Suggested Titles for Grade 4
Author
Abbott, Tony
Baglio, Ben
Barrows, Annie
Bauer, Marion
Blade, Adam
Burnett, Frances Hodgen
Carman, Patrick
Cleary, Beverly
Clements, Andrew
Danziger, Paula
Davies, Jacqueline
DiCamillo, Kate
DiTerlizzi, Tony
Dixon, Franklin
Dowell, Frances O’Roark
Farley, Walter
Friedman, Laurie
Gregory, Kristina
Grindley, Sally
Gutman, Dan
Han, Jenny
Harkrader, Lisa
Harper, Charise
Harvery, Jacqueline
Hasimoto, Meika
Klimo ,Kate
Look, Lenore
Luper, Eric
Title
Secrets of Droon
Animal Ark (series)
Magic Half
Golden Ghost
Beast Quest (series)
Secret Garden
Dark Hills Divide
Ralph S. Mouse, Henry Huggins, Ribsy, and
other titles
All titles; Keepers of the School series
Amber Brown; The Cat Ate my Gymsuit;
There’s a Bat in Bunk Five
Lemonade War (series)
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of
a Mouse; Miraculous Journey of Edward
Tulane
Spiderwick Chronicles (series)
The Hardy Boys Secret Files (series)
Phineas L. Maguire Erupts: the First
Experiment
Black Stallion
Mallory series
Cabin Creek Mysteries( series)
Dear Max
Baseball Adventures, Get Rich Quick Club,
The Talent Show, Nightmare at the Book
Fair
Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream
Adventures of Beanboy
Just Grace (series)
Alice Miranda (series)
The Magic Bake Shop
Dragon Keepers (series)
Alvin Ho titles
Jeremy Bender vs. the Cupcake Cadets
Lupica, Mike
Markey, Kevin
Mazer, Anne
McAlister, Angela
McDonald, Megan
Myers, Laurie
Peirce, Lincoln
Sachar, Louis
Schroeder, Lisa
Scieszka, Jon
Simon, Cocoa
Spinelli, Eileen
Spinelli, Jerry
St. George, Judith
Stout, Shawn
Tarshis, Lauren
Various Authors
Various Authors
Various Authors
Various Authors
Winkler, Henry
Yee, Lisa
Comeback Kid (series)
Super Sluggers (series)
Amazing Days of Abby Hayes (series)
Digory the Dragon Slayer; Digory and the
Lost King
Judy Moody & Stink (series)
Lewis and Clark and Me
Big Nate (series)
Wayside School (series)
It’s Raining Cupcakes & Secrets and
Sprinkles
Time Warp Trio (series)
Cupcake Diaries (series)
Dancing Pancake
Fourth Grade Rats
The Ghost, the White House, and Me
Fiona Finklestein titles
I survived titles
Eyewitness books
Scholastic True books (various nonfiction
titles)
World Book titles (nonfiction titles)
Who was…? A biography chapter book
series
Hank Zipzer & The Ghost with the Most
(series)
Bobby vs. Girls Accidentally; Bobby the
Brave Sometimes
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Suggested Magazines for Grades 3-5
American Girl
ASK (Arts & Sciences for Kids)
Cricket
Jack & Jill
Kids Discover
Time for Kids
National Geographic for Kids
Ranger Rick
Sports Illustrated for Kids
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STORY COLLAGE
ILLUSTRATED TIMELINE
Create an ABC book using at least
10 letters from the alphabet.
Include a cover for the book. The
letters must represent an
important character, description,
plot, message, setting, idea, or
feeling about the book. Each letter
needs to have a description and an
illustration.
Create a story collage using a piece
of small poster board. Be sure to
draw an appropriate setting for the
story. Next, draw or cut-out and
paste pictures that represent each
of the following information: main
characters, main events (beginning,
middle, and end), the problem,
solution, and what you liked best
about this book.
Create a timeline of the book. Your
timeline must include at least 10
major events with descriptions in
order from beginning to end of the
story along with pictures to
represent each event. You should
have a total of 10 pictures along
with your 10 major events along
your timeline.
STORY IN A BOTTLE
STORY MOBILE
PAPER PLATE TRI-ORAMA
Use a 2-liter clean, empty soda
bottle and remove the label. Create
a new label to paste on the bottle.
The new label should include: the
setting of the story, title, author's
name, and 3 facts about the story
you read along with 3 illustrations.
Fill the bottle with items that
represent the characters in the
story and what the story was about.
Create a hanging mobile with
information on both sides of each
item. Include a picture of setting
and description (on back), pictures
of each main character and facts
about each (on back), picture of the
plot and description (on back), and a
picture of your favorite part of the
book and why (on back).
Make a tri-orama out of paper
plates. Have each tri-orama scene
show an important part or event
from the story. Be sure to include
the setting and something that
demonstrates what the plot of the
story is about on each scene. Write
a summary of the book to paste on
the bottom of the tri-orama. Be
sure to include your name on the
summary page.
BOOK JACKET
STORY SCRAPBOOK
LETTER TO AUTHOR
Design a new book jacket for your
story. Front, back, and inside flaps
should be filled with: cover
illustration of setting and main
characters, summary of story,
author information, and book review
quotes. Be sure to use your own
words for this project.
Create a scrapbook about the story.
Include a cover page and pages
demonstrating pictures and
information on each of the following
parts of the story: characters,
setting, major events, problem, and
solution. Each picture will need to
have a brief description. Include at
least 10 photos.
Using a friendly letter format to
write a letter to the author. Your
letter must have the following
parts: a short introduction of you,
what you liked about the book and
characters, how you felt while
reading it and why, questions for
the author, and why you would
recommend this book to some one
else.
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Use the "Common Character Traits" chart below to list the traits that describe the character.
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artistic
athletic
active
beautiful
brave
bold
bossy
caring
charming
cheerful
curious
creative
courageous
considerate
cunning
daring
a dreamer
dangerous
exciting
entertaining
energetic
ferocious
funny
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friendly
fun-loving
gentle
generous
grumpy
happy
hideous
humble
hostile
honest
intelligent
independent
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lazy
messy
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Cereal Box Book Reports
FRONT OF BOX:
Use a piece of white or light colored paper to cover the front of your cereal box.
(You will probably want to create the cover before gluing it on your box.) Include
the name of the cereal and a picture. Invent a name for the cereal that is related
to the title of the book and sounds like a cereal. Do not use the exact title of the
book. You may want to look at the website for picture of previous cereal box book
reports to get some ideas. Choose a shape for the cereal as well as colors and
ingredients that all relate to the book. For example, for The Lightning Thief book,
you might invent a cereal called Bolt, a toasted oat cereal in the shape of
miniature lightning bolts.
RIGHT SIDE:
Make a 1ist of ingredients that includes the story elements Characters and
Setting. Under the heading "Ingredients," list the main characters and
write a sentence about each one. Then describe the setting. Use the
template on the attached sheet.
LEFT SIDE:
Write a summary that describes the main problem and the solution of the book. Try
to use words that will "grab" readers' attention and make them want to buy your
cereal. Use the attached template.
BACK OF BOX:
Your choice. You may create a word search, crossword puzzle, (puzzle-maker.com),
a game, or draw a picture of a scene from your story.
TOP OF BOX:
Include the title, author, number of pages, and number of stars you would give
this book if you were a book critic. The maximum number of stars would be 5.
Cereal Box Book Report Templates
Left Side of Box:
Cut out this box and place in on the right side of your cereal box.
Write a summary that describes the main problem and how the problem was solved. Try to use words
that will "grab" the readers' attention and make them want to buy your cereal.
Summary of Book:
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INGREDIENTS
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Characters:
List the main characters and write a sentence
about each one. For example, if you were using
the story "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,"
you might include the following characters:
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member of their family to spend a day at his
magi~al factory.
Setting:
Use complete sentences to tell where the story
takes place. You may find thatthere is more
than one setting in the story. for example, if
you were using the story "Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory," you might write:
The beginning of the story takes place in Charlie
Bucket's very small house that he shares with
his large family.. Once Charli~ finds th~ golden
ticket and wins the contest, the rest of the
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Every story has certain special scenes that are memorable and important to advance the action (the plot
development). Which scenes do you feel are the most significant for your story?
Work with a partner to select five of those scenes and create an accordion book that presents them in
order.
Directions for making an accordion book:
1. Cut six pieces of tagboard the same size and shape. You may choose any size or shape that can
contain writing, illustrations, and be connected at the side edges.
2. Tape the six pieces of tagboard together at the sides. (Put tape on both front and back.)
3. Design a cover for your book and illustrate the significant scenes you have selected. You may
draw directly on the tagboard or on separate paper to be glued into the book.
4. Write a brief synopsis of each scene on the appropriate book page.
5. Display your accordion book for the class!
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1. What is the author's purpose in this story?
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