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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: 4.9.D.iii

organizational patterns such as compare and contrast

Order to Chaos: Dominoes or Dam?

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

Gr 2-8

Order and Chaos Hide Inside Each Other

Chaos can contain order. Order can contain chaos! Is chaos ever truly random?

Gr 3-8

Who has more power: the Queen Bee or the Hive?

Sometimes power is concentrated in one place. Other times it is spread out.

Gr 1-8

Two Animals Switch Biomes

What if a capybara and a kangaroo rat switched homes? Would their adaptations be helpful at all?

Gr 1-8

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 1-8

Melting Ice Cream

Various desserts melt in surprisingly different ways.

Analyze Paragraphs: Baseball

Three paragraphs about baseball. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Gr 1-8

Analyze Paragraphs: Wolverines

Three paragraphs about wolverines. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Gr 1-8

Writing Technique: Contrast With Synonyms

A specific technique to help students add some spice to their writing. We’ll be contrasting two ideas using synonyms.

Gr 1-8

Holiday vs Holiday (from a Mascot’s Perspective)

Want something to do during the holiday season that is both fun and involves thinking? Get students writing about what a snowman would think about Halloween or what a ghost would think about Thanksgiving.

Gr 1-8

What’s In My Brain: May vs May

The word “may” can be used for possibility or permission. It’s a modal auxiliary verb!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8

Upgrading Compare and Contrast Writing

Upgrade compare and contrast writing with just a couple of key words.

Gr 1-8

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: 📈 Trends

Has something been changing recently? What might be causing that? What are the effects?

Gr 2-8

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

Depth and Complexity: Patterns

Can your students spot anything that repeats? Or that has stopped repeating?

Gr 2-8

Literary Technique: Juxtaposition

Put a grumpy character next to a joyful one and they make each other stand out even more. Opposites are powerful!

Gr 1-8