Fourth Grade “I Can” Statements

Quarter 3

WRITING

I can write the purpose for my writing.

This means I can tell why I am writing, for whom I am writing, what I am writing, and the kind of writing I am doing.

I can write a report, personal narrative and a letter of request on the same topic.

This means I will know the correct form for all 3 writing applications without prompts.

I can write a fictional narrative.

This means I am going to write a story that is made-up.  It is similar to a fantasy, a tale that is far out.

I can write a formal letter.

This means I can write a letter to a very important person with block form.

SOCIAL STUDIES

I can identify goods and services.

This means I can list resources and costs used to produce a good or service.

I can identify the four factors of production.

This means I can explain each factor and how it relates to a business.

I can use the problem-solving process.

This mean I can identify a problem, implement a decision, and judge its effectiveness.

READING

I can identify cause and effect.

This means I will tell what happens as a result of an event.

I can identify the author's point of view.

This means I can explain what the author's point of view is in a reading selection. I will tell what the author is feeling in the reading selection.

I can make judgments.

This means I can write and defend an opinion about a specific reading selection.

I can explain the difference between fact and opinion.

This means I can identify a fact and an opinion.

I can use context clues to understand the meaning of a word.

This means that I will understand new vocabulary by examining the context of a reading selection. 

I can use dictionary skills to identify the meaning of words.  

This means I will be able to research, learn and  understand the meaning of words.

I can learn and identify homophones.

This means I will be able to use correctly, write and identify homophones.

MATH

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

using the PEPSE method.

I can read, make, and understand coordinate grids.

I can add, subtract, compare, and order fractions.

I can explain and understand probability.

I can find perimeter, area, and volume of shapes.

I can plan and make tables, charts, line plots, line graphs, and Venn

diagrams to show data.

I can multiply and divide decimal numbers (money).