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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.

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!