-solving.
• Convert units of length to multiples and submultiples and vice versa, in the International System of Units (SI) and the Imperial System.
• Draw and classify angles according to their measures, polygons according to their sides, determining the perimeter and area of some.
• Recognize the elements of the circle and geometric solids.
• Record and represent results of random experiments through tables and statistical graphs.

Areas

1. Arithmetic
2. Measurement system
3. Geometry
4. Statistics and probability

Natural Sciences

• Value the functions of interaction, nutrition, and reproduction performed by the systems and organs of the body of all living beings, as natural mechanisms that contribute to the perpetuation of species, enriching the ecological wealth of biodiversity.
• Interpret the dynamics of interrelations between the Kingdoms of Nature and the elements of the environment, recognizing the positive and negative influence of human intervention, seeking the conservation of the same.
• Recognize the various forms of energy, their influence on matter, and their applications in contemporary life to avoid misuse.
• Recognize the structure of the Earth and the general characteristics of its natural satellite, highlighting its impact on Earth, aiming to make the most of it.

Areas

1. Living beings and their functions
2. Living beings and their environment
3. Matter, energy, interactions, and changes in nature
4. Planet Earth and the universe

Physical Education

• Improve the level of psychomotor skills related to physical and emotional development.
• Improve motor coordination in body control and handling.
• Encourage the acquisition of proper and useful eating habits to guarantee high health standards.
• Promote values of cultural, national identity, and civic sentiment.
• Demonstrate skills in practicing pre-sports games.

Areas

1. Recreation and outdoor life
2. Physiology and hygiene of physical activity
3. Body and movement education
4. Sports education