Core Knowledge Foundation
Unit 3: King Arthur and the Round Table
Over four weeks, fourth graders study King Arthur and the Round Table, retold by Alice M. Hadfield. Fifteen lessons take pupils through each chapter, complete word work, and the writing process to draft paragraphs, sentences, dialogue,...
Core Knowledge Foundation
Unit 1: Memoir - Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
The memoir, Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson, is the focus of a unit designed for fourth graders. Scholars begin each lesson with a warm-up, then listen to a read-aloud of a section of the book. Pupils complete word work,...
GLSEN, Inc.
Ready, Set, Respect!
Instill the importance of respect in your classroom with a comprehensive unit that focuses on positive behavior in and outside of school. Three parts, each separated into four grade-specific lessons, cover bullying, bias, name-calling,...
Portland Public Schools
Opinion: Persuasive Essay Unit Introduction
Opinion, audience, purpose. Fourth graders are introduced to the three characteristics of persuasive writing in the third unit of a year-long writing program. The 98-page packet is complete with plans, model essays, graphic organizers,...
Curated OER
Commas, Semicolons, and Colons Using Famous Quotes
Ten famous quotes are written on these slides, at first without punctuation. After giving learners a chance to punctuate the quotes, the correct punctuation is shown. Use memorable words to develop long-term grasp of how to use commas,...
Curated OER
Teacher Kit Unit 1
Nine lessons makeup a unit designed to reinforce grammar and vocabulary through practice pages based on readings of African folktales. Each lesson consists of a mini lesson, a vocabulary review, and a instructional activity. Topics...
Curated OER
Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Guide young grammarians through common sentence structures with a helpful slideshow presentation. Focusing on coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, the presentation helps individuals to see the elements that make up different...
Collège Saint Charles Garnier
Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)
For, and, nor... Spend some time getting coordinating conjunctions just right with your class. Included here are three exercises to practice using these seven connecting words correctly; each worksheet includes a fun image and plenty of...
Lesson Plansos
Guided Reading Activities with Pizzazz
Get the most out of your guided reading lessons with this collection of literacy materials. Offering a system for using color-coded tags to mark pages while reading books, as well as an assortment of comprehension and grammar worksheets,...
Curated OER
Using Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions
Teach your kids about FANBOYS! Coordinating conjunctions, or FANBOYS, join two independent clauses to make a compound sentence, but don't forget the comma! Review this popular comma rule, and give your learners this short worksheet. An...
Curated OER
Avoiding Run-on Sentences
Viewers are entertained as well as educated by the illustrations in this colorfully animated PowerPoint focused on run-on sentences.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Inner and Outer Planets
Students explore the solar system. For this planets lesson, students learn about the other planets in the solar system. They watch a video clip from National Geographic on the solar system, compare and contrast the planets and create a...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Men and Women of Space Exploration
Fourth graders research famous astronauts. For this space science instructional activity, 4th graders list famous astronauts and use reference materials and the Internet to write a report on them.
Curated OER
Friction Faction
Students create an experiment. In this friction lesson plan, students review the concept of friction and complete a bottle roll activity. Students work in groups to create their own friction experiment.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Coordinating Conjunctions
Test your knowledge on coordinating conjunctions with this quiz from Khan Academy. If you are stuck, click a link for short lesson to help you review the information.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Possessives
Tutorial explores how to use possessive nouns and adjectives correctly.
BBC
Bbc: Skillwise: English: Grammar: Word Types Quiz: Advanced Level
Assess knowledge and application of the parts of speech. Identify the part of speech within a sentence or on its own. Three levels of difficulty and immediate feedback are provided. Certificates available. Quiz can be downloaded in PDF...
English Plus+
English Plus: Commas in Addresses
Site describes and identifies how and when to use the comma in letter writing. Examples provided.
English Plus+
English Plus: Semicolons in a Series
The site discusses using semicolons with complete independent clauses, and prepositions.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Diagramming Sentences Power Point
This handy PowerPoint presentation introduces the concept of sentence diagramming. It includes a number of examples.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Avoiding Comma Splices
An interactive online quiz teaching about and correcting the use of comma splices in writing. A good tool for students to improve their writing skills.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Semicolon
What is a semicolon and how do you use it in your writing? Check out this tutorial to learn more about this punctuation mark in English sentence structure.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Colon
What is a colon and how is it used properly in your writing? This site gives examples of proper usage.