Fourth Grade L.A.

The Horned Toad Prince

 

The Horned Prince Toad is a modern fairy tale. It includes magical characters and events which take place in the present. Reba Jo makes a promise to a horned toad that saves her at the riverbed. Once she´s safe at home, she doesn´t want to keep her promise. Has this ever happened to you? 

Spelling:long e words: prairie, calorie, honey, valley, money, finally, movie, country, empty, city, rookie, hockey, collie, breezy, jury, balcony, steady, alley, trolley, and misty 

Vocabulary: bargain, favor, lasso, offended, prairie, riverbed

Grammar:  compound sentences

Writing:  Write an e-mail invitation to a party in your kingdom to all your guest. Create a cool design.

Sophia found this great page where you can practice the vocabulary words. Click on the slide below to start.

Compound Sentences

Grandfather’s Journey

by Allan Say

This week the students will be working on a new story, Grandfather’s Journey, by Allen Say. This historical fiction story takes place in the past and could include real people. Grandfather leaves Japan as a young man and goes to live for a while in California. He goes back to Japan to marry his girlfriend and takes her to the USA. What happens next? Where does Grandfather end up?

Spelling words: long e and long o: sweet, each, three, least, freedom, below, throat, float, foam, flown, greet, season, croak, shallow, eagle, indeed, rainbow, grown, seaweed, and hollow

Vocabulary: homeland, bewildered, amazed, towering, sculptures, longed, still
Click on the cover of the book to study your vocabulary words.
Scan over the QR code to play other vocabulary games on your IPad or Tablet. 

 

Grammar: subjects and predicates

To understand better complete subjects and predicates take a look at this video.

Writing: a postcard

These are the apps you will need to download for this weeks anchor activity.

Popcarte

Dictionary.com

 

Lewis and Clark and Me 

by Laurie Myers

   

On Monday, August 25th the students will start a new story, Lewis and Clark and Me, by Laurie Myers. This story is historical fantasy; it combines historic events that really happened and fantastic ones that could not possibly happen. The narrator is a dog, “Me”. It hears, feels, and knows what is going on at the pier where it was sold and joins Lewis and Clark on an expedition.

Spelling: long A and long I: sigh, right, weigh, eight, detail, height, spray braid, bait, grain, slight, thigh, tight, raisin, trait, highway, frighten, dismay, freight, and sleigh.  

Vocabulary: docks, scan, scent, migrating, wharf, yearned, pioneer, settlers, territories, traveled. Click on the book to practice your words.
Also, scan over the QR code to play other vocabulary games on your IPad or Tablet.
 

Grammar: imperative and exclamatory sentences

Writing: a memorable day  

 

 Hello Fourth Grade, 

Click on the image and practice all your vocabulary for this week.