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This Week in Fourth Grade
Week 13
Apostrophes
Apostrophes
Learning about apostrophes can be fun! Consider reading the playful book The Girl's Like Spaghetti by Lynne Truss. You and your child will see how the meaning of a sentence can be completely altered by simply moving, adding, or deleting an apostrophe.
Learning grammar can be fun, especially with a catchy chant! After you say, "Apostrophes have two homes!" your students can respond, "Contractions and Possessives!" Select activities that incorporate strong visuals to help reinforce when it's appropriate to add an apostrophe.
Singular Possessive Nouns
Worksheet
Singular Possessive Nouns
Children learn how to create singular possessive nouns using apostrophes in this grammar and mechanics worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Contraction Practice
Worksheet
Contraction Practice
Young writers can master contractions with this practice worksheet. Try breaking down contractions and then making contractions!
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Possessive Apostrophes in Nouns
Worksheet
Possessive Apostrophes in Nouns
Women's hats or womens' hats. This apostrophe worksheet shows where to put those tricky possessive apostrophes in nouns.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Multiplication Strategies
Multiplication Strategies
Draw an area model with your child and work together to fill in the correct values. Use place value terms, such as the ones and tens place, when discussing how this visual helped you find the product.
Choose activities that will help your students conceptually understand how to find the product of two-digit numbers. In particular, consider integrating the partial products and area model strategies into your instruction. These visual-based models help students see the computations involved in a multiplication problem.
Partial Products Method # 1
Worksheet
Partial Products Method # 1
Students learn how to use the partial product method, then use it to solve nine multi-digit multiplication problems.
4th grade
Math
Worksheet
Partial Products Method #2
Worksheet
Partial Products Method #2
Students learn how to use the partial product method, then use it to solve nine multi-digit multiplication problems.
4th grade
Math
Worksheet
Area Model Multiplication #2
Worksheet
Area Model Multiplication #2
Let's get multiplying! Area model visuals allows children to see the layers of computation within a multi-digit multiplication problem.
4th grade
Math
Worksheet
Story Elements
Story Elements
Read a short story or an excerpt from one of your kid's favorite books. As you read together, pause to ask your child a question about the problem within the plot or a main character's personality. Teaching your child to actively reflect while reading will increase their reading comprehension.
Fourth graders are starting to grasp how to identify and describe the main elements of a story, such as the problem/solution, character traits, and setting. Select an activity that will reinforce these "nuts and bolts" of reading comprehension!
Story Map
Worksheet
Story Map
Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Elements of a Story: Circle Chart
Worksheet
Elements of a Story: Circle Chart
Use this graphic organizer to help your students identify the four elements of a fictional story: characters, setting, problem, and solution.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Elements of a Story: Sort It Out!
Worksheet
Elements of a Story: Sort It Out!
During this activity, students will match parts of a story to one of four elements.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Metaphors and Similes
Metaphors and Similes
Choose a common metaphor to describe something, such as, "That boy is a walking dictionary," and ask your child if they understand what this phrase really says about the boy. If they're stuck, inform them that it's a comparison where one thing is said to be another. This should be a fun and entertaining conversation!
Show your students how to enrich their writing through the use of figurative language. Having kids practice identifying and creating similes and metaphors is a great place to start!
Metaphors and Similes
Worksheet
Metaphors and Similes
Children are introduced to Tennyson the Turtle, a reptile who likes to use metaphors and similes, in this appealing worksheet!
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Similes: Easy as Pie
Worksheet
Similes: Easy as Pie
If someone loses their glasses, are they as blind as a bee or a bat? This fill-in-the-blank worksheet introduces your child to popular similes.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Review: Metaphors and Similes
Worksheet
Review: Metaphors and Similes
Learners discover the magic of figurative language in this reading and writing exercise.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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