This what does it mean literal non-literal language activity has 2nd to 4th grade students sort 16 food sentence cards and explain idioms. A practice page and answer key are included.

A Smarter Balanced (CAASPP / SBAC) 4th grade ELA practice test workbook for teachers, with a pretest, skill practice for all 24 standards, mixed review and 2 full-length practice tests. Answer key included, so test prep is ready to go.

Using Green Eggs and Ham Reader's Theater, students act out different parts in the story Green Eggs and Hall to learn more about Dr. Seuss.

This formal or informal English activity has 3rd to 5th grade students sort envelope situation cards by audience and rewrite informal sentences, with an answer key included for quick checking.

Using this SL.4.5 Fourth Grade Common Core Lesson, students add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

This formal informal language activity has 2nd-4th grade students sort 16 phrase cards by a top hat or ball cap and match pairs. Answer key included.

Using this Discussions Preparation Activity, students prepare for a discussion by recording thoughts in the provided graphic organizer.

Using this SL.4.4 Fourth Grade Common Core Lesson, students report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using relevant facts, descriptive details andspeak clearly.

Students plan ideas, take a discussion role and reflect on how the talk went with this 3rd to 5th grade speaking and listening activity. Includes role cards, a rules poster and planning pages.

This let's chat discussion starter activity gives 3rd to 5th Grade students 24 sentence starter cards, bookmarks and a speaker notes sheet, with a practice page and answer key included.

This Now Presenting - Report on a Topic Activity is a fun way for students to learn about Summarizing and presentations!

Using this SL.4.1 Fourth Grade Common Core Lesson, students engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Using this SL.4.2 Fourth Grade Common Core Lesson, students paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

Using this SL.4.3 Fourth Grade Common Core Lesson, students identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.

Using this SL.4.6 Fourth Grade Common Core Lesson, students determine contexts that call for formal English and situations where informal discourse is appropriate.