Fourth Grade

I love having something that I can turn to and an excellent scope and sequence for writing. It's especially fantastic because, as a school-wide program, the kids build on what they are learning year to year... which is why when I introduced topic sentences, almost ALL of the kids were already familiar with the concept and the types of sentences we use.

This FREE product includes one passage with no prep comprehension and text dependent activities!This is an exclusive freebie is designed to give you a snapshot of my Reading Comprehension Passages and Activities for 4th and 5th Grade that are no prep and Common Core aligned. This exclusive freebie is NOT included in the bundle and can be used year round.

Fourth grade is the big leap from little kid to big kid. It’s a year of great strides academically, socially and emotionally. Taking on fourth grade this year? We’ve pulled together 50 of the best tips and tricks for teaching fourth grade from our very own WeAreTeachers HELPLINE! and around the Web.

I LOVE making charts! Step into my classroom and you’ll probably say, "Wow, someone has too much time!" but to be honest, I don’t! I just love them so much and love the way they are useful but can add so much character (sometimes literally) to our walls. They help the kids remember stories, access words they’ve learned, or recall tools to help them organize their thinking.

Upper elementary classroom tips and ideas with a focus on classroom management, student engagement, & cooperative learning.

Summary writing is a vital skill, which any English Language Arts student should acquire; learning to summarize will help them learn to analyze what they read, write concisely and paraphrase.

This is my latest word work game for Prefixes, Root words and Suffixes. I was inspired to make this for my students while I was giving them a challenge to come up with a few prefix + root word + suffix words of their own. The root words in this collection do not change their form when the suffixes are added.

Elementary teachers share tried and true resources tested in our own classrooms - Classroom Tested Resources

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

Teaching blog with a focus on Middle / High school students covering ELA, Science and Social Studies.

This reading worksheet's a good way for 4th graders to boost vocabulary and spelling, and a great tool to get in shape for standardized testing.

My popular Spelling Roll-A-Word inspired me to create a more comprehensive set of dice games to be used to enhance your reading and language arts class!

My fourth graders and I have recently updated our 1:1 iPad Menu in Guided Reading. We have discovered some amazing apps to use with our district curriculum and Daily Five, which we have actually changed to Daily Six. It is so important to give students a voice and choice to show what they know and what they are learning.

Emoji's are a thing! I love "rolling" with the trends and things that will easily engage students, don't you? It's what makes learning fun and always different.

An assortment of five reading logs designed for 4th and 5th grade students.  We have included the files in a PDF form and PowerPoint so you can adjust as needed for your class.

I've come to learn that anchor charts are just as necssary in intermediate classrooms--and may even be more beneficial--than in a primary room! Anchor charts are very big in my school and the students here have learned to look for them in their classrooms over the years. My students in the past couple years really rely on these charts and I am always pleased to see a student referring to one when they are working independently.