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Grade 4

• Strand 1

  • 4.1.A
  • 4.1.B
  • 4.1.C
  • 4.1.D

• Strand 2

  • 4.2.A
  • 4.2.A.i
  • 4.2.A.ii
  • 4.2.A.iii
  • 4.2.A.iv
  • 4.2.A.v
  • 4.2.A.vi
  • 4.2.B
  • 4.2.B.i
  • 4.2.B.ii
  • 4.2.B.iii
  • 4.2.B.iv
  • 4.2.B.v
  • 4.2.B.vi
  • 4.2.C

• Strand 3

  • 4.3.A
  • 4.3.B
  • 4.3.C
  • 4.3.D

• Strand 4

  • 4.4

• Strand 5

  • 4.5

• Strand 6

  • 4.6.A
  • 4.6.B
  • 4.6.C
  • 4.6.D
  • 4.6.E
  • 4.6.F
  • 4.6.G
  • 4.6.H
  • 4.6.I

• Strand 7

  • 4.7.A
  • 4.7.B
  • 4.7.C
  • 4.7.D
  • 4.7.E
  • 4.7.F
  • 4.7.G

• Strand 8

  • 4.8.A
  • 4.8.B
  • 4.8.C
  • 4.8.D

• Strand 9

  • 4.9.A
  • 4.9.B
  • 4.9.C
  • 4.9.D
  • 4.9.D.i
  • 4.9.D.ii
  • 4.9.D.iii
  • 4.9.E
  • 4.9.E.i
  • 4.9.E.ii
  • 4.9.E.iii
  • 4.9.F

• Strand 10

  • 4.10.A
  • 4.10.B
  • 4.10.C
  • 4.10.D
  • 4.10.E
  • 4.10.F
  • 4.10.G

• Strand 11

  • 4.11.A
  • 4.11.B
  • 4.11.B.i
  • 4.11.B.ii
  • 4.11.C
  • 4.11.D
  • 4.11.D.i
  • 4.11.D.ii
  • 4.11.D.iii
  • 4.11.D.iv
  • 4.11.D.v
  • 4.11.D.vi
  • 4.11.D.vii
  • 4.11.D.viii
  • 4.11.D.ix
  • 4.11.D.x
  • 4.11.D.xi
  • 4.11.E

• Strand 12

  • 4.12.A
  • 4.12.B
  • 4.12.C
  • 4.12.D

• Strand 13

  • 4.13.A
  • 4.13.B
  • 4.13.C
  • 4.13.D
  • 4.13.E
  • 4.13.F
  • 4.13.G
  • 4.13.H

TEKS ELA Standard: 4.6.E

make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society

Chaos Makes Sense (Later)

In the moment, a chaotic event makes no sense. But later, that same event can feel like it was part of a larger story.

Gr 2-8

Order to Chaos: Dominoes or Dam?

Sometimes outside forces turn order into chaos. But sometimes chaos comes from within.

Gr 2-8

Power and Traditions

We compare the power of traditions shared by millions with smaller traditions shared by perhaps just one family.

Gr 1-8

Power and Symbols

When does a simple symbol have more power than a word?

Gr 2-8

Struggle Makes Us Stronger

How the lotus can teach your young students about resiliency.

Power can be Visible or Invisible

What are examples of unseen Power? And can invisible power be more powerful than visible power?

Gr 2-8

Notice, Wonder: Brooklyn

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 2-8

A System Similar to a Cell

Which parts of a cell serve a similar job to the parts of a cruise ship, human body, computer, or other system?

Gr 1-8

Compare and Create New Year’s Traditions

Hey! Our New Year traditions have a lot in common.

Gr 2-8

Introducing Universal Theme of Change

Everything changes. But how does it change? Students brainstorm dozens of examples and boil them down to one big idea.

Gr 2-8

Introducing Universal Theme of Systems

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

Gr 2-8

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 2-8

Notice, Wonder: Bloom

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 2-8

Think Like A Historian

Here’s how effects be causes and causes can be effects!

Gr 2-8

Notice, Wonder: Green Circles

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 2-8

Characters Dressed as Other Characters for Halloween

What if one character dressed up as another for Halloween? Would the Cat in the Hat pick Captain Jack Sparrow, because they’re both chaotic yet good-natured people? Would Elsa dress up as The Ice King since they are both lonely?

Gr 2-8

Generalization: Change Leads to More Change

Can you think of a time in your life when “Change lead to more change?”

Gr 1-8

Generalization: Problems Lead to New Rules, Which Lead to New Problems

Problems create rules. Rules create new problems. Can you trace the cycle in history, stories, and your own life?

Gr 1-8

Generalization: Systems Are Made up of Other Systems

A clock is a system. So is a rainforest. So is your school. Once you see systems inside systems, you can’t unsee it.

Gr 1-8

Invisible Power Can Have Visible Effects

Can you think of times when power is unseen, but we can clearly see its effects?

Gr 2-8

Create A Civilization: The River

The Nile, the Tigris, the Euphrates, the Seine, the Thames, and now… your river!

Gr 2-8

Content Imperatives: Parallel

Get students thinking broadly by exploring similarities across multiple topics. Combine with Depth and Complexity for bonus points!

Gr 1-8

Depth and Complexity: ⚖️ Ethics

Want to add drama to any topic? Use the Ethics prompt!

Gr 3-8

Depth and Complexity: 📚 Across Disciplines

No topic is an island! With the 📚 Across Disciplines prompt, students note connections within and across multiple fields.

Gr 1-8

Depth and Complexity: ⏳ Change Over Time

Want to get students thinking about how a topic has changed or might change in the future? The ⏳ Change Over Time thinking tool is just what you need!

Gr 2-8

Characters’ Talents and Multiple Intelligences

How do characters from novels line up with Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences?

Gr 3-5

Asynchrony: Developing At Different Rates (For Students)

For students! In some areas, a student may be shockingly advanced, while in others… surprisingly average. This is asynchrony in action.

Gr 3-8

Think Like An Economist

How would an economist read Goldilocks? How would they see a rainforest? How would they study the American Revolution?

Gr 2-8