Grade 4

In elementary school, children learn how to learn—and remember—new information. Students study a variety of subjects. These help them develop both creativity and critical-thinking skills. These skills are what they’ll need to meet the challenges in later years.

Grades K–5 set the foundation for:

  • reading
  • writing
  • listening
  • speaking
  • math
  • science
  • social studies
  • health
  • physical education
  • the arts

Fourth Grade

When students reach fourth grade, they:

  • identify themes or main ideas of texts, take notes, research, and organize information
  • solve multi-step, word-based math problems
  • add, subtract, and multiply fractions
  • measure angles, volume, mass, and time
  • study NY State history and government
  • learn more about animals, plants, natural environments, electricity, magnetism, and the ways that water, land, and air interact with one another