Reading 4th Grade
The 4th grade is currently using the textbook Scholastic Literacy Place as a guideline for key concepts and stories.
Please note that these topics may not be taught in exact sequence and are subject to change.
Unit: 1 Chapter to Chapter
Story: Young Arthur
Skills and Strategies:
Plot, Cause and Effect, Character
Story: Cherokee Summer
Skills and Strategies:
Biography, Draw Conclusions, Cause/Effect
Story: Growing Up with Jerry Spinelli
Skills and Strategies:
Make Judgments, Draw Conclusions, Read Across Texts
Story: Murfaro’s Beautiful Daughters
Skills and Strategies:
Compare/Contrast, Theme, Plot
Unit: 2 What An Idea
Story: A Piece of String is a Wonderful Thing
Skills and Strategies: Compare/Contrast, Main Idea/Detail,
Draw Conclusions
Story: The Invention of Sneakers
Skills and Strategies:
Expository Text, Main Idea/Details, Problems/ Solution
Story: The Doughnuts
Skills and Strategies:
Character, Make Predictions, Sequence
Story: Wings
Skills and Strategies:
Make Predictions, Sequence, Character
Unit: 3 Discovery Teams
Story: The Best New Thing
Skills and Strategies:
Character, Dialogue, Setting
Story: The Desert Beneath The Sea
Skills and Strategies:
Graphic Aid: Diagrams, Summarize, Categorize Information
Story: The Lost Lake
Skills and Strategies:
Summarize, Evaluate Author’s Purpose, Make Inferences
Story: Sarah, Plain and Tall
Skills and Strategies:
Setting, Paraphrase, Mood
Unit: 4 The Funny Side
Story: Yours Truly, Goldilocks
Skills and Strategies:
Character, Compare/Contrast, Plot
Story: The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Skills and Strategies:
Plot, Summarize, Distinguish Between Fantasy/Reality
Story: Fifteen Minutes
Skills and Strategies:
Make Predictions, Informational Article, Make Inferences
Story: Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind
Skills and Strategies:
Summarize, Sequence, Figurative Language
Unit: 5 Nature Guides
Story: Ali Baba Hunts for a Bear
Skills and Strategies:
Character, Evaluate Fact/Nonfact, Make Predictions
Story: Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back
Skills and Strategies:
Use Pictures, Onomatopoeia, Visualize
Story: Swimming with Sea Lions
Skills and Strategies:
Sequence, Setting, Fact/Opinion
Story: The Great Kapok Tree
Skills and Strategies:
Setting, Cause/Effect, Theme
Unit: 6 It Takes a Leader
Story: Dinner at Aunt Connie’s House
Skills and Strategies:
Cause/Effect, Main Idea/Details, Compare/Contrast
Story: Rain Player
Skills and Strategies:
Sequence, Mood, Illustrator’s Craft: Details
Story: The Rag Coat
Skills and Strategies:
Main Idea/Details, Character, Point of View
Story: Teammates
Skills and Strategies:
Character, Compare/Contrast, Evaluate Author’s Purpose
The 4th grade is currently using the textbook Scholastic Literacy Place as a guideline for key concepts and stories.
Please note that these topics may not be taught in exact sequence and are subject to change.
Unit: 1 Chapter to Chapter
Story: Young Arthur
Skills and Strategies:
Plot, Cause and Effect, Character
Story: Cherokee Summer
Skills and Strategies:
Biography, Draw Conclusions, Cause/Effect
Story: Growing Up with Jerry Spinelli
Skills and Strategies:
Make Judgments, Draw Conclusions, Read Across Texts
Story: Murfaro’s Beautiful Daughters
Skills and Strategies:
Compare/Contrast, Theme, Plot
Unit: 2 What An Idea
Story: A Piece of String is a Wonderful Thing
Skills and Strategies: Compare/Contrast, Main Idea/Detail,
Draw Conclusions
Story: The Invention of Sneakers
Skills and Strategies:
Expository Text, Main Idea/Details, Problems/ Solution
Story: The Doughnuts
Skills and Strategies:
Character, Make Predictions, Sequence
Story: Wings
Skills and Strategies:
Make Predictions, Sequence, Character
Unit: 3 Discovery Teams
Story: The Best New Thing
Skills and Strategies:
Character, Dialogue, Setting
Story: The Desert Beneath The Sea
Skills and Strategies:
Graphic Aid: Diagrams, Summarize, Categorize Information
Story: The Lost Lake
Skills and Strategies:
Summarize, Evaluate Author’s Purpose, Make Inferences
Story: Sarah, Plain and Tall
Skills and Strategies:
Setting, Paraphrase, Mood
Unit: 4 The Funny Side
Story: Yours Truly, Goldilocks
Skills and Strategies:
Character, Compare/Contrast, Plot
Story: The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Skills and Strategies:
Plot, Summarize, Distinguish Between Fantasy/Reality
Story: Fifteen Minutes
Skills and Strategies:
Make Predictions, Informational Article, Make Inferences
Story: Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind
Skills and Strategies:
Summarize, Sequence, Figurative Language
Unit: 5 Nature Guides
Story: Ali Baba Hunts for a Bear
Skills and Strategies:
Character, Evaluate Fact/Nonfact, Make Predictions
Story: Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back
Skills and Strategies:
Use Pictures, Onomatopoeia, Visualize
Story: Swimming with Sea Lions
Skills and Strategies:
Sequence, Setting, Fact/Opinion
Story: The Great Kapok Tree
Skills and Strategies:
Setting, Cause/Effect, Theme
Unit: 6 It Takes a Leader
Story: Dinner at Aunt Connie’s House
Skills and Strategies:
Cause/Effect, Main Idea/Details, Compare/Contrast
Story: Rain Player
Skills and Strategies:
Sequence, Mood, Illustrator’s Craft: Details
Story: The Rag Coat
Skills and Strategies:
Main Idea/Details, Character, Point of View
Story: Teammates
Skills and Strategies:
Character, Compare/Contrast, Evaluate Author’s Purpose