The Fourth Grade Project curricula allows students to tell their story—to others and themselves—perhaps for the first time.
The interactive curricula for The Fourth Grade Project offers students a comprehensive understanding of empathy, in their classroom and beyond. Teachers gain an invaluable window into their students’ lives: past, present, and future.
The series of ten detailed, themed lesson plans can be tailored for individual teachers’ time and needs.
1. How to Interview
Comprehension and Collaboration
2. Photography
Observation and Discussion
3. About the Author
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
4. Bullying
Key Ideas and Details Speaking and Listening
5. Family Structure
Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure
6. Future Aspirations, Role Models
Key Ideas and Details Speaking and Listening
7. Geography
Key Ideas and Details Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
8. Immigration
Reading, Key Ideas and Details Writing, Text Types and Purposes
9. Religion
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Speaking and Listening
10. Worries
Key Ideas and Details
These visual narratives have resonated with teachers, students, and the public, worldwide. And now, the project has been developed into free digital curricula for download.
Ten lesson plans walk students through the process of sharing their stories and listening to others. More deeply, they teach empathy and communication skills that students can draw from for the rest of their lives.