Grade 4
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Grade 4 ResourcesADDING AND SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS:
http://www.orchardproject.org/adding_and_subtracting_fractions.htm
Find 10 word problems for students to learn and practice adding and subtracting fractions.STRUCTURES AROUND THE WORLD:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/structures/index.html
The Exploratorium collaborated with museums in France and Italy to build this project. Students explore structures through a series of hands-on activities, involving straws and pins, bamboo poles, clay beams, and newspaper bridges, amongst others.
NATIONAL READING VOCABULARY LIST FOR GRADE 4:
http://www.tampareads.com/vocabulary/4thgrade/index4.htm
This list is created with over 900 words, covering 36 weeks of school, with categorized lists week-by-week.4TH GRADE VOCABULARY PROJECT:
http://www.tampareads.com/vocabulary/4thgrade/introduction4.htm
Use the 4th grade vocabulary list above to integrate these strategies in your own spelling and vocabulary curriculum. They will improve standardized test performance as well as reading ability.VOCABULARY LESSON PLANS
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Language_Arts/Vocabulary
From dictionary games to building vocabulary with adjectives, scrambles, bingos... lots of exercises to strengthen vocabulary skills from grades K-12.VOCABULARY GAMES:
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/reading/prevocab.htm
These exercises were written for ESL students, but could easily be incorporated in to your own vocabulary lesson plans. One game uses vocabulary card matches to pair the word with its partner definition--the students must find the partner cards first of course.
Another activity involves using pictures to augment vocabulary development; match the level according to your class ability, and have your students help create the materials necessary for the learning games.DAILY BUZZWORD:
http://www.WordCentral.com/cgi-bin/bwwod.pl
Have your students increase their vocabulary simply by visiting Word Central for their daily buzzword each day.
Give each student a turn, and they must use the word in a sentence until someone guesses its meaning; then it is their turn to create a sentence with it, and so on...SPELLING AND VOCABULARY PLANS:
http://www.knownet.net/users/Ackley/spell_plans.html
Find loads of vocabulary games and activities to increase student word knowledge and use.
Rocky the Rockhound
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/
Gander Academy Theme Pages: Rocks and Minerals
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/rock.htm
Gallery of Mineral Photographs
http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/bestgall.htm
LIGHT AND HEAT:
http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/w_unit/LESSONS/lightisheat.html
Through a series of elementary classroom experiments, the concepts of light, heat, and energy will be explored. Students will also be introduced to the scientific method by refining observation and prediction skills.WHY DOES THE WEATHER CHANGE?
http://isd.ingham.k12.mi.us/~class/belanger.html
Through several hands-on activities, fourth grade students are introduced to changes in weather and predictability. They will complete investigations, as well as monitor and record data. The internet is also used for online storm tracking.WEATHER, HERE AND THERE:
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEred/WeatherHome.html
Six lessons for grades four through six integrate the internet with activities and explorations across the curriculum. Students will learn about the science of meteorology while using weather measuring instruments and examining concepts and patterns, and then go on to focus on weather forecasting.
Grade 4 Math
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menu/main_page.html?toc_id=0&sort=0&viewer=0
Grade 4 Math Worksheets
http://www.edhelper.com/math_grade4.htm
The Math Forum Elementary Problem of the Week
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/elempow/METRIC EQUIVALENTS:
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Measurement/MEA0007.html
Newspapers, measuring tools, and recipes are the basic units of this lesson plan on metric conversion.MEASUREMENT ACTIVITIES:
http://www.netcore.ca/~gibsonjs/m2001-7d.htm
Students convert common measurements related to their own personal data, into units of metric measurement. Further activities extend this exercise.METRIC SYSTEM PUZZLE WORKSHEET:
http://www.kidcrosswords.com/puzzles/html/pm6.htm
Students convert standard measurements to metric and complete a puzzle with this worksheet.DaisyMath
http://www.openuniversity.com/
This is a wonderful collection of math interactive math websites for elementary students.
IndiaCreated an Illustrated Dictionary
WRITING FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES:
http://tlc.ai.org/lessons/writeplp.htm
This lesson plan explores persuasive, narrative, and informative writing forms.ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS:
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm
As well as writing process instructions, students will find clear steps for writing various kinds of essays.ADDRESS WRITING ACTIVITY:
http://www.members.home.net/crafts4kids/benvelope.gif
Use the template to print out envelopes and follow directions for creative student practice on writing addresses
India Field Trip
WHAT MAKES A HERO?
http://www.mkgandhi.org/students/index.htm
You will need to explore the resources along with your class in this webquest if you plan on using it for earlier grades, but third grade should be able to follow through on their own. Five different heroes are explored through their lives and times and accomplishments. Video and audio clips are often available, and all five people can be explored through either English or Spanish text. After discovering the challenges and accomplishments of the heroes set up here, students will then consider who they consider to be a hero, and create a Kid Pix presentation for their class.
