This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the 4th grade ELA content.
This unit is focused on figurative language, covering common core standards in language, literature for reading, and speaking and listening with the final assessment. It is designed to be used with a workshop model, where there is some form of opening for brief instruction, partner and/or independent work time, and a closing time for sharing within each lesson.
Students will look at each sentence and read the underlined idiom. Next, students select the answer that gives the meaning of the underlined idiom. Students receive immediate feedback after each sentence for their response.
Students will match each sentence with the correct idiom.
This lesson is for Grades 4 - 5 on literacy. At Home Learning Lessons are a partnership between the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, PBS North Carolina, and the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Each lesson contains a video instructional lesson, a PDF lesson plan with a transcript, and a PDF file of extension activities.
Students will look at each sentence and read the underlined idiom. Next, students select the answer that gives the meaning of the underlined idiom. Students receive immediate feedback after each sentence for their response.
Students will learn the characteristics of tall tales, reflect on a historical moment, and discover why David Crockett and others like him became important figures in American frontier history.
It's raining cats and dogs! Students explore figurative language through read-alouds, teacher modeling, and student-centered activities, further developing their understanding of the literal versus the metaphorical translations of idioms.
This resource supports English language development for English language learners. These activities teach students about the language and vocabulary associated with colors. This language includes figurative language and idioms associated with colors. Students complete matching, fill in the gap, and question with partners. Students listen, speak, read, and write in these activities. Teacher notes can be found at http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/worksheets-topic/Colour_TN.pdf .
Students will read proverbs and write to explain their inferred meanings. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.
Students will look at each sentence and read the underlined idiom. Next, students select the answer that gives the meaning of the underlined idiom. Students receive immediate feedback after each sentence for their response.
Students will match each sentence with the correct idiom.
This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 4th Grade English Language Arts.
This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 4th Grade English Language Arts.
This resource supports English language development for English language learners. These activities teach students the language and vocabulary necessary for discussing various means of transportation. Students complete brainstorming, fill in the gap, puzzle, and question activities. Students engage in conservations and create questions. Students listen, speak, read, and write. Teacher notes can be found at http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/TBW_Transport_General_TS.pdf .