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This is a comprehensive list of all the affixes (suffixes, prefixes, and roots) taught in HMH Into Reading for grade 4. This is great for review and creating a morphology wall.

This is a comprehensive list of all the affixes (suffixes, prefixes, and roots) taught in HMH Into Reading for grade 4. This is great for review and creating a morphology wall.

The Similes and Metaphors Song Challenge is one of my students' favorite activities every year. The Google slides include 5 popular pop songs with similes and/or metaphors in the lyrics by artists such as Harry Styles, Frozen, and Pharrell Williams. Students could raise their hand when they spot a line with figurative language. The answers are on each respective slide following each songs. The second slide includes a review of the difference between similes and metaphors. This could be an ind

Students have the opportunity to create their own restaurant menu! Students could explore cultures from all over the world and their food for any social studies/ELA project. Students could also work with decimals for math. The menu is EDITABLE so you/your students can personalize it!

The activity asks students to pick any random object and create a poster with a simile, metaphor, alliteration, and onomatopoeia about the object. The example shows ice cream. This will be great for reviewing figurative language and hanging up around the classroom! Students can edit online or use paper to create the poster.

This editing checklist follows CUPS: C: CapitalizationU: Understanding/UsageP: Punctuation S: Spelling/Spaces This will be useful for students to edit independently or for peer editing. There are checkboxes for students to make sure they have correct grammar and spelling. It is clear and student-friendly to help develop strong writers!

This includes all the pages of Crazy Hair Day / Greña, written by Kianny Antigua. This is perfect for a class/small group/individual read aloud. There are a few reading comprehension questions scattered throughout the pages, relating to point of view, context clues, making inferences, and theme. The book was written in English and Spanish, so this is perfect for bilingual students as well! Get ready for a fun and engaging read aloud!

This editing checklist follows CUPS with Chinese translations: C: CapitalizationU: Understanding/UsageP: PunctuationS: Spelling/SpacesThis will be useful for students to edit independently or for peer editing. There are checkboxes for students to make sure they have correct grammar and spelling. It is clear and student-friendly to help develop strong writers!

This is a figurative language anchor chart explaining what simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and personification is. There are also examples related to ice cream for each type of figurative language. Additionally, the second page offers a Chinese translation for ENL/newcomers who read Mandarin Chinese. Students can use this to remember and differentiate between each type, or even create their own examples!

This anchor chart explains the difference between similes and metaphors for language learners. The first page is in English, and the second page has English and Chinese translations. There is one example of a simile and one example of a metaphor as well. This is perfect for ENL, ESL, and for differentiating!

This anchor chart follows CUPS: C: CapitalizationU: Understanding/UsageP: Punctuation S: Spelling/Spaces This will be useful for students to edit or keep in mind as they are writing. It is clear and student-friendly to help develop strong writers!

This is the perfect call and response for fall! Teacher: Teacher Calling Student: Leaves Falling This colorful visual will be helpful to have up in the classroom, in case any students forget the response.

This is an end-of-the-unit poster on how Lenape Native Americans (or any Native American tribe) created complex societies. Students are asked to conduct research and draft 4 reasons how the Native Americans created complex societies. Students could write reasons supported by evidence and draw pictures in each box. This poster works for any upper elementary level and above grade level, but also ties closely with the Grade 4 Passport to Social Studies Unit 2.