Title:

Fit For Learning November MyPyramid.gov

Grade Level:

4

Subject:

Mathematics,English Language Development,History-Social Science

Author:

Fit for Learning

Lesson Plan Type:

Unit Plan

Keywords:

nutrition, fitness, exercise, health

Brief Description:

Fit for Learning is a K-6 program developed by the Santa Clara County Office of Education emphasizing healthy living activities which can be taught as part of the regular classroom curriculum. It is California Standards based in the areas of Math, Science, English-Language Arts, History-Social Studies and Physical Education.

For each month of the school year there is a guide for each grade level. Each months guide emphasizes a particular area of healthy living.

California State Standards Addressed:

Mathematics/4/Statistics Data Analysis and Probability
1.1,'Formulate survey questions; systematically collect and represent data on a number line; and coordinate graphs, tables, and charts.'
1.2,'Identify the mode(s) for sets of categorical data and the mode(s), median, and any apparent outliers for numerical data sets.'
English Language Arts/4/Writing
1.1,'Create multiple-paragraph compositions: a. Provide an introductory paragraph. b. Establish and support a central idea with a topic sentence at or near the beginning of the first paragraph. c. Include supporting paragraphs with simple facts, details, and explanations. d. Conclude with a paragraph that summarizes the points. e. Use correct indention.'
1.3,'Use traditional structures for conveying information (e.g., chronological order, cause and effect, similarity and difference, posing and answering a question).'
1.4,'Write fluidly and legibly in cursive or joined italic.'
1.5,'Quote or paraphrase information sources, citing them appropriately.'
1.6,'Locate information in reference texts by using organizational features (e.g., prefaces, appendixes).'
1.7,'Use various reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, card catalog, encyclopedia, online information) as an aid to writing.'
1.8,'Understand the organization of almanacs, newspapers, and periodicals and how to use those print materials.'
1.9,'Demonstrate basic keyboarding skills and familiarity with computer terminology (e.g., cursor, software, memory, disk drive, hard drive).'
1.1,'Edit and revise selected drafts to improve coherence and progression by adding, deleting, consolidating, and rearranging text.'
2.1,'Write narratives: a. Relate ideas, observations, or recollections of an event or experience. b. Provide a context to enable the reader to imagine the world of the event or experience. c. Use concrete sensory details. d. Provide insight into why the selected event or experience is memorable.'
2.2,'Write responses to literature: a. Demonstrate an understanding of the literary work. b. Support judgments through references to both the text and prior knowledge.'
2.3,'Write information reports: a. Frame a central question about an issue or situation. b. Include facts and details for focus. c. Draw from more than one source of information (e.g., speakers, books, newspapers, other media sources).'
2.4,'Write summaries that contain the main ideas of the reading selection and the most significant details.'
English Language Arts/4/Written and Oral English Language Conventions
1.7,'Spell correctly roots, inflections, suffixes and prefixes, and syllable constructions.'
English Language Arts/4/Listening and Speaking
1.1,'Ask thoughtful questions and respond to relevant questions with appropriate elaboration in oral settings.'
1.2,'Summarize major ideas and supporting evidence presented in spoken messages and formal presentations.'
1.3,'Identify how language usages (e.g., sayings, expressions) reflect regions and cultures.'
1.4,'Give precise directions and instructions.'
1.5,'Present effective introductions and conclusions that guide and inform the listener's understanding of important ideas and evidence.'
1.6,'Use traditional structures for conveying information (e.g., cause and effect, similarity and difference, posing and answering a question).'
1.7,'Emphasize points in ways that help the listener or viewer to follow important ideas and concepts.'
1.8,'Use details, examples, anecdotes, or experiences to explain or clarify information.'
1.9,'Use volume, pitch, phrasing, pace, modulation, and gestures appropriately to enhance meaning.'
1.1,'Evaluate the role of the media in focusing attention on events and in forming opinions on issues.'
2.1,'Make narrative presentations: a. Relate ideas, observations, or recollections about an event or experience. b. Provide a context that enables the listener to imagine the circumstances of the event or experience. c. Provide insight into why the selected event or experience is memorable.'
2.2,'Make informational presentations: a. Frame a key question. b. Include facts and details that help listeners to focus.'
2.3,'Deliver oral summaries of articles and books that contain the main ideas of the event or article and the most significant details.'
2.4,'Recite brief poems (i.e., two or three stanzas), soliloquies, or dramatic dialogues, using clear diction, tempo, volume, and phrasing.'
History-Social Science/4/California: A Changing State
1.4,'Identify the locations of the Pacific Ocean, rivers, valleys, and mountain passes and explain their effects on the growth of towns.'
1.5,'Use maps, charts, and pictures to describe how communities in California vary in land use, vegetation, wildlife, climate, population density, architecture, services, and transportation.'
4.7,'Trace the evolution of California's water system into a network of dams, aqueducts, and reservoirs.'

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