RI.4 Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4
:"Informational Text"
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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Context Clues Table
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Context Clues Table
Context clues help readers discern the meaning of new vocabulary terms in their reading. Use this worksheet to help your students organize unfamiliar words and transfer their context clues and definitions to a table.
4th Grade
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Language Frames: Nonfiction Summary
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Language Frames: Nonfiction Summary
Support discussions about main ideas and summarization with these helpful language frames. This worksheet will help your students organize their thoughts and information from a nonfiction paragraph or text.
4th Grade
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State Scavenger Hunt
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State Scavenger Hunt
This state scavenger hunt will challenge your fourth grader's knowledge of U.S. geography, as well as help him practice following written directions.
4th Grade
Social studies
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Amendments Quiz
Interactive Worksheet
Amendments Quiz
Children put their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution to the test with this simple quiz!
Social studies
Interactive Worksheet
Make a Summary: Butterflies
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Make a Summary: Butterflies
Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.
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Nonfiction Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details
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Nonfiction Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details
This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.
Kindergarten
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April Fools' Day Hoaxes
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April Fools' Day Hoaxes
Read about six epic April Fools' Day hoaxes in this reading comprehension worksheet.
3rd Grade
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Graphic Organizer: Cause & Effect
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Graphic Organizer: Cause & Effect
Use this graphic organizer to support learners' understanding of cause and effect in the books they read.
3rd Grade
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Charts, Graphs, and Diagrams in Nonfiction
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Charts, Graphs, and Diagrams in Nonfiction
This resource helps your EL students identify and explain charts, graphs, and diagrams.
4th Grade
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Cause and Effect: Structure
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Cause and Effect: Structure
Use this worksheet to help your students analyze and talk about cause-and-effect text structure.
4th Grade
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The Underground Railroad
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad helped thousands of enslaved Americans find freedom. In this worksheet, your student will learn about this historic network.
4th Grade
Social studies
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Jazz Greats: Etta James
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Jazz Greats: Etta James
This worksheet on Etta James celebrates the legacy of this African American singer of soul and jazz.
4th Grade
Social studies
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Clara Barton
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Clara Barton
Learn more about Clara Barton, an incredible woman who made many advances in medical care and started the American Red Cross.
4th Grade
Social studies
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Find the Main Idea: The Moon
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Find the Main Idea: The Moon
Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy worksheet.
4th Grade
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Local Government
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Local Government
Your young learner will discover the basics of local government with this worksheet all about municipalities.
3rd Grade
Social studies
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Underground Railroad: Songs of Freedom
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Underground Railroad: Songs of Freedom
Children learn about three songs that inspired and gave hope to the people who fled slavery via the Underground Railroad, then answer questions about what they have learned.
4th Grade
Social studies
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African American Inventors
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African American Inventors
Your young historian will learn about the some of the most notable African American inventors with this worksheet.
4th Grade
Social studies
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History of Jazz
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History of Jazz
Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.
4th Grade
Social studies
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The Seven Continents
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The Seven Continents
In this intro-to-the-Earth worksheet, kids can cut out the seven continents and place them on the globe.
4th Grade
Social studies
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Constellation Legends
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Constellation Legends
Constellation legends are full of adventure. These worksheets focus on the constellations Perseus, Andromeda, Queen Cassiopeia and the sea monster Cetus.
Social studies
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Rabbit Moon
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Rabbit Moon
There are lots of stories around the world for the rabbit moon: a rabbit image seen in the shadows on the moon's face. Here's one for young moon-gazers!
4th Grade
Social studies
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Chocolate: A Short and Sweet History
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Chocolate: A Short and Sweet History
In this fascinating worksheet, children learn about the history of chocolate, from its ancient ceremonial use to the invention of the chocolate candy bar.
4th Grade
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Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt
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Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt
Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.
4th Grade
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Historical Heroes: Susan B. Anthony
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Historical Heroes: Susan B. Anthony
Children learn about Susan B. Anthony, an abolitionist and civil rights advocate best remembered for her contributions to the women's suffrage movement.
Social studies
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The Mayflower
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The Mayflower
Learn all about The Mayflower, the famous ship the Pilgrims made their great journey in.
4th Grade
Social studies
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Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
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Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.
3rd Grade
Social studies
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Julia Child Biography
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Julia Child Biography
Kids who are just starting to read nonfiction can get their feet wet with this easy Julia Child biography that has a quick comprehension exercise at the end.
4th Grade
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Ada Lovelace Biography
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Ada Lovelace Biography
Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.
4th Grade
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Making Comparisons with a Venn Diagram: Bessie Coleman and Mae Jemison
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Making Comparisons with a Venn Diagram: Bessie Coleman and Mae Jemison
Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.
4th Grade
Social studies
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Finding the Main Idea: Madam C.J. Walker
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Finding the Main Idea: Madam C.J. Walker
Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.
4th Grade
Social studies
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