Grade 4 ELA

Reading Strategies

Lessons

Introduction Page Preview Main idea: Use Key Details to Determine the Main Idea Main idea: Finding the Main Idea in Informational Text Main idea: Combining Information from Two Texts Inference and theme: Which Book Title Goes with the Picture? Inference and theme: Finding the Theme: Lessons in Stories Inference and theme: Draw Inferences from a Text Inference and theme: Reading Detective: Making Predictions Character: Understanding Characters: Actions Speak Loudly! Character: Comparing and Contrasting Characters Author's purpose: Author's Purpose: Why Was It Written? Author's perspective: Distinguish Points of View Author's perspective: Finding Details in Text Text structure: Understanding Sequence: Butterfly Life Cycle Text structure: Compare and Contrast Text Structure Text structure: Understanding Cause and Effect Text structure: Problem and Solution Text structure: Identify Text Structures Sensory details: Sort Sensory Details Sensory details: Identify Sensory Details Literary devices: Identify Similes and Metaphors Literary devices: Similes and Metaphors with Pictures Literary devices: Determine Meanings of Similes and Metaphors Literary devices: Understanding Allusions Literary devices: Figures of Speech: Antithesis & More Story elements: Narrative Point of View Story elements: Understanding Story Elements Visual elements: Compare Mythological Illustrations Visual elements: Read Graphic Organizers Text features: Select and Use Text Features Poetry elements: Label the Rhyme Scheme Poetry elements: Identify Elements of Poetry Literary texts: level 1: Read Fantasy with Illustrations Literary texts: level 1: Read Realistic Fiction with Illustrations Literary texts: level 1: Read Science Fiction with Illustrations Literary texts: level 2: Reading Between the Lines: Making Inferences Literary texts: level 2: Reading Between the Lines: Making Inferences(2) Literary texts: level 2: Analyzing Poetry: Figurative Language Literary texts: level 2: Read Drama Informational texts: level 1: Determine the Main Idea of a Text Informational texts: level 1: Read About Art, Music, and Traditions Informational texts: level 1: Read About Famous Places Informational texts: level 1: Read About Sports and Hobbies Informational texts: level 2: Read About Famous People Informational texts: level 2: Read About Business and Technology Informational texts: level 2: Read About Science and Nature Informational texts: level 2: Finding the Main Idea: Animal Camouflage

Writing Strategies

Vocabulary

Lessons

Prefixes and suffixes: Identify Base Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes Prefixes and suffixes: Determine Word Meanings with pre-, re-, or mis- Prefixes and suffixes: Use the Prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Prefixes and suffixes: Determine Word Meanings with -ful or -less Prefixes and suffixes: Determine Word Meanings with -ly or -ness Prefixes and suffixes: Determine Word Meanings with -able or -ment Prefixes and suffixes: Determine Word Meanings with Suffixes (Review) Prefixes and suffixes: Determine Word Meanings with Prefixes and Suffixes (Review) Prefixes and suffixes: Sort Words with Prefixes and Suffixes by Meaning Prefixes and suffixes: Sort Words by Part of Speech (Suffixes) Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Word Patterns Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Related Words Greek and Latin roots: Sort Words by Shared Greek or Latin Roots Greek and Latin roots: Use Greek and Latin Roots as Clues to the Meanings of Words Greek and Latin roots: Use Word Meanings as Clues to Root Meanings Greek and Latin roots: Determine the Meanings of Greek and Latin Roots Greek and Latin roots: Determine the Meanings of Words with Greek and Latin Roots Greek and Latin roots: Match Words with Roots to Their Meanings Compound words: Form Compound Words with Pictures Compound words: Form Compound Words Compound words: Form and Use Compound Words Categories: Select the Members of a Group Categories: Select the Word That Doesn't Belong Synonyms and antonyms: Choose the Synonym Synonyms and antonyms: Which Sentence Has the Same Meaning? Synonyms and antonyms: Find Synonyms in Context Synonyms and antonyms: Choose the Antonym Synonyms and antonyms: Which Sentence Uses an Antonym? Synonyms and antonyms: Find Antonyms in Context Homophones and homonyms: Homophones with Pictures Homophones and homonyms: Identify Homophones Homophones and homonyms: Use the Correct Homophone Homophones and homonyms: Multiple-Meaning Words with Pictures Homophones and homonyms: Which Definition Matches the Sentence? Homophones and homonyms: Which Sentence Matches the Definition? Idioms and adages: Determine the Meaning of Idioms from Context Idioms and adages: Identify the Meaning of Idioms and Adages Idioms and adages: Determine the Meaning of Idioms from Context – Set 2 Idioms and adages: Identify the Meaning of Idioms and Adages – Set 2 Shades of meaning: Shades of Meaning with Pictures Shades of meaning: Word Nuances Shades of meaning: Understanding Connotation Context clues: Word Detectives: Using Context Clues Context clues: Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context Context clues: Use Context to Identify the Meaning of a Word Context clues: Using Text and Visuals Context clues: Use Academic Vocabulary in Context Reference skills: Order Alphabetically Based on the First Letter Reference skills: Order Alphabetically (First Two Letters) Reference skills: Order Alphabetically (First Three Letters) Reference skills: Order Alphabetically (Challenge) Reference skills: Use Guide Words Reference skills: Use Dictionary Entries Reference skills: Use Dictionary Definitions Reference skills: Use Thesaurus Entries

Grammar and Mechanics

Lessons

Spelling: Spelling with Prefixes: dis-, mis-, pre- Spelling: Spelling with Suffixes: -able, -ish, -ment Spelling: Spelling with Affixes (Review) Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Set 1) Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Set 2) Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Review) Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Set 3) Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Set 4) Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Review) Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Cumulative Review) Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Four Types of Sentences Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Sentence Parts: The Complete Subject Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Sentence Parts: The Complete Predicate Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Sentence Parts: The Simple Subject Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Sentences vs. Fragments Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Sentences vs. Run-on Sentences Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Is the Sentence Simple or Compound? Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Create Compound Sentences Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Order the Words to Create a Sentence Nouns: Which Word is a Noun? Nouns: Identify Nouns Nouns: Identify Nouns (with Abstract Nouns) Nouns: Identify Common and Proper Nouns Nouns: Form Regular Plurals with -s, -es, and -ies Nouns: Use Regular Plurals with -s, -es, and -ies Nouns: Form Regular Plurals with -s, -es, -ies, and -ves Nouns: Use Regular Plurals with -s, -es, -ies, and -ves Nouns: Is the Noun Singular or Plural? Nouns: Form and Use Irregular Plurals Nouns: Showing Ownership: Possessive Nouns Nouns: Forming Singular Possessive Nouns Nouns: Identify and Correct Errors with Plural and Possessive Nouns Pronouns: Identify Personal Pronouns Pronouns: Choose Between Subject and Object Personal Pronouns Pronouns: Replace the Noun with a Personal Pronoun Pronouns: Compound Subjects and Objects with I and Me Pronouns: Identify Possessive Pronouns Pronouns: Use Possessive Pronouns Pronouns: Choose Between Personal and Reflexive Pronouns Pronouns: Using Reflexive Pronouns Pronouns: Identify Relative Pronouns Pronouns: Use Relative Pronouns: Who and Whom Pronouns: Use Relative Pronouns: Who, Whom, Whose, Which, and That Verb types: Use Action Verbs Verb types: Identify Action Verbs Verb types: Identify Main Verbs and Helping Verbs Verb types: What Does the Modal Verb Show? Verb types: Use the Correct Modal Verb Subject-verb agreement: Singular vs. Plural Subject-verb agreement: Choosing the Subject Subject-verb agreement: Pronoun-Verb Agreement Subject-verb agreement: Use the Correct Verb with Compound Subjects Verb tense: Which Sentence is in the Regular Past Tense? Verb tense: Identify Verbs in the Regular Past Tense Verb tense: Form and Use the Regular Past Tense Verb tense: Identify the Irregular Past Tense Verb tense: Form and Use the Irregular Past Tense (Set 1) Verb tense: Form and Use the Irregular Past Tense (Set 2) Verb tense: Form and Use the Irregular Past Tense (Set 3) Verb tense: Form and Use the Irregular Past Tense (Set 4) Verb tense: Use the Correct Form of "to be" Verb tense: Use the Correct Form of "to have" Verb tense: Is the Sentence in the Past, Present, or Future Tense? Verb tense: Change the Sentence to Future Tense Verb tense: Use the Progressive Verb Tenses Verb tense: Form the Progressive Verb Tenses Verb tense: Choose Between Past Tense and Past Participle Verb tense: Use the Perfect Verb Tenses Verb tense: Form the Perfect Verb Tenses Articles: Use the Correct Article: a or an Articles: Use the Correct Article: a, an, or the Articles: Identify Articles Adjectives and adverbs: What Kind or How Many? Adjectives and adverbs: Identify the Adjective That Describes the Noun (What Kind) Adjectives and adverbs: Identify Adjectives Adjectives and adverbs: Order Adjectives Adjectives and adverbs: How, When, or Where? Adjectives and adverbs: Identify Adverbs Adjectives and adverbs: Use Relative Adverbs Adjectives and adverbs: Choose Between Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives and adverbs: Is the Word an Adjective or Adverb? Adjectives and adverbs: Use Adjectives to Compare Adjectives and adverbs: Spell Adjectives That Compare Adjectives and adverbs: Use Adjectives with "more" and "most" Adjectives and adverbs: Use Adverbs to Compare Prepositions: Identify Prepositions Prepositions: Identify Prepositions and Their Objects Prepositions: Identify prepositional phrases Prepositions: Review Conjunctions: Identify Coordinating Conjunctions Conjunctions: Identify Subordinating Conjunctions Contractions: Pronoun-Verb Contractions Contractions: Contractions with "not" Commas: Punctuation Power: Commas in a Series Commas: Commas with Dates Commas: Commas with Names of Places Commas: Commas with Direct Addresses Commas: Commas with Introductory Words and Phrases Commas: Review Capitalization: Capitalizing Names, Pets, and Titles Capitalization: Capitalizing Days, Months, and Holidays Capitalization: Capitalizing Names of Places and Geographic Features Capitalization: Capitalizing Historical Events, Periods, and Documents Capitalization: Capitalizing Proper Adjectives, Nationalities, and Languages Capitalization: Review Abbreviations: Abbreviate Days of the Week Abbreviations: Abbreviate Months of the Year Abbreviations: Abbreviate People's Titles Abbreviations: Abbreviate Customary Units of Measurement Abbreviations: Abbreviate Metric Units of Measurement Abbreviations: Abbreviate Street Names Abbreviations: Abbreviate State Names Abbreviations: Abbreviate Street Names and State Names Review Formatting: Greetings and Closings of Letters Formatting: Formatting Street Addresses Formatting: Capitalizing Titles Formatting: Formatting Titles Formatting: Formatting and Capitalizing Titles Review Formatting: Punctuating Dialogue