Going into Fourth Grade
Dear incoming Fourth Grade Parents,
The following skills are what each child should know, coming into Fourth Grade:
Math:
Students will be able to…
1. Multiplication and Division facts through 12
2. Subtraction with borrowing – Regrouping to hundreds place value
3. Multiply 1 digit by 2 digits
4. Basics of geometry
5. Basics of customary and metric units
6. Tell time to the nearest hour and ½ hour
7. Understand and recognize through the millions place value
8. Have a basic understanding of reading a bar, picture, and circle graph
9. Know, recognize, and solve key problem solving phrases (ex. In all, How many are left, find the
difference)
English Language Arts
Students will be able to…
1. Write in complete sentences with proper capitalization and punctuation
2. Recognize and use proper parts of speech and basic sentence structure – Subject, Predicate, Subject
Complement/Direct Object
3. Diagram simple sentence
4. Able to write a 5 sentence paragraph – Topic sentence, 3 supporting details, Closing sentence
5. Identify main parts of a story: Intro, Problem, Solution
6. Recognize main idea in a story
7. Recognize setting in a story
8. Differentiate between main and minor characters
9. Identify key genres – Non fiction, Fiction, Biography, Autobiography, Historical fiction
Math Apps:
First in Math
Links found on Learning Spots
Surveyed 4th grade class and these were some of their favorites:
Abcya.com
Coolmath.com
Mathplayground.com
Funbrain.com
4th Grade
Students must read 2 nonfiction
and 2 fiction titles (pick from the list below)
Students must complete the book reports
for the appropriate title.
Nonfiction
Fiction
Who was King Tut?
By Roberta Edwards
Double Fudge
By Judy Blume
Meteor Showers: A True Book
By J.A. Kelley
Donavan’s Word Jar
By Monalisa DeGross
Winter’s Tail
By Julianna Jatkoff
The Tiger Rising
By Kate DiCamillo
Roanoke: The Lost Colony—An Unsolved
Mystery from History
By Jane Yolen
The Hardy Boys: Secret Files #2 The Missing Mit
By Franklin W. Dixon
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Dear Caregiver:
Summer is a great time for reading!
Your child's identity as a reader and writer is growing every day. He is
continuing to build reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills as he reads
more challenging texts of increasing variety.
Literacy is a critical tool for success in life. And literacy is more than the ability
to read and write. It is the ability to find the information you need and to share
what you know.
Summer is an especially important time to encourage your child to read what
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she likes and to spend time reading just for fun. It is estimated that the "summer
slide: a time when children are away from school and regular reading, often
accounts for a loss of about two months of reading achievement.
• You and your child can use this journal as a way to share ideas about
reading, writing, and thinking about books. You can even write notes
back and forth to each other as your discussions deepen and expand.
Questions and prompts in this journal are designed to be age
appropriate and reflect both the kind of work your child was doing
last year and the kind of work your child will be expected to do in the
coming year.
• Directions are not book specific. You can use them with the books in this
packet or with other books that have captured your child's interest. The
most important thing is for your child to read, think, write, and share his
ideas about books with you.
On the first day of school, remind your child to bring this journal to his new
teacher to give her information about your child as a reader and a writer.
It will help the teacher tailor instruction in the new school year. Also note for
the teacher any point at which your child might have struggled with reading,
with the ThinkSheets, or with the journal activities. Information is the key
to communication. When everyone works together, your child can excel in
reading, writing, and learning.
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Who Was King Tut?
by Roberta Edwards illustrated by True Kelley
The tile of this book asks a question: Who was King Tut?Answer the question. Use
the chart below to organize your thoughts. Fill in the chart with details from the text
about each aspect of Tut's life. Then write 1 - 2 paragraphs explaining who he was.
King Tut
Childhood
Family
Years as Ruler
Death and Burial
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Who Was King Tut?
by Roberta Edwards illustrated by True Kelley
This book tells about the life and career of a man who overcame many obstacles to
achieve his goals. After reading the story, use the information you have learned to
complete the activity.
You are a news reporter from the past. King Tut's tomb has just been discovered,
and it is your job to tell the world about the discovery. Answer each question below
with details from the text. Then use your responses to help you write a news report
about the discovery of Tut's tomb.
Who discovered Tut's tomb?
Where was the tomb discovered?
When was the tomb discovered?
How was the tomb discovered?
What was inside the tomb?
Why was the discovery important and exciting ?
My news report:
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Meteor Showers: A True Book
by J.A. Kelley
Write a web page about meteorites. Use the information you learned from this book.
Tell what meteorites are and where they came from. In your article, also answer this
question: Why do meteors glow and burn when they hit Earth's atmosphere? Include
a photo or image with your article.
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Meteor Showers: A True Book
by J.A. Kelley
Imagine that you are a scientist who studies asteroids and meteors. Your team has
determined that an asteroid 10 miles wide is heading for Earth.
Is this asteroid large enough to do significant damage to Earth? Why or why not?
Support your answer with evidence from the book.
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Now imagine that the President of the
United States has asked you and your
team of scientists to design a space
system to prevent asteroid damage.
Draw a picture of the system in action.
Apply what you learned from the book.
Then write about your design.
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Winter's Tail
By Juliana Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, and Craig Hatkoff
Vocabulary Match
Match each vocabulary word to its definition.
1.
thrive
a. to push with great force
2.
prosthesis
b. a large crowd of human beings
3.
lagoon
c. a very brief, passing look
4.
ordeal
d. the ability to recover from illness or adversity
5.
murky
e. captured; enclosed
6.
coax
f. to grow or develop vigorously; flourish
7.
adapt
g. to imitate or copy
8.
unfazed
h. the extent of loss, damage, suffering
9.
resilience
i. an extremely difficult experience
droves
j. dark; cloudy
11.
toll
k. to adjust to new conditions or surroundings
12.
mimic
I. to persuade by gentleness or flattery
13.
thrust
14.
corralled
n. a device to replace a body part, such as an arm or leg
15.
glimpse
o. a body of shallow water separated from the ocean
by a narrow strip of land
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m. not worried or concerned
Challenge!
Pick two vocabulary words from the Vocabulary Match.
Use the two words in one sentence that gives information.
Example: People came in droves to see Winter swim with her prosthesis.
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Winter's Tail
By Juliana Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, and Craig Hatkoff
Complete the timeline by filling in the most important
events between Winter's injury and her recovery.
Fisherman Jim Savage finds Winter caught in a crab trap
in Mosquito Lagoon.
Winter adjusts to life with a new tail and lives a happy, healthy life at
Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
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Which event was most important of all? Why? Circle the event on the timeline.
Then explain why you chose it, using evidence from the text.
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Roanoke: The Lost Colony
An Unsolved Mystery From History
by Jane Yolen and Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple illustrated by Roger Roth
Several theories have been put forth to
explain what happened to the colony of
Roanoke. In your opinion, which of the
five theories offers the best explanation
for what happened? Defend and support
your argument with specific examples
from the book.
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o The No Survivors Theory
o Absorbed by Native People Theory
o The Lost at Sea Theory
o The Split Community Theory
o The White Doe Theory
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Roanoke: The Lost Colony
An Unsolved Mystery From History
by Jane Yolen and Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple illustrated by Roger Roth
Use vocabulary words from the Word Bank below to complete the colonist's journal entry.
Vocabulary Word Bank
razed
colony
destination
vicinity
fertile
charter
riddled
community
plight
muskets
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Dear Journal,
Whereas I first felt fortunate to be chosen to be part of the new 1)
I'm now feeling disheartened. The lure of gold
_____________
___ farmland made our long voyage
and 2) ________
old to be seen and the land is not as rich as
_____
3) --- ____
promised. We have yet to reach our original
of Chesapeake, as our pilot, Simon Fernandez has kept us at Roanoke.
bearable, but there is no g
Our leader, John White, traveled ahead to meet the soldiers waiting for
us at
_____
the fort. His discovery was shocking! The fort was 4)
and there were no men in sight. Only a single skeleton remained and vines
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were growing on w
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to rebuild the settlement. Althouggerr surrounds us. There are natives in the
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Raleigh, the holder of our 9) ___________
of our_hardships will cause him to
Perhaps hearing
send more supplies.
I must go and help the others now, but will write more later.
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Double Fudge
by Judy Blume
Fudge's obsession with money leads him to talk about it constantly. Use one or more
money-related words from the Word Bank below to complete each sentence. You
may use the text of Double Fudge or a dictionary to help you.
miser
retire
deposit
discount
Word Bank
account
salary
currency play
invest
bargain
1. The Hatchers take a tour of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving in Washington,
is made.
D.C., to see how U. S.
2. Mrs. Hatcher explains to Fudge that in order to take cash out of the ATM
machine you first have to
money into your
3. Fudge's friend Richie brags about the large
mother makes as a famous designer.
his
4. Sheila Tubman shakes her head at Fudge's misuse of the word
5. Whereas Mrs. Hatcher is looking for a
on shoes,
Fudge acts as if money is no object and insists on buying two pairs.
6. On the tour of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, a man advises Fudge to
his money wisely so that when he's older he'll have
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7. Rosie, the tour guide, warns Fudge not to try to pass his Fudge Bucks off as real,
or he could get in trouble for using
money.
8. Fudge assures his mom that the single moccasin the salesman sold him from
the window display to replace the shoe he lost on the subway was a real
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Double Fudge
by Judy Blume
Only Fudge could lose one brand-new shoe on the subway! Design a missing shoe
poster for Fudge to post in the subway station. Use details from the story to make
your poster accurate. Include an illustration of the lost lace-up shoe.
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Donavan's Word Jar
by Monalisa DeGross illustrated by Cheryl Hanna
Cheryl
Hanna drew
illustrations for this
Page #
This illustration best portra
Donavan's personality because.. ys
book. Pick the illustration
that you feel best shows
Donavan's personality. Explain
why you chose the illustration
using examples from the text
that tell what Donavan
is like.
My Illustration
Select
a part of
the story that is
not illustrated. Draw
your own illustration.
Tell on what page your
illustration goes, and
About My Illustration
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Donavan's Word Jar
by Monalisa DeGross illustrated by Cheryl Hanna
Donavan collected words. He kept them on slips of paper in a jar. What did
he do when the jar was full? Describe how Donavan solved his problem.
Problem: Donavan's jar of words was full. He didn't want to put his
words in a new jar, or it would soon be full, too.
Solution:
Donavan's words helped people in his grandmother's building feel
better and work together. Use the boxes below to list four words and
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explain how they helped.
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Word:
How it helped:
How it helped:
Word:
Word:
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How it helped.
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The Tiger Rising
By Kate DiCamillo
Compare your life to Rob's or Sistine's using the Comparison Graphic Organizer.
Comparison Graphic Organizer
Parson #1
Parson #2
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The Tiger Rising
By Kate DiCamillo
Pith a word from the boob that is new to you. Using a dictionary,
complete the Vocabulary Study to show what you learned about the word.
Vocabulary Study
Sentence from story:
Synonym
Word Meaning
(definition):
What is the
stem/root/base word?
What other words
can you make from
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Part of speech
What language(s)
does this word come
The Hardy Boys: Secret Files #2 The Missing Mitt
by Franklin W. Dixon illustrated by Scott Burroughs
Read each clue and use information from
the text to complete the crossword puzzle.
Across
5. where fans sit to watch a game
7. Joe and Frank's prime suspect
8. to smile broadly
9. reason for committing a crime
10. Jason's good luck charm
Down
1. never having lost a game
2. name of the Bandits'
rival team
3. Lucy's favorite game
4. Mr. Hardy's job
5. to bat a ball very gently
6. a noisy disturbance
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of innocent
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2) Jupiters 3) fetch 4) detective 5) bunt 6) commotion 8) guilty
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