Fourth Grade Student Development

Student Development


Strand	Academic/ Educational Development
Standard	The student acquires the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.

Benchmarks

1.	uses study skills effectively	Meeting Deadlines
2.	relates the decision-making process to consequences.	Being a Good Worker Choices Decision Making Prepared for Today Choosing What’s Right for Me People Who Cheat Overcoming Poor Decisions
3.	develops and implements a plan of action for improving academic skills.	Decision Making Meeting Deadlines Setting Goals
4.	demonstrates skills of good citizenship within home, school and community	Race, Religion and Culture Decision Making Choosing What’s Right for Me Trust Me, I Won’t Let You Down

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Strand	Career Development
Standard	The student acquires the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions. The student employs strategies to achieve future career success and satisfaction.

Benchmarks
1.	identifies personal hobbies and leisure activities related to interests and abilities.	Importance of Family Self Awareness
2.	understands work helps to achieve personal success	Decision Making Never Give Up Setting Goals
3.	defines the concept "future" and imagines what careers might be like in the future.	Consumerism
4.	identifies stereotypes and indicates how they affect society.	Sticking to What’s Right
5.	understands how careers relate to needs and functions of society.	Service

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Strand	Personal / Social Development
Standard	The student acquires the knowledge, attitudes, and interpersonal skills to help understand and respect self and others. The student makes decisions, sets goals, and takes action.

Benchmarks
1.	utilizes effective ways to deal with a wide variety of feelings.	Being Responsible Empathy Building My Self-Confidence Coping With Stress
2.	defines the effect of verbal and nonverbal communication on behavior.	Communication
3.	discusses ways to solve problems with friends.	Gangs Prepared for Today Choosing What’s Right for Me Trust Me, I Won’t Let You Down Empathy Violence Prevention Building My Self-Confidence Anger/Conflict Management Accepting Consequences
4.	shows responsibility for decisions.	Being Responsible Choices Choosing What’s Right for Me Code of Ethics Setting Goals Accepting Consequences
5.	describes assertive ways to deal with anger and / or conflict.	Violence Prevention Anger/Conflict Management Coping With Stress Standing Up for Me