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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| Planet Poster | 24-25 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Swimming Across the Bering Strait | 32-33 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Suspicious Insect | 40-41 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| What Lion? | 48-49 |
| Oregon Trail | 50-51 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| The Man Who Invented Swim Fins | 56-57 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
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 |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| Planet Poster | 24-25 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Swimming Across the Bering Strait | 32-33 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Suspicious Insect | 40-41 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| What Lion? | 48-49 |
| Oregon Trail | 50-51 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| The Man Who Invented Swim Fins | 56-57 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| Planet Poster | 24-25 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| Planet Poster | 24-25 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Swimming Across the Bering Strait | 32-33 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Suspicious Insect | 40-41 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| What Lion? | 48-49 |
| Oregon Trail | 50-51 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| The Man Who Invented Swim Fins | 56-57 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RI.4.10: By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| Planet Poster | 24-25 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Swimming Across the Bering Strait | 32-33 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Suspicious Insect | 40-41 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| What Lion? | 48-49 |
| Oregon Trail | 50-51 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| The Man Who Invented Swim Fins | 56-57 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
Phonics and Word Recognition
ELA.RF.4.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| Planet Poster | 24-25 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Swimming Across the Bering Strait | 32-33 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Suspicious Insect | 40-41 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| What Lion? | 48-49 |
| Oregon Trail | 50-51 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| The Man Who Invented Swim Fins | 56-57 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
Fluency
ELA.RF.4.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| Planet Poster | 24-25 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Swimming Across the Bering Strait | 32-33 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Suspicious Insect | 40-41 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| What Lion? | 48-49 |
| Oregon Trail | 50-51 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| The Man Who Invented Swim Fins | 56-57 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Swimming Across the Bering Strait | 32-33 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| What Lion? | 48-49 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.4.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| Planet Poster | 24-25 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Swimming Across the Bering Strait | 32-33 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Suspicious Insect | 40-41 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| What Lion? | 48-49 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| The Man Who Invented Swim Fins | 56-57 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| Suspicious Insect | 40-41 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Oregon Trail | 50-51 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| The Man Who Invented Swim Fins | 56-57 |
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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| Planet Poster | 24-25 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Swimming Across the Bering Strait | 32-33 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Suspicious Insect | 40-41 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| What Lion? | 48-49 |
| Oregon Trail | 50-51 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| The Man Who Invented Swim Fins | 56-57 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.4.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| Planet Poster | 24-25 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Swimming Across the Bering Strait | 32-33 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Suspicious Insect | 40-41 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| What Lion? | 48-49 |
| Oregon Trail | 50-51 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| The Man Who Invented Swim Fins | 56-57 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.4.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| Planet Poster | 24-25 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Swimming Across the Bering Strait | 32-33 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Suspicious Insect | 40-41 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| What Lion? | 48-49 |
| Oregon Trail | 50-51 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| The Man Who Invented Swim Fins | 56-57 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.4.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| Planet Poster | 24-25 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Swimming Across the Bering Strait | 32-33 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Suspicious Insect | 40-41 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| What Lion? | 48-49 |
| Oregon Trail | 50-51 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| The Man Who Invented Swim Fins | 56-57 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.4.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
| Activity | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Best Pizza | 10-11 |
| Packed for Australia | 12-13 |
| The Man Who Was Fed Penguins | 14-15 |
| Guide for the Amazon | 16-17 |
| Letter from Betsy Ross | 18-19 |
| Visitor from Kenya | 20-21 |
| Charlatan's Gold | 22-23 |
| Planet Poster | 24-25 |
| North Pole Journal | 26-27 |
| The Rightful Owner | 28-29 |
| The Tallest Mountain | 30-31 |
| Swimming Across the Bering Strait | 32-33 |
| Farm Trip | 34-35 |
| The Bargain | 36-37 |
| Big, Small, and on Two Continents | 38-39 |
| Suspicious Insect | 40-41 |
| Glass Crash | 42-43 |
| The Washington Monument | 44-45 |
| Train-Stopping Grasshoppers | 46-47 |
| What Lion? | 48-49 |
| Oregon Trail | 50-51 |
| Bone Pictures | 52-53 |
| Flame Under Water | 54-55 |
| The Man Who Invented Swim Fins | 56-57 |
| Animal Hoax | 58-59 |
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