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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.W.1.a

Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer’s purpose.

Earth’s Layers: Who Contributes The Most?

Earth’s layers will disagree about which one contributes the most to the planet’s success.

Gr 1-8

Holiday Shuffle – Day vs Date

Wouldn’t some holidays be better on a certain day of the week? Should Thanksgiving have a set date?

Gr 1-8

Domesticated Animals Tournament

Which domesticated animal will win the tournament?

Gr 1-8

Robot Writing: Acropolis

One painting of ruins. Three robots. Three pieces of writing. Who wrote it best?

Gr 1-8

Robot Writing: Orchestra

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots based on a beautiful painting and decide who wins!

Gr 1-8

Famous Structures

The Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House — group them, pick the best from each group, then design your own.

Gr 1-8

Introducing Universal Theme of Conflict

So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Conflict? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.

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

Introducing Universal Theme of Power

So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Power? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.

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

Precipitation Tournament

Eight types of precipitation battle it out in this tournament.

Gr 1-8

Tournament of Presidents

So who was the strangest of these eight presidents?

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: States of Matter

How is each of the states of matter not like the others?

Gr 1-8

Order Can Be Natural or Constructed

When is order natural and when is it designed by people?

Gr 1-8

Create A Civilization: A Change In Government

It’s a great moment for your civilization! Power is moving from the hands of a few to a more democratic government.

Gr 1-8

What Would Poetry Think About Prose?

Poetry and Prose meet at a party. What would they say to each other? How would they feel about each other’s style?

Gr 1-8

Improving Presentations 2: Planning The Outline

After watching some great presenters, let’s outline your presentation!

Gr 2-8

Creating A Classroom Motto

Starting with specific examples of fantastic classroom behavior, your class will end up with one sentence summing up their expectations. It’s a classroom motto!

Gr 1-8

Teaching Criticism

Ask students to go beyond “I don’t like it” and form critical opinions based on a set of criteria. Students can produce written arguments or turn their opinion into oral presentations.

Gr 1-8

Better Stories Part 1: The Big Idea

We open our unit on narrative writing with a big idea: “structure increases creativity.” I show how this is true by bringing in examples from across all disciplines.

Gr 1-8