4th Grade Resources

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Guided Reading Strategy Cards

$2.50

This set of Guided Reading Strategy Cards includes 12 pages of cards with 12 different reading strategies (4 on a page) that can be used in guided reading groups to reinforce the reading strategy you are teaching. You might also find these cards useful to support students during Independent Reading, Conferences, or to send home for parents. The strategy cards can be printed on paper or card stock and then laminated. You can keep the cards on a binder ring or in Ziploc bags. In my 4th grade classroom, we used these cards during small group to help students “SEE” the strategy we were working on. You can find more information about these particular strategies in the book The Next Step in Guided Reading by Jan Richardson I hope you and your students find these cards useful!

Strategies Included:

*BME -(Beginning, Middle, End) a summarizing/retelling strategy

*Somebody-Wanted-But-So- A strategy to follow the plot structure and what the character wants in the story in order to summarize the story.

*5 Finger Retell- A retelling strategy to retell the characters, setting, problems, and events.

*Stop! Think. Paraphrase.- Helps students monitor their thinking.

*Who? and What?- Who is this part mostly about? What was the most important thing that happened? A strategy to keep track of the big events of the story.

*VIP {Very Important Part}- a strategy to focus on important things that are happening and character change.

*VIP {Very Important Part} Internal and External-a strategy to focus on the important things the character does (external) and how the character feels (internal)

*Ask Questions- a strategy to mark interesting parts with questions using What? How? and Why?

*It’s all about the Character!- Pay attention to the character’s action and dialogue.

*Green Questions- These types of questions can be found directly in the text. The author states the question exactly. I can GO directly to the text and find the answer. Who, What, When, Where, Why?

*Yellow Questions- I need to slow down and look in more than one place in the text to answer this kind of question. Compare & Contrast, Cause & Effect, Main Idea/Details

*Red Questions- The question is NOT answered directly in the text. I must STOP and THINK about the passage and what I know to help me answer this question.

3rd 4th Grade Math Review Word Wall Vocabulary Posters Fun Decor Cards ESL

$6.50

➕️ Engage your 3rd and 4th grade students with these FUN math word wall review posters! Great for ESL students, decor or vocabulary cards. Visuals help students master numbers, place value, operations, and more.

Enhance the math literacy in your classroom with a colorful Math Vocabulary Word Wall. This product includes math vocabulary for Grades 3-4 for the ENTIRE YEAR. Each colorful word card contains pictures and visual elements to help students gain a deeper understanding of math concepts as well as the definition for the word. This word wall is appropriate for grades 3-4.

This Vocabulary Card set will print on a half sheet page in a landscape format. To make these work in your classroom, you can simply print, put on a background such as construction paper or card stock (optional), laminate (recommended) and either post on your Math Word Wall, use for instruction, and/or stock as a resource in your Math Center. Additionally, there is a sign you can use to post as part of the display or as a label in your Math Center. The words are separated by Big Ideas for organizational purposes, although some may overlap. On the following page, you can see the Big Ideas and words contained in this set. Each section also contains a label for the big idea. This may be helpful when you store these when they are not in use or to organize in your math center.

This Math Word Wall is available for the following grade levels:

**If you are interested in this Math Word Wall in a FULL SIZE version, you can find it HERE!**

MATH TERMS INCLUDED:
Place Value & Number Sense

add
difference
digit
odd
even
parentheses
order of operations
inverse operations
number line
pattern
pattern unit
term
Associative Property of Addition
addition
subtraction
addend
benchmark
period
place value
word form
expanded form
standard form
estimate
round
sum
compare
order
greater than
less than
tenth
hundredth
Identify Property of Addition
Commutative Property of Addition
counting number

Multiplication & Division

Zero Property of Multiplication
multiplication
division
multiply
divide
equal groups
rows
columns
tape diagram
bar diagram
bar model
array
compatible numbers
Identity Property of Multiplication
Associative Property of Multiplication
Commutative Property of Multiplication
Distributive Property of Multiplication
factor
product
partial product
regroup
related facts
inequality
multiple
quotient
fact family
expression
equation
divisible
formula
mental math
dividend
divisor
partial quotient
remainder
common factor
common multiple
prime
composite
known fact
partition

Fractions & Decimals

unit fraction
numerator
denominator
fraction
common denominator
benchmark fraction
decimal system
compose
decompose
equivalent
equivalent fractions
fraction greater than one
decimal
decimal point
simplest form
equivalent decimals

Measurement & Data

mile
perimeter
tally table
temperature
frequency table
square unit
area
unit square
scale
unit
time interval
hour
minute
second
elapsed time
data
A.M.
P.M.
analog clock
digital clock
pictograph
pie graph
line graph
bar graph
capacity
line plot
Celsius
Fahrenheit
fluid ounce
gallon
half gallon
liquid volume
ounce
pound
ton
variable
height
weight
length
width
yard
foot
grid
liter
milliliter
decimeter
millimeter
centimeter
calendar
inch
gram
kilogram
meter
kilometer
key
cup
mass
pint
quart

Geometry

line segment
acute angle
line
line of symmetry
obtuse angle
right angle
ray
intersecting lines
straight angle
parallel lines
perpendicular lines
line symmetry
polygon
counterclockwise
clockwise
quadrilateral
trapezoid
parallelogram
rhombus
rectangle
square
degree
protractor
vertex
closed shape
diagonal
octagon
endpoint
hexagon
pentagon
triangle
vertical
horizontal
point
plane
right triangle
obtuse triangle
acute triangle
equilateral triangle
scalene triangle
isosceles triangle
three-dimensional figure
two-dimensional figure
base
cube
pyramid
prism
square prism
rectangular prism
sphere
triangular prism
edge
face
congruent
attribute
cone
cylinder
composite figure

Add-on Words for 3rd Grade

fact family
related facts
perimeter with formula
area with formula
volume with formula
unknown
justify
groups of
tiling
half inch
quarter inch
properties
rhombi

** Add-Ons as of 06/09/23**

-half hour
-quarter past

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3rd 4th Grade Math Review Word Wall Vocabulary Posters Fun Decor Cards ESL

Rubrics, Charts, & Checklists, OH MY!

$6.00

This mini-bundle of resources includes:
Informational Writing Student/Peer Checklist
Informational Writing Teacher Rubric for grading purposes (2 versions)
Narrative Writing Student/Peer Checklist
Narrative Writing Rubric for grading purposes (2 versions)
Opinion Writing Student/Peer Checklist
Opinion Writing Rubric for grading purposes (2 versions)
Language Arts Short Response Rubric
Character Feelings and Traits Notebook Charts
Transitional Words and Phrases Notebook Chart
Words We All Should Spell Correctly Chart
Writing an Opinion Essay Chart
Writer’s Celebrate! 3-2-1 Style

This product is one that I see myself continuously updating and adding new material. hope you enjoy and I would love to hear your feedback about this product! I am always open to ways I can improve my products:)

How to use the Checklists:
The checklists are used to help students understand what is expected of them as they move through the writing process. In addition, the checklist requires them to reflect on themselves as a writer. In my classroom, I introduce the checklist shortly after we have started the unit so they can monitor themselves as we go along. As we move towards publishing our final draft, the “I’m done” declarations dwindle. I have found the checklist reiterates specific things students can work on as a writer. Furthermore, they are required to consult one another through peer editing and revising.

The Rubrics
Reading and Writing grades are not so quick and easy anymore. Although I have the abstract mind of a Language Arts Teacher, when it comes time for grades and assessments- the “measurement” of my student’s progress can be a bit gray and I have struggled with giving my students’ a fair grade. The Writing rubrics included in this product are aligned to the checklists and allow you as the teacher to attach a grade to their final writing piece in an objective manner.

The Language Arts Short Response Rubric is a new one I am trying out this year and am very excited about!!! No longer are our assessments simply multiple choice-you got it or you don’t, a quick and easy grade. Questions and tasks are open-ended, which requires students’ to think more critically. In many standardized district or state assessments, students are required to respond to a task in an essay form AND ALSO a short response. As a teacher, assigning grades isn’t so easy anymore. I have often wondered how my classroom assessments are aligning to the district and state assessments as well as the standards overall. Alas, this product was born.

I don’t know about your students, but when my kiddos get a short response it is…definitely short!! They either answer in 2-3 words or a sentence or two that may or may not answer the question.  No more! This rubric will help you get students in the habit of answering short responses in complete sentences and require them to efficiently and quickly reflect on their work. Because after all, it is a SHORT response I use these at least once a week with a question about the current text or Read Aloud we are using in the classroom. They respond in their Reading Response Journal (or Reading Notebook). An added bonus is that throughout the year you can watch your students grow and become not only better readers, but also better writers

The Charts
Charts, charts, charts-I Love Charts. The problem is that we run out of wall space in our classrooms. I have found that students are sometimes more likely to use charts when they are at their fingertips- in their notebooks. I try to create the charts that they can continually refer to in their Reading and Writing work into half sheet versions they can simply glue into their notebooks. This product includes charts students can use in both Reading and Writing as well as a sample of charts found in the product My Opinion Matters!

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