Fourth Grade I can Statements for Second Quarter

Reading

I can infer from a given text.

I can make inferences and draw conclusions from titles, charts,

graphs and maps.

I can make predictions from a given text.

I can determine the meaning of homophones and homographs.

I can give examples of cause and effect in nonfiction selections

using a graphic organizer.

I can distinguish fact from opinion in a selection.

I can state the point of view and identify the speaker.

I can identify the use of similes, idioms, and metaphors in selections.

I can state the meaning of similes, idioms and metaphors in a

selection.

Writing

I can write a one page report from given facts.

I can write a letter of request.

I can write a personal narrative.

I can write a response to a poem.

I can write a response to a reading selection.

Math

I can apply operations to decimals.

    This means I can read, write, show, compare, order, add and subtract

    decimals through the thousandths.

I can estimate problems using fractions, decimals or whole numbers.

    This means I can estimate answers of adding, subtracting, division or

    multiplication problems with fractions, decimals and whole numbers.

I can solve problems with money.

    This means I can solve problems counting money, making correct change

    and identifying the coins to make change.

I can solve metric measurement problems with length.

    This means I can measure with centimeters, meters and millimeters and can change

    from one unit to another. I can select the appropriate unit.

I can round numbers.

    This means I can round whole numbers to a specified place value up to millions.

I can measure length using customary measurements.

    This means I can measure with inches, quarter inches, half inches, feet and yards

    and can change from one unit to another. I can select the appropriate unit.

I can estimate sums, differences and products.

    This means I can make a reasonable guess for an answer to addition,

    subtraction or multiplication problems.

I can apply operations to multiplication problems.

    This means I can multiply two and three- digit numbers requiring several regroupings

    using various methods. I can also multiply numbers in multiples of tens.

I can apply operations to multiplication problems.

    This means I can name and identify factors and multiples of whole numbers through 100.

I can identify and classify prime and composite numbers.

    This means I can write, identify, classify and explain prime and composite numbers.

I can apply operations to division.

    This means I can divide single and double digit divisors into 3 and 4 place numbers

    with and without remainders.

I can solve problems with two or more steps and explain the results.

    This means I can analyze, solve and explain multi-step problems and interpret

    remainders with story problems which include measurement and money.

I can read, create and interpret coordinate grids.

    This means I can mark specific locations and correctly use ordered pairs on a

    coordinate grid. I can also correctly write the ordered pair for given locations on a grid.

I can apply rotations to geometric shapes.

    This means I can identify, draw and describe rotations (turns) in geometric problems.

Science

I can identify characteristics of simple physical change.

    This means I can demonstrate a physical change to an object.

I can identify characteristics of a simple chemical change.

    This means I can illustrate a chemical change to an object.

I can describe objects by the properties of the materials from which they are made.

    This means given a group of objects, I can identify physical properties.

I can separate and sort objects based on the properties.

    This means I can categorize objects.

I can explain that matter has different states.

    This means I can identify liquid, gas and solid states.

I can compare the ways the temperature of an object can be changed.

    This means I can demonstrate the various ways that the temperature of an item

    can be changed.

I can formulate instructions and communicate data in a manner that allows others to

understand and repeat an investigation or experiment.

    This means I can write the steps involved to conduct an experiment.

Social Studies

I can identify the three branches of government and describe their function.

I can explain the Ohio Constitution.

I can describe the responsibilities of a good citizen.

I can describe the cultural practices and their impact on Ohio.