Principle Approach® Resources and Noah Plan® Product Guide
Fourth Grade
Gaining a deeper understanding of American Christian principles,
fourth graders learn How the Seed of Local Self-Government Is Planted
The Noah Plan Program Overviews: Fourth Grade on CD: $12.95
Teacher and student outlines for each subject in fourth grade guide the teacher in how to pull together the Principle Approach foundational books, The Noah Plan Curriculum Guides, and the other books that are part of The Noah Plan fourth grade program. Because of the student handbook and teacher planner CD available for Bible/Reading and those planned for Literature/English, these subjects are not included in The Noah Plan Program Overviews: Fourth Grade.
About The Noah Plan Program Overviews and Student Handbooks
When children reach fourth grade, The Noah Plan Curriculum is designed to encourage students to take ownership of their education with guidance from the teacher. Therefore, teacher and student subject overviews are available for grades 4–8 (The Noah Plan Program Overviews: Fourth Grade CD). In addition, the first student handbook and teacher planner CD is now available for the elementary level Bible as Reader Program. Because the parent and teacher understand the student’s strengths and weaknesses best, they decide when a student is ready to undertake this Advanced Reading Program: in fourth, fifth or sixth grade. This is only the first in a series of student handbooks scheduled to be written for elementary-aged children.
History and Geography
Discover why many historians consider the Bible America’s founding document. Beginning with ancient history, the book presents a providential view of significant events leading to the establishment of
The Noah Plan Map Maker’s Kit: $25.95
- The Noah Plan Map Standard
- Quality colored pencils, ruler
- Student atlas, map blanks
The Noah Plan Wall Timeline: $8.50
This essential tool helps children understand providential history—God’s hand in His Story. This kit is ideal for the classroom—a wall visual showing the links on the chain of Christianity®.
Plimoth Plantation Day Packet: $15.95
Hands-on teaching through celebrating special days is a vital part of the Principle Approach. Celebrate and teach an authentic Thanksgiving with this classroom-tested resource complete with memorable recipes, Pilgrim hymns, and costume patterns.
Providential History Teacher Guide: $9.00
Complements the 55-page excerpt of William Bradford’s classic history Of Plimoth Plantation included in CHOC I. This thoughtful resource demonstrates a practical way for students to learn the Christian character of the Pilgrims by studying
Literature and English
The Principle Approach method lends itself to unit studies. As in the case with fourth grade, a student’s literature lesson will often include a history lesson. The subjects work together to form a whole curriculum that comes alive through the study of providential history in every subject.
Carry On Mr. Bowditch: $7.00
Recipient of the 1956 Newberry Award for “the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.” “Sailing by Ash Breeze”—persevering in hard times—is the theme. Nathaniel Bowditch displays his own character by teaching others navigation, and his genius and determination through a lifetime of dedicated self-education and significant contributions in the fields of mathematics, navigation, science, and linguistics.
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Teacher Guide: $9.00
This beloved biography for children is a great reason to learn American history, pioneering enterprise upon the sea, the
How to Teach Spelling: $25.95
This comprehensive resource provides a method for planning spelling lessons, suggested spelling rules, and word lists based on the Orton phonograms.
Tales from Shakespeare: $10.00
Features twenty of Shakespeare’s plays paraphrased in words children can understand to develop in each young person a love and appreciation for this master playwright. This durable hardcover edition includes beautiful illustrations.
We highly recommend the following program for phonics instruction in grades K–4. (Not included in the Fourth Grade Book Set)
The
Phone: 602.866.7801
Bible and
Fourth Grade Focus: Reading to Learn
The Advanced
(Recommended for one year in either fourth, fifth or sixth grade)
The Adventure Bible (NIV): $19.95
This children’s Bible features the readable NIV text interspersed with helpful, thought-provoking tools to attract the reader’s interest and guide the study. The Adventure Bible’s layout is colorful and dynamic. Your fourth grader will love the highlights throughout the text such as: - Let’s Live It! helps the reader apply Scripture to life - Colorful information pages for each book give an overview of the book - Life in Bible Times gives background to help children understand the context - Words to Treasure spotlights verses to memorize - People in Bible Times tells about the people groups and the individual roles in Biblical societies Advanced The first student handbook in The Noah Plan, this book guides the student in the Christian walk through studying the lives of Biblical characters and their walk with God, and also serves as a reader developing vocabulary, composition, reading, and reasoning skills. Beautiful full-color illustrations and an eye-catching layout bring Bible lessons to life. The font used in the book is one specially designed by reading experts to minimize the effects of reading disabilities such as dyslexia by ensuring that every character in the alphabet is distinct. The book is divided into quarters and daily lessons (three per week), with a mediating summary of the Bible passage and daily notebook work. The book was written with the goal of teaching children to be aware of the nearness of God and the reality of His love. Advanced The teacher planner CD shows the teacher how to teach Bible and Reading class using Advanced Reading and Reasoning Skills: Walking with Jesus. One of the reasons new teachers love our student handbook and teacher planner CD is the demonstration of how to combine the subjects together. The CD is designed to be used with The Noah Plan Reading Curriculum Guide: it includes curriculum charts, teaching strategies and tools to help students reason through reading, and helpful tips for the teacher. Packages Available for the Advanced Advanced
Advanced
- The NIV Adventure Bible
- Advanced
- Advanced
- The Noah Plan Reading Curriculum Guide
- The
Foreign Language
It is important for foreign language instruction to begin at an early age. Although we suggest French study be continued in fourth grade, we highly recommend that a romance language be taught every year.
Math
We highly recommend the following program for math in grades K–4 (to be used together with The Noah Plan Program Overviews: Fourth Grade).
RightStart™ Mathematics
Phone: 888.272.3291 or 701.254.9003
Fourth Grade Book Set: $185.50
Includes all of the thirteen fourth grade specific resources available from the Foundation at a 10% discount!