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Grade 4

TEKS ELA Standard: 4.2.B

demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:

Word Ladder: Wild to Tame (5-steps)
Word Ladder: Wild to Tame (5-steps)
Students will go from “WILD” to “TAME” by changing just one letter per step.
Words Within Words: RAINBOW
Words Within Words: RAINBOW
How many words can you find within rainbow?
Words Within Words: IRELAND
Words Within Words: IRELAND
How many words can you find within Ireland?
Words Within Words: CORNMAZE
Words Within Words: CORNMAZE
How many words can you find within CORNMAZE?
Words Within Words: STUFFING
Words Within Words: STUFFING
Students will build words using the letters found in “STUFFING.”
Word Pyramid: D to ASIDE
Word Pyramid: D to ASIDE
Students will move from D to ASIDE by adding one letter at each step.
Word Pyramid: T to Patch
Word Pyramid: T to Patch
Add a letter at each step to form a new word. Can you connect the starting point and ending point?
Word Ladder: East to West (4 Steps)
Word Ladder: East to West (4 Steps)
Students will go from “East” to “West” by changing just one letter per step.
Word Ladder: Arm to Leg (6-steps)
Word Ladder: Arm to Leg (6-steps)
Students will go from “ARM” to “LEG” by changing just one letter per step.
Word Ladder: Kid to Old (5-steps)
Word Ladder: Kid to Old (5-steps)
Students will go from “KID” to “OLD” by changing just one letter per step.
Word Ladder: Sky to Red (5-steps)
Word Ladder: Sky to Red (5-steps)
Students will go from “SKY” to “RED” by changing just one letter per step.
Plurals: An Inductive Spelling Lesson
Plurals: An Inductive Spelling Lesson
Plural nouns in English are deliciously fascinating. Yet most plural lessons are so dull! In this experience, students are given a pile of plurals and then inductively create groups and pull out rules and patterns.
“Its Big Day” – A Children’s Story About Its and It’s
“Its Big Day” – A Children’s Story About Its and It’s
Let’s spice up a typically dull lesson about the difference between “its” and “it’s” by asking students to write a children’s story about the adventures of a critter named It.