Fourth Grade Mania

These are the daily reviews I created for morning work to go along with each of my six social studies units: Native Americans, Explorers, Colonial America, American Revolution, New Nation/Government, and Westward Expansion (which includes Suffrage & Abolitionists-Famous Women). Here is the detailed information about each set. (These can be purchased separately, as well.) Native Americans This is the morning work I created for my class to complete throughout our Native American unit. In the

Use this crossword puzzle as a review, homework, class work, or as an extension for those who finish early or need something to research ahead of the class. My students love these crossword puzzles, and I am sure yours will, too! **Coming Soon: crossword puzzles on key people, battles, and a bundle of all of them!** Skills Covered: Main 10 Causes of the American Revolution: ~French and Indian War & how war debt started it all ~Sugar Act ~Quartering Act ~Stamp Act ~Townshend Act ~Tea Act ~Bos

Expanded: Westward Expansion Bundle Items These are the tests, quizzes, study guide, poster/teacher slides, crossword puzzles, and projects I use to assess my students' learning over the course of our Westward Expansion unit covering the fourth grade standards. Each of these items are also available for purchase on their own, if you would like. Included in Expanded Bundle: Main Test 3 Quizzes 1 Study Guide 2 Projects (Cereal Box and Create a Memorial) Task Cards Teaching Slides/Posters 2 Cros

This is the study guide I use to help prepare my students for their unit test during our ecosystems unit using the fourth grade standards. It covers: ~roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers ~flow of energy through a food chain ~predator/prey relationship ~how changes in the environment and food chain would affect the community and ecosystem ~What happens if there are too many or a scarcity of organisms in a food chain ~Adaptations and how they help ~Extinction-factors that contribute

These are the daily reviews I created for morning work to go along with each of my six science units: weather/water cycle, space, light, sound, simple machines, and ecosystems. Here is the detailed information about each set. (These can be purchased separately, as well.) Water Cycle/Weather This is the morning work I created for my class to complete throughout our water cycle and weather unit. In the beginning, they will utilize their resources to research the answers. As we progress through

Westward Expansion Bundle Items Assessment Bundle These are the tests, quizzes, study guide, and projects I use to assess my students' learning over the course of our Westward Expansion unit covering the fourth grade standards. Included: Main Test 3 Quizzes 1 Study Guide 2 Projects (Cereal Box and Create a Memorial) These items cover: ~Important People (Truth, Stanton, Tubman) ~Inventions (telegraph, steamboat, locomotive) ~Major events (War of 1812, Texas Annexation, Mexican Cession, Louisia

This is the set of posters I created for my class to use while teaching our unit on explorers. I am starting off the unit with just these on the walls (and I will print copies for each student to paste in their notebooks). As we learn about the explorers, students will place sticky notes with new learning, insights, questions, etc. about each explorer. I am excited to see what they learn!! Explorers Covered: Christopher Columbus Vasco Nunez de Balboa Jacques Cartier Henry Hudson Juan Ponce

This is the set of posters I created for my class to use while teaching our American Revolution unit. These have so many uses! I am starting off the unit with just these on the walls (and I will print copies for each student to paste in their notebooks). As we learn about the explorers, students will place sticky notes with new learning, insights, questions, etc. about each cause. You could also use these as a teaching document to display while discussing the causes of the American Revolution

This is the novel study I started when I taught 3rd grade and modified when I started teaching 4th grade. It has grown and morphed into this after 10 years. You will find a lot included (all has been used multiple times in my own classroom). Included in this novel study, you will find... ~chapter by chapter plans detailing what to cover during your mini lessons, writing time, vocabulary for each chapter, word work for each chapter, and any other suggested activities ~post-novel ideas/projects

This is a bundle containing all of the assessments I utilize during my exploration unit. The bundle contains: ~Quick Checks (three) 1. Columbus (obstacles, accomplishments, purpose, sponsor, and other key facts about him) 2. Juan Ponce de Leon and Vasco Nunez de Balboa (obstacles, accomplishments, purpose, sponsor, and other key facts about them) 3. Jacques Cartier, John Cabot, and Henry Hudson (obstacles, accomplishments, purpose, sponsor, and other key facts about them) ~Main Assessment ove

These multiple choice task cards will take students through what they need to know on the water cycle and weather for fourth grade. They could be modified for other grade levels as well and used as enrichment and remediation. In my classroom, I have three copies laminated, cut out, and placed on rings for my students to use during their free time as an independent (or group ) review. Included: Weather Instruments High/Low Pressure Warm/Cold Front Boiling/Freezing Point Evaporation, Condensation

Use this crossword puzzle as a review, homework, class work, or as an extension for those who finish early or need something to research ahead of the class. My students love these crossword puzzles, and I am sure yours will, too! **This crossword puzzle is a review over the seasons and day/night cycles. You can find other crossword puzzles over the 8 planets, stars, moon phases, and a space review puzzle! Look for crossword puzzles covering each of those skills more in depth and a bundle of al

These are the task cards I created to go along with each social studies unit I teach during the year! These could be used as individual practice, an assessment, a group activity, homework, or for an early finisher. I have also created a bundle with all of my science and social studies task cards, and each set is sold individually. While these were created with fourth grade in mind, various grades could use these. My students love these! Here is what is included. Native American Task Cards The

These are task cards I created to use to check for mastery with our European Explorers unit. These are designed with 4th grade in mind, but they could be used in other grades are remediation, pre-teaching, or extension. Each is open ended to ensure they are not just guessing the answer and not really taking the time to think about and apply what they know. Skills Covered ~6 Explorers (Balboa, Cartier, Columbus, Hudson, Leon, and Cabot) ~Achievements of each ~Obstacles they faced ~Purpose ~Spon

These are task cards I created to use to check for mastery with factors, multiples, divisibility, prime, and composite. These are designed with 4th grade in mind, but they could be used in other grades are remediation, pre-teaching, or extension. Each is open ended to ensure they are not just guessing the answer and not really taking the time to work them out. Skills Covered ~Finding factors ~Finding multiples ~Greatest Common Factor ~Least Common Multiple ~Defining the terms, factor, multiple

*This is ONE quick check. There is another product in my store which contains 2 quick checks for you to use over the same skills! This is the quick check I created to see where my students are during our unit on factors, multiples, prime, composite, and divisibility unit. This helps me see which areas my class (or individuals) need more help with before our unit assessment. You could also use that as an in class assignment or a homework assignment. Skills Covered: ~Factors (What are they an

UPDATED and BIG American Revolution Bundle This contains all of my American Revolution goodies I use throughout my unit in my fourth grade classroom! This is my favorite unit of the year, so I try to bring the causes alive as I am teaching this unit! This could be adjusted to fit the needs of third grade or a higher grade classroom. *Please note: All of the below items are able to be purchased separately, as well. Included: Assessment Mini Bundle: ~ 3 assessments and a study guide (one as

These are the task cards (8 sets) I created to go along with each science unit I teach during the year! These could be used as individual practice, an assessment, a group activity, homework, or for an early finisher. I have also created a bundle with all of my science and social studies task cards, and each set is sold individually. While these were created with fourth grade in mind, various grades could use these. My students love these! Water Cycle/Weather Task Cards These multiple choice t

These are task cards I created to use to check for mastery with our American Revolution unit. These are designed with 4th grade in mind, but they could be used in other grades are remediation, pre-teaching, or extension. Each is open ended to ensure they are not just guessing the answer and not really taking the time to think about and apply what they know. Skills Covered ~Major causes of the American Revolution (Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Act, Intolerable Acts, Quartering Act, Tea Act, B

This is a review game I created for my class to use while teaching our unit on ecosystems. There are 28 cards included in this set. You could use this game as a whole class review, review games for families to use, small group/center, etc. My class loves taking them and using them on their own! Check out my Instagram (fourthgrademania) or Twitter (klg2023) to see some shots of us using this and more in our classroom! Skills Covered: ~identifying roles (producers, consumers-carnivores, herb