Developing and sustaining foundational language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency.
The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student
is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate, accuracy, and prosody) when
reading grade-level text.
An article and comprehension task that celebrates women during World War 1.
Review our profile on 6-year-old civil rights figure Ruby Bridges, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Meet famous Black History Month figures with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
Review our profile on Congresswoman and first Black presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on the first African American President of the United States, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on Vice President Kamala Harris and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on history-maker Thomas Mundy Peterson and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on Illinois Senator Carol Moseley Braun and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Explore five global Valentine’s Day traditions with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
A poem that explores the feelings students may experience when heading back to school after an extended break.
An article and comprehension task about pollinators.
An opinion text to use when assessing students’ fluency.
An article and comprehension task celebrating women and Women's History Month.
An article about historic women paired with a comprehension task.
An article about springtime blooms and festivals paired with a comprehension task.
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
A comic that shows an example of a gender stereotype.
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
A comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about the naked mole rat.
A comprehension task paired with a text about Inauguration Day.
Learn about celebrations and make New Year’s resolutions with this 15-page activity booklet.
A comprehension worksheet paired with a comic about being safe when sharing photos on digital platforms.
A journal to help students become more familiar with the genre of poetry.
A comprehension worksheet paired with a magazine article about the global seed vault.
A set of 7 posters that display different decoding strategies.
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Grade 4 "What's Buzzing?" magazine.
A beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine written specifically for Grade 4 students.
A script that can be used in reading or theater class.
A script that can be used in reading or theater class.