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Welcome to the 4th Grade

The Mastery Club is a club for students who love learning just for the sake of learning. It is a chance to learn all sorts of new and interesting things!

Here's how it works:

There are 50 different categories that you can try to master. You can study 1,2,3, or even all 50 of these categories by the end of the year! Whenever you feel prepared --once you feel that you have "mastered" a topic, you can approach your teachers during recess or free time, and you will be tested on that category.

If you prove that you have mastered a topic, you will receive a star on the chart. You can be anywhere from a one star to a fifty star member of the Mastery Club!

Anyone who masters 25 categories will be placed in the Mastery Club Hall of Fame which means that his or her name will be placed on the class Hall of Fame chart, to be shared with future fourth grade students.

Mastery Club List of Challenges
Mastery Challenge		Helpful Links
1.	Write the names of the 4 oceans on a blank map of the world.	Information about oceans
2.	Write the names of the 7 continents on a blank map of the world.	Information about continents
3.	Name the order of the colors of a rainbow.	Rainbows
4.	Earn 100% on an addition basic facts test.	Some practice Some math baseball
5.	Earn 100% on a subtraction basic facts test.	Some practice Some math baseball
6.	Name 10 inventors and their inventions.	Some information about inventors and inventions
7.	Name 10 baseball teams, their home cities and their home states.	The official web site of Major League Baseball
8.	List the number of days in each month	A helpful poem
9.	Spell the 7 days of the week and the 12 months of the year correctly and in order.	Months and Days of the week
10.	Name 10 countries in Europe.	European geography
11.	Name 7 of the world's deserts.	Deserts of the world
12.	Name 7 major world rivers.	Information about rivers More information
13.	Name the 5 tallest mountains in the world and the countries in which they are located.	Mountains
14.	Memorize The Pledge of Allegiance.	Learn more about the Pledge of Allegiance
15.	Label a blank map of the 13 colonies.	Some information about the colonies
16.	Name the faces that appear on US money.	Who's on our money?
17.	Name 5 of New York State’s symbols.	Information about New York
18.	Fill in a blank map of South America.	South America
19.	Name 10 countries in Africa.	Africa
20.	Define and give two examples of each of the following: alliteration, personification, simile, metaphor, cliché, onomatopoeia, idiom.	Learn about figurative language
21.	Name 15 adjectives.	What is an adjective? Find out here
22.	Name 20 verbs.	A list of verbs we commonly use
23.	List 15 common nouns and 15 proper nouns. Give the definition of common and proper nouns.	Play the noun game!
24.	Name the planets of our solar system in order.	Information about our solar system can be found here and here.
25.	Name the 1st-10th president of the U.S. in order.	The Internet Public Library Information from the Kids Almanac
26.	Name the 11th-20th U.S. president in order.
27.	Name the 21st-30th president in order.
28.	Name the 31st-current president in order.
29.	Explain how you would count in roman numerals up to 100.	What are roman numerals? A roman numeral calculator
30.	Earn 100% on the multiplication basic facts test.	Some practice Some math baseball
31.	Earn 100% on the division basic facts test.	Some practice Some math baseball
32.	Name 10 instruments in a symphony orchestra.	Information about musical instruments
33.	Label and define the layers of the Earth.	Layers of the earth
34.	Learn your multiplication facts up to the 12 times table.	Test yourself
35.	Name and explain the functions of the different parts of the brain.	Some information about the brain
36.	Define a prime number and name all of the prime numbers up to 100.	Prime numbers
37.	Name the postal codes for all 50 states.	The US Postal Service web page
38.	Fill in all 50 states on a blank map of the United States.	50 States Map Game
39.	Name 10 plays written by William Shakespeare.	A complete list of the plays of William Shakespeare
40.	Memorize the first 2 paragraphs of the poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” by William Wordsworth.	Text of the famous poem by William Wordsworth
41.	Name all 50 of the state capitals.	Information about our state capitals can be found here, here, here. A state capitals game.
42.	Name 10 national parks and the states in which they are located.	Some information about our national parks
43.	Name the 7 wonders of the ancient world.	Learn about the Ancient Wonders
44.	Name the 7 wonders of the modern world.	Learn about the Modern Wonders
45.	Recite the first paragraph of Abraham Lincoln’s famous “Gettysburg Address” by heart.	The Gettysburg Address
46.	In your own words, explain the 10 amendments that make up the Bill of Rights.	Information about the the Bill of Rights can be found here and here Game: Save the Bill of Rights
47.	Recite the preamble (the introduction) to the Constitution by heart.	A helpful song!! The text
48.	Count to 10 in Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese, and German.	Some links to help you learn to count in foreign languages can be found here, here, here and here.
49.	Name and explain the 4 stages of the water cycle.	Information about water
50.	Memorize the poem “Dreams” by Langston Hughes.	Text of the famous poem by Langston Hughes

We thank Heather Renz for this original concept, and for allowing our 4th grade to modify and adapt this wonderful club.

Do you have an idea for a challenge topic for the Mastery Club or have a link that you think would be helpful for students who want to learn more about the topics above? Feel free to email Morah Ilana with your suggestions!