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This Week in Fourth Grade
Week 33
Alphabetizing
Alphabetizing
When teaching students to use reference materials, such as a dictionary or thesaurus, it can be helpful to reinforce the concept of alphabetizing — and practice spelling and vocabulary skills along the way! Reinforce this skill by having your child put this week's spelling list in alphabetical order.
When teaching students to use reference materials, such as a dictionary or thesaurus, it can be helpful to reinforce the concept of alphabetizing. Through this series of activities, fourth graders will hone their ability to alphabetize — and practice spelling and vocabulary skills along the way! Reinforce this skill by having your kids put this week's spelling list in alphabetical order.
Using Reference Materials
Worksheet
Using Reference Materials
In this worksheet, children will learn about a few common resource materials and how to search for information in them alphabetically.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Spelling and Alphabetizing #1
Worksheet
Spelling and Alphabetizing #1
Children practice spelling and alphabetizing sight words in this handy practice worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Spelling and Alphabetizing #2
Worksheet
Spelling and Alphabetizing #2
Children practice spelling and alphabetizing sight words in this handy practice worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Adding Decimals
Adding Decimals
Adding up decimals can be as simple as 1-2-3! Teach students to line up digits in the same place value, move the decimal point down to the answer, and then add up the numbers from the smallest place value to the largest. Remind your young mathematicians that decimals are a part of daily life, whether they are measuring or counting money. Consider printing out a restaurant menu, and asking students to find the total amount they would pay for lunch if they ordered an entree, a side, and a drink. See who spent the most and the least amount of money!
Adding up decimals can be as simple as 1-2-3! Teach students to line up digits in the same place value, move the decimal point down to the answer, and then add up the numbers from the smallest place value to the largest. Remind your young mathematicians that decimals are a part of daily life, whether they are measuring or counting money. Consider printing out a restaurant menu, and asking students to find the total amount they would pay for lunch if they ordered an entree, a side, and a drink. See who spent the most and the least amount of money!
Decimal Addition
Worksheet
Decimal Addition
Let's get to the point: the decimal point, that is! In this worksheet, children practice adding decimals.
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Decimal Addition Practice
Worksheet
Decimal Addition Practice
Children will practice adding decimals to the hundredths place in this colorful math worksheet.
4th grade
Math
Worksheet
Practice Adding Decimals
Worksheet
Practice Adding Decimals
This worksheet offers great practice for students as they learn to add decimals to the hundredths place.
4th grade
Math
Worksheet
Compare and Contrast Texts
Compare and Contrast Texts
Identifying similarities and differences between a story element (such as the central theme of two fiction books) and comparing information in nonfiction texts are valuable reading comprehension skills. This series of resources offers kids a broad range of reading comprehension practice when it comes to comparing and contrasting different aspects of selected texts. One way to encourage your young reader to organize and record unique observations is through the use of a graphic organizer. For example, the Venn diagram visually displays how a child is processing key pieces of information.
Identifying similarities and differences between a story element (such as the central theme of two fiction books) and comparing information in nonfiction texts are valuable reading comprehension skills. This series of resources offers fourth graders a broad range of reading comprehension practice when it comes to comparing and contrasting different aspects of selected texts. One way to encourage young readers to organize and record their unique observations is through the use of a graphic organizer. Encourage students to use a Venn diagram to organize their thoughts and visually display how they are processing key pieces of information.
Compare & Contrast Nonfiction Texts: The Underground Railroad
Worksheet
Compare & Contrast Nonfiction Texts: The Underground Railroad
Students will compare two informational texts on the same topic using a Venn diagram.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
A Tale of Two Texts
Worksheet
A Tale of Two Texts
This compare and contrast exercise will give your students practice recording information about two similar fiction texts.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Compare Story Elements
Worksheet
Compare Story Elements
Use this resource to help your students track information as they compare and contrast the story elements from two fiction texts
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Pacing Your Writing Pieces
Pacing Your Writing Pieces
Fourth graders build upon fundamental writing skills and learn how to elevate their writing in this series of activities. Pacing writing can be accomplished through strategies like formatting, description, and dialogue. After familiarizing your child with these strategies, observe them start to create interesting pieces that draw their readers in. Check in on their growth by finding a quiet, calm time to work on resources like "Using Inside and Outside Details." Discover together how to "slow down" key parts of a text by infusing writing with engaging moments.
Fourth graders build upon fundamental writing skills and learn how to elevate their writing in this series of activities. Pacing writing can be accomplished through strategies like formatting, description, and dialogue. After familiarizing students with these strategies, observe them start to create interesting pieces that draw their readers in. One way to show students how to enrich a narrative, for example, is by selecting the activity geared toward thinking about "inside and outside" details. This will help young writers slow down certain parts of their writing for impact.
Using Formatting to Pace Your Piece
Worksheet
Using Formatting to Pace Your Piece
This worksheet walks students through the three main formatting strategies writers can use when organizing and pacing their narratives.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Using Dialogue to Pace Your Piece
Worksheet
Using Dialogue to Pace Your Piece
This worksheet walks students through an example of how the dialogue between two or more characters can help writers change the pacing of a narrative.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Using Inside and Outside Details to Pace Your Piece
Worksheet
Using Inside and Outside Details to Pace Your Piece
Teach students to slow the pace of the story by pausing to take stock of what’s happening around the character and inside the character's heart and mind.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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