A retro arcade game where 4th grade kids read each clue and tap the critter holding the matching word, using Greek and Latin roots like tele, scope, port and graph. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
This simple, compound, and complex sentences worksheet helps 4th grade students identify and combine sentence types using clauses and conjunctions. Includes a complete answer key for fast, no-prep grammar practice at home or school.
This Adjectives Fill in the Blanks Worksheet gives 4th graders ten sentences and a word bank of vivid describing words to complete, with an answer key included — perfect for building descriptive vocabulary and no-prep grammar practice.
This Myths Legends Worksheet helps 4th graders tell the two genres apart, then apply what they learn to an original legend passage. Answer key included — a no-prep way to build genre knowledge and text evidence skills.
Penny teaches kids what a preposition is and how to pick the one that tells where, one step at a time. Kids practice with friendly hints, then show what they know in a 5-question quiz. Quiz scores go to HFT Classroom automatically.
A matching idioms worksheet where 4th graders draw a line to connect six common idioms to their meanings. Includes an answer key for quick, no-prep figurative language practice.
Using the Science Songs (MP3 Album), students learn about different science concepts while listening to these upbeat and catchy songs.
The Edit Common or Proper Nouns Worksheet has 4th Grade students proofread a paragraph for missing capital letters, rewrite each proper noun, and sort nouns as common or proper. Answer key included.
Students underline, write, and build complete subjects in this Subject of the Sentence Worksheet, a three-part grammar page for 4th grade. An answer key is included, so checking work takes only seconds.
This Suffix ABLE and IBLE Worksheet helps 4th graders add -able or -ible and sort words by their ending across three quick activities. Answer key included — perfect for no-prep phonics and spelling practice.
These contractions flash cards help kindergarten to 4th grade students see how two words join to make a contraction, with 24 fold-over cards and a practice page. Answer key included.
These adjective flash cards help kindergarten through 4th grade children describe 18 bright pictures with fold-over word cards and model sentences. A practice page and answer key are included.
Using the Noun Song (Lyric Music Video), students will be able to define, give examples and use adjectives in their own writing using the catchy and memorable lyrics.
This Comparative & Superlative Adverbs Worksheet asks 4th graders to write the correct -er, -est, more, or most form of each adverb. Includes an answer key for quick, no-prep grammar practice.
A fourth grade relative and possessive pronouns worksheet with two word banks and ten fill-in-the-blank sentences. Includes a complete answer key for quick, no-prep grammar practice at home or school.
These prefix flash cards help kindergarten to 4th grade students learn 24 common prefixes, their meanings and an example word for each. Fold-over cards, a practice page and an answer key are included.
Using this Blank Lesson Plan template, you will be able to plan your lessons for the entire week for six different subjects.
This antonyms worksheet has 4th grade students rewrite sentences using the opposite word, then match three leftover words from the box. An answer key is included, so vocabulary practice checks itself.
This finding homophones worksheet asks 4th grade students to hunt down eight misused homophones inside a garden paragraph and write the word that belongs. An answer key is included, so checking the work takes seconds.
Using the Verb Rap Song (MP3), students will be able to define, give examples and use verbs in their own writing using the catchy and memorable lyrics.
Word nerds in the making
Fourth grade English is where kids start taking words apart and putting sentences together on purpose. They use Greek and Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes to figure out new words (tele + phone = far + sound), and they learn idioms, similes and other figurative language. In grammar, they write complete sentences, fix fragments and run-ons, use relative pronouns like who and which, and choose precise adjectives and adverbs. They also learn to spot homophones and commonly confused words. The click moment is when a student meets "transportation" for the first time and works it out alone.
Fourth graders love being word experts. These moves give them the tools and plenty of reasons to show off.
Post one root a day, like "port" (carry). Teams have three minutes to list words with it: transport, portable, export. Then they explain how "carry" fits each one. A game format turns roots into a daily habit instead of a list to memorize.
Why it works: playful practice with a clear goal keeps kids practicing longer, and simple learning games have been shown to build real skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
Try it withGreek and Latin Roots GameGamesOpen it →Flash a prefix card and kids call out its meaning and one word that uses it. Keep it to two minutes at the start of class. Quick retrieval every day beats a big vocabulary test on Friday.
Why it works: a big review of study methods ranked quick self-quizzing among the most powerful ways to remember (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withPrefix Flash CardsFlash CardsOpen it →Write two short sentences on the board: "The dog barked. The mail carrier arrived." Think aloud as you join them with because, when or although. Kids then rewrite a choppy paragraph from their own writing the same way.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withSimple, Compound, and Complex Sentences WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Grammar and vocabulary can get the whole room laughing. These are our go-tos.
WorksheetsKids match idioms to their meanings, then draw the silly literal version. "Raining cats and dogs" never gets old.
Open Matching Idioms Worksheet →
WorksheetsFind the homophones hiding in sentences, then write a goofy sentence that uses a pair correctly.
Open Finding Homophones Worksheet →
VideosA catchy song reviews persons, places and things before a grammar lesson. Fourth graders will pretend it's too young for them and sing every word.
Open Noun Song (Lyric Music Video) →Teacher favorites right now: Greek and Latin Roots Game, Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences Worksheet and Adjectives Fill in the Blanks Worksheet.
Fourth graders study vocabulary through Greek and Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes, plus figurative language like idioms and similes. Grammar covers complete sentences, relative pronouns, adjectives and adverbs, and commonly confused words. Reading and writing grow longer and more detailed too.
Talk about word parts when you meet a new word: "bio means life, so what might biography mean?" Reading every day is the biggest vocabulary builder of all, and talking about the book helps even more.
They should write complete sentences and fix fragments and run-ons, use correct capitalization and commas, and choose words like who, whose, which and that. They also learn progressive verb tenses, like "I was running."
They're word parts borrowed from ancient languages that show up in thousands of English words. Knowing a few, like "graph" (write) or "spect" (look), helps kids decode big words in science and social studies.
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