Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Activity | Page |
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Countdown to the New Year | 6 |
Memorial to a Great President | 27-28 |
The Blarney Stone | 39 |
Kate's Tea Party | 53-54 |
Fishing with Grandpa | 64-65 |
Khurram's Celebration | 70 |
Labor Day at the Beach | 79-80 |
Speak Up for Labor | 84 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
Harvest Party | 93-94 |
A Veteran's Story | 99-100 |
Thanks-Giving | 105 |
The Dreidel Game | 110 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.3.3: Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Countdown to the New Year | 6 |
Jason's Valentine's Day Box | 22 |
Memorial to a Great President | 27-28 |
A Chinese Fairy Tale: Yeh-Shen | 33-34 |
Green Walls | 43 |
Mexican Feast | 48 |
Fishing with Grandpa | 64-65 |
Khurram's Celebration | 70 |
Labor Day at the Beach | 79-80 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
Harvest Party | 93-94 |
A Veteran's Story | 99-100 |
Thanks-Giving | 105 |
Gingerbread Cousins | 114-115 |
Purpose for the Community | 120 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.3.2: Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
Activity | Pages |
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A Chinese Fairy Tale: Yeh-Shen | 33-34 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Green Walls | 43 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
Freedom | 74 |
Purpose for the Community | 120 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.3.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from non-literal language.
Activity | Page |
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Countdown to the New Year | 6 |
The Blarney Stone | 39 |
Mexican Feast | 48 |
Fields of Poppies | 59 |
Taps | 62 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
Freedom | 74 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.3.6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
Activity | Pages |
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Muffins Are Like Mittens | 11-12 |
Jason's Valentine's Day Box | 22 |
Kate's Tea Party | 53-54 |
Labor Day at the Beach | 79-80 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.3.5: Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Activity | Page |
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Weather Wise | 16 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Mexican Feast | 48 |
Fields of Poppies | 59 |
Taps | 62 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
Freedom | 74 |
Harvest Party | 93-94 |
A Veteran's Story | 99-100 |
Thanks-Giving | 105 |
Gingerbread Cousins | 114-115 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.3.9: Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).
Activity | Pages |
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A Chinese Fairy Tale: Yeh-Shen | 33-34 |
Speak Up for Labor | 84 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.3.7: Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
Activity | Page |
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Taps | 62 |
Labor Day at the Beach | 79-80 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RL.3.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Activity | Page |
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Countdown to the New Year | 6 |
A New Millennium | 7 |
What Do You Think the New Year Will Bring? | 8 |
Auld Lang Syne | 9 |
Muffins Are Like Mittens | 11-12 |
Civil Rights Leader | 13 |
I Have a Dream | 14 |
Weather Wise | 16 |
Groundhog Relatives | 17-18 |
Animal Predictions | 19 |
Groundhog Puppets | 20 |
Jason's Valentine's Day Box | 22 |
Who Was Cupid? | 23 |
The Many Faces of Valentines | 24 |
What's Inside Your Heart? | 25 |
Memorial to a Great President | 27-28 |
Washington and Lincoln | 29 |
Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
A Chinese Fairy Tale: Yeh-Shen | 33-34 |
Celebrating the New Year | 35 |
Messages of Good Fortune | 36 |
Chinese Lanterns | 37 |
The Blarney Stone | 39 |
St. Patrick | 40 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Green Walls | 43 |
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch | 44 |
Helping Earth | 45 |
Growing Green | 46 |
Mexican Feast | 48 |
The Real Cinco de Mayo | 49 |
Mexican Food | 50 |
A Colorful Festival | 51 |
Kate's Tea Party | 53-54 |
Mother's Day Around the World | 55 |
What Makes a Mother Special? | 56 |
Honoring Mom | 57 |
Fields of Poppies | 59 |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 60 |
Honoring Our Heroes | 61 |
Taps | 62 |
Fishing with Grandpa | 64-65 |
Like Father, Like Son | 66 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
My Dad | 68 |
Khurram's Celebration | 70 |
A Month of Fasting | 71 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Freedom | 74 |
Fourth of July Through the Years | 75 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
Celebrate Independence Day | 77 |
Labor Day at the Beach | 79-80 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
Speak Up for Labor | 84 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
An Explorer's Journal | 88-89 |
Columbus Day Today | 90 |
Over Land and Sea | 91 |
Harvest Party | 93-94 |
The Many Uses for Pumpkin | 95 |
Stories Around the Bonfire | 96 |
My Pumpkin | 97 |
A Veteran's Story | 99-100 |
Code Talkers | 101 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Our Memorial | 103 |
Thanks-Giving | 105 |
Cranberries | 106 |
Dangerous Journey | 107 |
Acts of Gratitude | 108 |
The Dreidel Game | 110 |
Festival of Lights | 111 |
Hanukkah Traditions | 112 |
Gingerbread Cousins | 114-115 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
O Christmas Tree | 117 |
Make a Holiday Wreath | 118 |
Purpose for the Community | 120 |
A Light in the Darkness | 121 |
The Path of Good | 122 |
Practice Creativity | 123 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
A New Millennium | 7 |
Civil Rights Leader | 13 |
Washington and Lincoln | 29 |
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
Celebrating the New Year | 35 |
Chinese Lanterns | 37 |
St. Patrick | 40 |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 60 |
Like Father, Like Son | 66 |
A Month of Fasting | 71 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
An Explorer's Journal | 88-89 |
The Many Uses for Pumpkin | 95 |
Code Talkers | 101 |
Cranberries | 106 |
The Dreidel Game | 110 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
The Path of Good | 122 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.3.2: Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Civil Rights Leader | 13 |
Groundhog Relatives | 17-18 |
St. Patrick | 40 |
The Real Cinco de Mayo | 49 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
An Explorer's Journal | 88-89 |
Code Talkers | 101 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.3.3: Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Groundhog Relatives | 17-18 |
Animal Predictions | 19 |
Washington and Lincoln | 29 |
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
Chinese Lanterns | 37 |
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch | 44 |
Helping Earth | 45 |
The Real Cinco de Mayo | 49 |
Mother's Day Around the World | 55 |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 60 |
Fourth of July Through the Years | 75 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
An Explorer's Journal | 88-89 |
The Many Uses for Pumpkin | 95 |
Cranberries | 106 |
The Dreidel Game | 110 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
Make a Holiday Wreath | 118 |
A Light in the Darkness | 121 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.3.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Celebrating the New Year | 35 |
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch | 44 |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 60 |
A Month of Fasting | 71 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
A Light in the Darkness | 121 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.3.8: Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text(e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Groundhog Relatives | 17-18 |
Animal Predictions | 19 |
Washington and Lincoln | 29 |
Mother's Day Around the World | 55 |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 60 |
An Explorer's Journal | 88-89 |
A Light in the Darkness | 121 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.3.6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Animal Predictions | 19 |
Helping Earth | 45 |
Mexican Food | 50 |
Mother's Day Around the World | 55 |
Like Father, Like Son | 66 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
Festival of Lights | 111 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.3.7: Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Who Was Cupid? | 23 |
Chinese Lanterns | 37 |
St. Patrick | 40 |
Fourth of July Through the Years | 75 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
The Many Uses for Pumpkin | 95 |
Make a Holiday Wreath | 118 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.3.9: Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
Growing Green | 46 |
A Light in the Darkness | 121 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RI.3.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Countdown to the New Year | 6 |
A New Millennium | 7 |
What Do You Think the New Year Will Bring? | 8 |
Auld Lang Syne | 9 |
Muffins Are Like Mittens | 11-12 |
Civil Rights Leader | 13 |
I Have a Dream | 14 |
Weather Wise | 16 |
Groundhog Relatives | 17-18 |
Animal Predictions | 19 |
Groundhog Puppets | 20 |
Jason's Valentine's Day Box | 22 |
Who Was Cupid? | 23 |
The Many Faces of Valentines | 24 |
What's Inside Your Heart? | 25 |
Memorial to a Great President | 27-28 |
Washington and Lincoln | 29 |
Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
A Chinese Fairy Tale: Yeh-Shen | 33-34 |
Celebrating the New Year | 35 |
Messages of Good Fortune | 36 |
Chinese Lanterns | 37 |
The Blarney Stone | 39 |
St. Patrick | 40 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Green Walls | 43 |
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch | 44 |
Helping Earth | 45 |
Growing Green | 46 |
Mexican Feast | 48 |
The Real Cinco de Mayo | 49 |
Mexican Food | 50 |
A Colorful Festival | 51 |
Kate's Tea Party | 53-54 |
Mother's Day Around the World | 55 |
What Makes a Mother Special? | 56 |
Honoring Mom | 57 |
Fields of Poppies | 59 |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 60 |
Honoring Our Heroes | 61 |
Taps | 62 |
Fishing with Grandpa | 64-65 |
Like Father, Like Son | 66 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
My Dad | 68 |
Khurram's Celebration | 70 |
A Month of Fasting | 71 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Freedom | 74 |
Fourth of July Through the Years | 75 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
Celebrate Independence Day | 77 |
Labor Day at the Beach | 79-80 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
Speak Up for Labor | 84 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
An Explorer's Journal | 88-89 |
Columbus Day Today | 90 |
Over Land and Sea | 91 |
Harvest Party | 93-94 |
The Many Uses for Pumpkin | 95 |
Stories Around the Bonfire | 96 |
My Pumpkin | 97 |
A Veteran's Story | 99-100 |
Code Talkers | 101 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Our Memorial | 103 |
Thanks-Giving | 105 |
Cranberries | 106 |
Dangerous Journey | 107 |
Acts of Gratitude | 108 |
The Dreidel Game | 110 |
Festival of Lights | 111 |
Hanukkah Traditions | 112 |
Gingerbread Cousins | 114-115 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
O Christmas Tree | 117 |
Make a Holiday Wreath | 118 |
Purpose for the Community | 120 |
A Light in the Darkness | 121 |
The Path of Good | 122 |
Practice Creativity | 123 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.3.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Countdown to the New Year | 6 |
Weather Wise | 16 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Mexican Food | 50 |
Like Father, Like Son | 66 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Fourth of July Through the Years | 75 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
Harvest Party | 93-94 |
Stories Around the Bonfire | 96 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Dangerous Journey | 107 |
Hanukkah Traditions | 112 |
Gingerbread Cousins | 114-115 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
O Christmas Tree | 117 |
Practice Creativity | 123 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.3.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
What Do You Think the New Year Will Bring? | 8 |
I Have a Dream | 14 |
Animal Predictions | 19 |
The Many Faces of Valentines | 24 |
What's Inside Your Heart? | 25 |
Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
Helping Earth | 45 |
Honoring Our Heroes | 61 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
Speak Up for Labor | 84 |
Columbus Day Today | 90 |
The Many Uses for Pumpkin | 95 |
My Pumpkin | 97 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Acts of Gratitude | 108 |
Festival of Lights | 111 |
Hanukkah Traditions | 112 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.3.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
St. Patrick | 40 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
Columbus Day Today | 90 |
My Pumpkin | 97 |
Code Talkers | 101 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.3.4: With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Activity | Page |
---|---|
What Do You Think the New Year Will Bring? | 8 |
I Have a Dream | 14 |
Animal Predictions | 19 |
The Many Faces of Valentines | 24 |
Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
Messages of Good Fortune | 36 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Helping Earth | 45 |
Mexican Food | 50 |
What Makes a Mother Special? | 56 |
Honoring Our Heroes | 61 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
Columbus Day Today | 90 |
Stories Around the Bonfire | 96 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Dangerous Journey | 107 |
Hanukkah Traditions | 112 |
O Christmas Tree | 117 |
The Path of Good | 122 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.3.6: With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.3.8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Weather Wise | 16 |
Who Was Cupid? | 23 |
The Many Faces of Valentines | 24 |
Memorial to a Great President | 27-28 |
Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
Messages of Good Fortune | 36 |
Mexican Feast | 48 |
Mexican Food | 50 |
Kate's Tea Party | 53-54 |
Mother's Day Around the World | 55 |
Honoring Our Heroes | 61 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Fourth of July Through the Years | 75 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
Speak Up for Labor | 84 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
Columbus Day Today | 90 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Hanukkah Traditions | 112 |
Gingerbread Cousins | 114-115 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
O Christmas Tree | 117 |
Practice Creativity | 123 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.3.7: Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Memorial to a Great President | 27-28 |
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
Columbus Day Today | 90 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.3.2: Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Auld Lang Syne | 9 |
Messages of Good Fortune | 36 |
Mexican Feast | 48 |
A Colorful Festival | 51 |
Fields of Poppies | 59 |
Taps | 62 |
Celebrate Independence Day | 77 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.3.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Muffins Are Like Mittens | 11-12 |
Groundhog Puppets | 20 |
The Many Faces of Valentines | 24 |
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
A Colorful Festival | 51 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
Our Memorial | 103 |
Acts of Gratitude | 108 |
The Dreidel Game | 110 |
The Path of Good | 122 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.3.3: Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
A Colorful Festival | 51 |
Our Memorial | 103 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.3.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
I Have a Dream | 14 |
Groundhog Puppets | 20 |
Messages of Good Fortune | 36 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Growing Green | 46 |
Honoring Mom | 57 |
My Dad | 68 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Over Land and Sea | 91 |
Stories Around the Bonfire | 96 |
Our Memorial | 103 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.3.5: Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
I Have a Dream | 14 |
Messages of Good Fortune | 36 |
Growing Green | 46 |
Honoring Mom | 57 |
Speak Up for Labor | 84 |
Over Land and Sea | 91 |
Our Memorial | 103 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.3.6: Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
I Have a Dream | 14 |
Groundhog Puppets | 20 |
The Many Faces of Valentines | 24 |
Messages of Good Fortune | 36 |
Taps | 62 |
My Dad | 68 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Over Land and Sea | 91 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.4.3: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Countdown to the New Year | 6 |
Jason's Valentine's Day Box | 22 |
Memorial to a Great President | 27-28 |
A Chinese Fairy Tale: Yeh-Shen | 33-34 |
The Blarney Stone | 39 |
Kate's Tea Party | 53-54 |
Fishing with Grandpa | 64-65 |
Khurram's Celebration | 70 |
Labor Day at the Beach | 79-80 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
Harvest Party | 93-94 |
Gingerbread Cousins | 114-115 |
Purpose for the Community | 120 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.4.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Countdown to the New Year | 6 |
Muffins Are Like Mittens | 11-12 |
Memorial to a Great President | 27-28 |
A Chinese Fairy Tale: Yeh-Shen | 33-34 |
The Blarney Stone | 39 |
Green Walls | 43 |
Kate's Tea Party | 53-54 |
Fishing with Grandpa | 64-65 |
Khurram's Celebration | 70 |
Freedom | 74 |
Labor Day at the Beach | 79-80 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
Harvest Party | 93-94 |
A Veteran's Story | 99-100 |
The Dreidel Game | 110 |
Gingerbread Cousins | 114-115 |
Purpose for the Community | 120 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.4.2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Countdown to the New Year | 6 |
Muffins Are Like Mittens | 11-12 |
Weather Wise | 16 |
The Blarney Stone | 39 |
Green Walls | 43 |
Mexican Feast | 48 |
Kate's Tea Party | 53-54 |
Fields of Poppies | 59 |
Fishing with Grandpa | 64-65 |
Freedom | 74 |
A Veteran's Story | 99-100 |
Thanks-Giving | 105 |
Gingerbread Cousins | 114-115 |
Purpose for the Community | 120 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.4.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Muffins Are Like Mittens | 11-12 |
Weather Wise | 16 |
The Blarney Stone | 39 |
Kate's Tea Party | 53-54 |
Fields of Poppies | 59 |
Freedom | 74 |
Celebrate Independence Day | 77 |
A Veteran's Story | 99-100 |
The Dreidel Game | 110 |
Gingerbread Cousins | 114-115 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.4.5: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Weather Wise | 16 |
Fields of Poppies | 59 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.4.6: Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Labor Day at the Beach | 79-80 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
Thanks-Giving | 105 |
Purpose for the Community | 120 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.4.9: Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Muffins Are Like Mittens | 11-12 |
Weather Wise | 16 |
A Chinese Fairy Tale: Yeh-Shen | 33-34 |
Purpose for the Community | 120 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.4.7: Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Jason's Valentine's Day Box | 22 |
Green Walls | 43 |
Fields of Poppies | 59 |
Khurram's Celebration | 70 |
Freedom | 74 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.4.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
A New Millennium | 7 |
Civil Rights Leader | 13 |
Groundhog Relatives | 17-18 |
Memorial to a Great President | 27-28 |
Washington and Lincoln | 29 |
Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
Celebrating the New Year | 35 |
St. Patrick | 40 |
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch | 44 |
Helping Earth | 45 |
Growing Green | 46 |
The Real Cinco de Mayo | 49 |
Mexican Food | 50 |
Mother's Day Around the World | 55 |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 60 |
Like Father, Like Son | 66 |
A Month of Fasting | 71 |
Fourth of July Through the Years | 75 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
An Explorer's Journal | 88-89 |
Columbus Day Today | 90 |
The Many Uses for Pumpkin | 95 |
Code Talkers | 101 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Cranberries | 106 |
Dangerous Journey | 107 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
A Light in the Darkness | 121 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.4.2: Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
A New Millennium | 7 |
Civil Rights Leader | 13 |
Weather Wise | 16 |
Memorial to a Great President | 27-28 |
St. Patrick | 40 |
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch | 44 |
The Real Cinco de Mayo | 49 |
Mother's Day Around the World | 55 |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 60 |
Fourth of July Through the Years | 75 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
An Explorer's Journal | 88-89 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
Make a Holiday Wreath | 118 |
A Light in the Darkness | 121 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.4.3: Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
A New Millennium | 7 |
Groundhog Relatives | 17-18 |
What's Inside Your Heart? | 25 |
Washington and Lincoln | 29 |
Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
Celebrating the New Year | 35 |
St. Patrick | 40 |
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch | 44 |
Mother's Day Around the World | 55 |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 60 |
Like Father, Like Son | 66 |
A Month of Fasting | 71 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Fourth of July Through the Years | 75 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
An Explorer's Journal | 88-89 |
Columbus Day Today | 90 |
Over Land and Sea | 91 |
The Many Uses for Pumpkin | 95 |
Code Talkers | 101 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Dangerous Journey | 107 |
Festival of Lights | 111 |
Make a Holiday Wreath | 118 |
A Light in the Darkness | 121 |
The Path of Good | 122 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.4.5: Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
Activity | Page |
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A New Millennium | 7 |
Groundhog Relatives | 17-18 |
Washington and Lincoln | 29 |
An Explorer's Journal | 88-89 |
A Light in the Darkness | 121 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.4.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
Activity | Pages |
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Groundhog Relatives | 17-18 |
Jason's Valentine's Day Box | 22 |
Memorial to a Great President | 27-28 |
Celebrating the New Year | 35 |
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch | 44 |
Growing Green | 46 |
Mexican Food | 50 |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 60 |
A Month of Fasting | 71 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
Over Land and Sea | 91 |
Cranberries | 106 |
Festival of Lights | 111 |
The Path of Good | 122 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.4.6: Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
Activity | Page |
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Who Was Cupid? | 23 |
Mexican Food | 50 |
Festival of Lights | 111 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.4.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
Activity | Page |
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A New Millennium | 7 |
Civil Rights Leader | 13 |
Groundhog Relatives | 17-18 |
Memorial to a Great President | 27-28 |
Washington and Lincoln | 29 |
Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
St. Patrick | 40 |
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch | 44 |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 60 |
Like Father, Like Son | 66 |
Columbus Day Today | 90 |
The Many Uses for Pumpkin | 95 |
Code Talkers | 101 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
A Light in the Darkness | 121 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.4.9: Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
Activity | Page |
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I Have a Dream | 14 |
Weather Wise | 16 |
Memorial to a Great President | 27-28 |
Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
Messages of Good Fortune | 36 |
Helping Earth | 45 |
Growing Green | 46 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
Columbus Day Today | 90 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.4.7: Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
Activity | Page |
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Groundhog Puppets | 20 |
Who Was Cupid? | 23 |
What's Inside Your Heart? | 25 |
Messages of Good Fortune | 36 |
Chinese Lanterns | 37 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.4.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
Activity | Page |
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What Do You Think the New Year Will Bring? | 8 |
I Have a Dream | 14 |
Animal Predictions | 19 |
The Many Faces of Valentines | 24 |
Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
Helping Earth | 45 |
Mexican Food | 50 |
Kate's Tea Party | 53-54 |
What Makes a Mother Special? | 56 |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 60 |
Honoring Our Heroes | 61 |
Like Father, Like Son | 66 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
Dangerous Journey | 107 |
Hanukkah Traditions | 112 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
O Christmas Tree | 117 |
The Path of Good | 122 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.4.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Activity | Page |
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Animal Predictions | 19 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Mexican Feast | 48 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Labor Day at the Beach | 79-80 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
Stories Around the Bonfire | 96 |
A Veteran's Story | 99-100 |
Dangerous Journey | 107 |
Hanukkah Traditions | 112 |
Gingerbread Cousins | 114-115 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
O Christmas Tree | 117 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.4.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Activity | Page |
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Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
St. Patrick | 40 |
Mother's Day Around the World | 55 |
Like Father, Like Son | 66 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
Code Talkers | 101 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.4.5: With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 4)
Activity | Page |
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What Do You Think the New Year Will Bring? | 8 |
I Have a Dream | 14 |
Animal Predictions | 19 |
The Many Faces of Valentines | 24 |
Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
Messages of Good Fortune | 36 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Helping Earth | 45 |
Mexican Food | 50 |
What Makes a Mother Special? | 56 |
Honoring Our Heroes | 61 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
Columbus Day Today | 90 |
Stories Around the Bonfire | 96 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Dangerous Journey | 107 |
Hanukkah Traditions | 112 |
O Christmas Tree | 117 |
The Path of Good | 122 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.4.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Activity | Page |
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What Do You Think the New Year Will Bring? | 8 |
I Have a Dream | 14 |
Animal Predictions | 19 |
The Many Faces of Valentines | 24 |
Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
Messages of Good Fortune | 36 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Helping Earth | 45 |
Mexican Food | 50 |
What Makes a Mother Special? | 56 |
Honoring Our Heroes | 61 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
Columbus Day Today | 90 |
Stories Around the Bonfire | 96 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Dangerous Journey | 107 |
Hanukkah Traditions | 112 |
O Christmas Tree | 117 |
The Path of Good | 122 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.4.8: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.
Activity | Page |
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What Do You Think the New Year Will Bring? | 8 |
I Have a Dream | 14 |
Animal Predictions | 19 |
The Many Faces of Valentines | 24 |
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Helping Earth | 45 |
Mexican Food | 50 |
Kate's Tea Party | 53-54 |
Mother's Day Around the World | 55 |
What Makes a Mother Special? | 56 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Hanukkah Traditions | 112 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.4.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Activity | Page |
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I Have a Dream | 14 |
Weather Wise | 16 |
Great Men of Our Country | 30 |
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
St. Patrick | 40 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Helping Earth | 45 |
Mexican Feast | 48 |
Mother's Day Around the World | 55 |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 60 |
Honoring Our Heroes | 61 |
Like Father, Like Son | 66 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
Symbols of Freedom | 76 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
The American Work Ethic | 83 |
The Columbus Day Storm | 86-87 |
Harvest Party | 93-94 |
A Veteran's Story | 99-100 |
Code Talkers | 101 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Dangerous Journey | 107 |
Gingerbread Cousins | 114-115 |
A Special Gift | 116 |
O Christmas Tree | 117 |
The Path of Good | 122 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.4.7: Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
Activity | Page |
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Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
Honoring Veterans | 102 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.4.2: Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Activity | Page |
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Auld Lang Syne | 9 |
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
A Colorful Festival | 51 |
Fields of Poppies | 59 |
Taps | 62 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
Celebrate Independence Day | 77 |
Speak Up for Labor | 84 |
Our Memorial | 103 |
Make a Holiday Wreath | 118 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.4.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Activity | Pages |
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Muffins Are Like Mittens | 11-12 |
The Many Faces of Valentines | 24 |
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
Growing Green | 46 |
A Colorful Festival | 51 |
Fields of Poppies | 59 |
Taps | 62 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
Jobs of the Future | 81-82 |
Over Land and Sea | 91 |
My Pumpkin | 97 |
Our Memorial | 103 |
Thanks-Giving | 105 |
Acts of Gratitude | 108 |
The Path of Good | 122 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.4.3: Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
Activity | Page |
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I Have a Dream | 14 |
Washington or Lincoln? | 31 |
What Is a Father? | 67 |
My Pumpkin | 97 |
Our Memorial | 103 |
Make a Holiday Wreath | 118 |
The Path of Good | 122 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.4.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
Activity | Page |
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I Have a Dream | 14 |
Groundhog Puppets | 20 |
The Many Faces of Valentines | 24 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Growing Green | 46 |
Honoring Mom | 57 |
My Dad | 68 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Over Land and Sea | 91 |
Stories Around the Bonfire | 96 |
My Pumpkin | 97 |
Our Memorial | 103 |
Acts of Gratitude | 108 |
Practice Creativity | 123 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.4.6: Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion); use formal English when appropriate to task and situation.
Activity | Page |
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I Have a Dream | 14 |
Groundhog Puppets | 20 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Growing Green | 46 |
Honoring Mom | 57 |
My Dad | 68 |
Ramadan for Children | 72 |
Stories Around the Bonfire | 96 |
Acts of Gratitude | 108 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.4.5: Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
Activity | Page |
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I Have a Dream | 14 |
Groundhog Puppets | 20 |
What's Inside Your Heart? | 25 |
Messages of Good Fortune | 36 |
Chinese Lanterns | 37 |
Myth or Legend? | 41 |
Growing Green | 46 |
A Colorful Festival | 51 |
Honoring Mom | 57 |