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Grade 4

• Language

  • 4.L.1
  • 4.L.1.b
  • 4.L.1.c
  • 4.L.1.d
  • 4.L.1.e
  • 4.L.1.f
  • 4.L.1.g
  • 4.L.1.h
  • 4.L.2
  • 4.L.2.c
  • 4.L.2.d
  • 4.L.3
  • 4.L.3.a
  • 4.L.3.b
  • 4.L.3.c
  • 4.L.4
  • 4.L.4.a
  • 4.L.4.b
  • 4.L.5
  • 4.L.5.a
  • 4.L.5.b
  • 4.L.5.c
  • 4.L.6

• Reading: Foundational Skills

  • 4.RF.3
  • 4.RF.3.b
  • 4.RF.3.c
  • 4.RF.4.a
  • 4.RF.4.b
  • 4.RF.4.c

• Reading: Informational

  • 4.RI.1
  • 4.RI.2
  • 4.RI.3
  • 4.RI.4
  • 4.RI.5
  • 4.RI.6
  • 4.RI.7
  • 4.RI.8
  • 4.RI.9
  • 4.RI.10

• Reading: Literature

  • 4.RL.1
  • 4.RL.2
  • 4.RL.3
  • 4.RL.4
  • 4.RL.5
  • 4.RL.6
  • 4.RL.7
  • 4.RL.9
  • 4.RL.10

• Speaking & Listening

  • 4.SL.1
  • 4.SL.1.a
  • 4.SL.1.b
  • 4.SL.1.c
  • 4.SL.1.d
  • 4.SL.2
  • 4.SL.3
  • 4.SL.4
  • 4.SL.5
  • 4.SL.6

• Writing

  • 4.W.1
  • 4.W.1.a
  • 4.W.1.b
  • 4.W.1.c
  • 4.W.1.d
  • 4.W.2
  • 4.W.2.a
  • 4.W.2.b
  • 4.W.2.c
  • 4.W.2.d
  • 4.W.3
  • 4.W.3.a
  • 4.W.3.b
  • 4.W.3.c
  • 4.W.3.d
  • 4.W.3.e
  • 4.W.4
  • 4.W.5
  • 4.W.6
  • 4.W.7
  • 4.W.8
  • 4.W.9
  • 4.W.9.a
  • 4.W.9.b
  • 4.W.10

• Writing Foundational Skills

  • 4.WF.1
  • 4.WF.1.a
  • 4.WF.1.b

Arizona ELA Standard: 4.L.5

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Gr 1-8

Antagonyms: Dust, Clip, and Left

Dust can mean “remove dust” but also “add more dust!”

Gr 1-8

Word Ladder: Wild to Tame (5-steps)

COLD to COOL. BAND to SING. Change one letter at a time — can you find the path?

Gr 1-8

Plexidemokinesis (Greek and Latin)

What on earth is a Plexidemokinesis? Break apart the Greek and Latin roots, figure out what it should mean, then invent what it describes.

Gr 1-8

Aquamorphotron (Greek and Latin)

What on earth is a Aquamorphotron? Break apart the Greek and Latin roots, figure out what it should mean, then invent what it describes.

Gr 1-8

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Theta

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Gr 1-8

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Eta

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Gr 1-8

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Zeta

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Gr 1-8

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Epsilon

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Gr 1-8

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Delta

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Gr 1-8

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Gamma

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Gr 1-8

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Beta

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Gr 1-8

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Alpha

Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?

Gr 1-8

Parts of Speech Party – Change

How many different ways can we use the word “change”? Let’s find out in this Parts of Speech Party!

Gr 2-8

Super Specific Similes – Strong Uncle

Let’s make this simile about a strong uncle even more specific.

Gr 2-8

Super Specific Similes – Slimy Broccoli

Start with a basic simile. Now make it more specific. Now even more. Watch how much better writing gets with each round.

Gr 1-8

Idioms About Money

Five sets of idioms related to money.

Gr 1-8

Idioms About Fire

Five sets of idioms related to fire!

Gr 3-8

Idiom Tasks

Four fantastically terrific tasks for a weekly idiom study.

Gr 3-8

Idioms about Weather

Five sets of idioms related to the weather.

Gr 1-8

Idioms About Red

Five sets of idioms related to the color red.

Gr 1-8

Sets of Idioms Related to Numbers

Two sets of idioms related to numbers.

Gr 1-8

Five Sets of Bird and Bug Idioms

Five sets of idioms related to birds (and bugs).

Gr 2-8

Sets of Idioms Related to Body Parts

Five sets of five idioms, all related to body parts!

Gr 1-8

Sets of Idioms Related to Food

Five sets of five idioms, all related to food.

Gr 1-8

Parts of Speech Tournament

Which part of speech is most useful? Interesting? Strange?

Gr 1-8

Antonym Paths

Does the antonym of an antonym bring us back to the same meaning?

Gr 1-8

Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite

Let’s start with “As cold as fire.”

Gr 1-8

Fancier Figurative Language: Move the Simile

What if we started a sentence with the simile?

Gr 3-8

Word Ladder: Kid to Old (5-steps)

COLD to COOL. BAND to SING. Change one letter at a time — can you find the path?

Gr 1-5

Word Ladder – Sun to Hot (5-steps)

COLD to COOL. BAND to SING. Change one letter at a time — can you find the path?

Gr 1-8

Ambiguous Sentences

Rather than just demand that students “write clearly,” we’ll explore the hazards of poorly written sentences… and maybe create one of our own!

Gr 1-8

Fancier Figurative Language: Advanced Repetition

Is your students’ use of repetition limited to, “The girl was very, very, very fast.”? Let’s borrow some ideas from Shakespeare!

Gr 2-8

What’s In My Brain: Cute Baby vs Fast Cheetah

Can students spot similes vs metaphors?

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Sets of Idioms

Why do we say ‘break a leg’? Five themed sets of idioms your students will actually remember.

Gr 1-8

Paradox: Crocodile Dilemma

A crocodile makes a deal. But the deal creates a paradox. Can your students untangle a 2,000-year-old logic puzzle?

Gr 1-8

Paradox: The Liar’s Paradox

Nothing like a paradox to get your kids brains exploding 🤯! This one starts with five simple words: “This statement is a lie.”

Gr 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Synonym Graphs

So, which is happiest: happy, joyful, or ecstatic? Which is most temporary?

Gr 1-8

Multiple Meaning Matcher – Introduction

Your students will try to match up definitions that belong to the same homophone in this brain-boggling vocab puzzle.

Gr 1-8

Content Imperatives: Paradox

How can one idea pull in opposite directions, being both true and false or right and wrong at the same time? It’s time to explore Paradoxes!

Gr 1-8

Depth and Complexity: 👄 Language of the Discipline

Imagine a construction worker who doesn’t know the name of a screwdriver or a doctor who can’t remember what to call your neck. It’s pretty hard to communicate well without knowing the 👄 Language of the Discipline!

Gr 3-8

Common English Words From Other Languages

Bored with typical spelling studies? Let’s dig into the origins of common English words from other languages!

Gr 1-8

Fancier Figurative Language: Start with a Cliche

We’ll start with the cliché “as cold as ice” and go somewhere much more interesting.

Gr 1-8