Fourth Grade Benchmarks(Reading)

Performance Indicators State

4.1.spi.1. Identify correctly used capital letters with names, dates, and addresses, and at the beginning of sentences within context.  
4.1.spi.2. Use table of contents, title page, and glossary to locate information. Locate Parts of a Book - Lessons and practice activities - title, author, illustrator, chapter headings, table of contents, and index v
4.1.spi.3. Use prefixes, suffixes and root words as aids in determining meaning within context.

Prefix Change - Two printable card games for practice with prefixes.

Suffix-ly - [this link opens in a new window] use simple strategies to determine meaning and increase vocabulary for reading, including the use of suffixes. (Author - Lois Davis)

Root Words - Underline the root words in the slides. Circle the prefix or suffix. (a PowerPoint show created by Connie Campbell) This is a zipped file that must be unzipped to be used.

4.1.spi.4. Recognize plot features of fairy tales, folk tales, fables, and myths.

A Tale to Be Told - A Webquest that explores folk tales from around the world.

Animal Myths & Legends - This Australian site has collected a number of legends and packaged them, nicely illustrated, in a single collection that’s easy to browse. Upper elementary students can use these on their own, or try them as a read-along for primary students.

Myth Brainstorming - Use this interactive activity from Scholastic to plan and write your own myth.

4.1.spi.5. Identify characters, setting, and plot in a passage.  
4.1.spi.6. Determine the problem of a story and recognize its solution.  
4.1.spi.7. Identify grade level compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within context. 4 In A Row #2 - A printable that includes 4 games for practice with syllabication and compound words. Includes blank gameboard.
4.1.spi.8. Use headings, graphics, and captions to make meaning from texts.  
4.1.spi.9. Select appropriate synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms within context.

Word Jungle - From FEKids - Game format where students choose correct synonym of given word to swing in jungle. Choose 2nd through 6th grade level. Requires Shockwave.

Homophones Practice Quiz - Choose the correct word from the drop down menu to complete the sentence.
4.1.spi.10. Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words/multiple meaning words using context clues, dictionaries, and glossaries.  
4.1.spi.11. Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within text. Snakes & Ladders - Blank gameboards to add your own vocab words or other tricky words. Print and use as center activity.
4.1.spi.12. Evaluate texts for elements of fact/opinion and reality/fantasy.  
4.1.spi.13. Distinguish between fact and opinion within text. Fact or Opinion - Choose the right answer from drop down choices.
4.1.spi.14. Interpret information using a chart, map, or timeline.  
4.1.spi.15. Use available text features (e.g., graphics, glossaries, and illustrations) to make meaning from text.  
4.1.spi.16. Indicate the sequence of events in print (fiction and non-fiction) and in non- print texts.

Great Enormous Turnip - Read and answer questions about the sequence of events.

A Perfect Cup of Tea - Read the short selection and see if you can make Gran a cup of tea exactly as she likes it.

4.1.spi.17. Make predictions about text.  
4.1.spi.18. Select questions to clarify thinking.  
4.1.spi.19. Identify different forms of text (e.g., poems, drama, fiction, non-fiction).  
4.1.spi.20. Recognize cause and effect relationships within text.  
4.1.spi.21. Identify and interpret similes and metaphors.  
4.1.spi.22. Determine appropriate inferences and draw conclusions from text.

Cows - [this link opens in a new window] build corrals for cows by reading and answering questions using context clues

Drawing Conclusions - Read the story and choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
4.1.spi.23. Select sources from which to gather information on a given topic.  
4.1.spi.24. Locate information to support opinions, predictions, and conclusions.  
4.1.spi.25. Identify the author's purpose (to entertain, to inform, to persuade, to share feelings).  
4.1.spi.26. Recognize the sounds of language (i.e., alliteration, rhyme, and repetition).  
4.1.spi.27. Choose a logical word to complete an analogy using synonyms and antonyms.  

Fourth Grade Benchmarks(Writing)

Performance Indicators State

4.2.spi.1. Choose a topic sentence for a paragraph.  
4.2.spi.2. Rearrange sentences to form a sequential, coherent paragraph.  
4.2.spi.3. Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to share experiences) .  
4.2.spi.4. Rearrange events in a sequential or chronological order in a writing selection. Sequencing Activities - This links to a number of Quia sequencing activities. Arrange the sentences in sequential order.
4.2.spi.5. Select the best title for a text. Headlines - What's wrong with this headline?
4.2.spi.6. Complete a graphic organizer (i.e., clustering, listing, mapping, webbing) to group ideas for writing. Literary Elements Mapping - An activity from Read Write Think that walks students through 4 different organizers - Character Map, Conflict Map, Resolution Map, and Setting Map.
4.2.spi.7. Select appropriate time-order or transitional words to enhance the flow of a writing sample.  
4.2.spi.8. Identify the most reliable sources of information for preparing a report.  
4.2.spi.9. Select the best way to combine sentences to provide syntactic variety within context.  
4.2.spi.10. Select details that support a topic sentence.  
4.2.spi.11. Choose the supporting sentence that best develops a topic sentence.  
4.2.spi.12. Choose the supporting sentence that best fits the context and flow of ideas in a paragraph.  
4.2.spi.13. Identify the audience for which a text is written.  
4.2.spi.14. Supply a missing piece of information in a simple outline.  
4.2.spi.15. Identify sentences irrelevant to a paragraph's theme or flow.  
4.2.spi.16. Select an appropriate concluding sentence for a well-developed paragraph.  

Fourth Grade Benchmarks(Elements of Language)

Performance Indicators State

4.3.spi.1. Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., common and proper, plurals, possessives), verbs (i.e., agreement, tenses, action and linking), and adjectives (i.e., comparison forms and articles) within context.
 
 Plurals - Type the correct plural of the noun and check your answers.
4.3.spi.2. Identify declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences by recognizing appropriate end marks.  
4.3.spi.3. Select the best way to correct incomplete sentences within context.  
4.3.spi.4. Identify the correct use of pronouns (i.e., subject, object, and agreement), and adverbs (i.e., comparison forms and negatives) within context. Adjective Ads - Choose the words that will sell the products.
4.3.spi.5. Identify the correct use of commas (i.e., series, dates, addresses, friendly letters, introductory words, compound sentences) within context.  
4.3.spi.6. Recognize usage errors occurring within context (i.e., double negatives, troublesome words: to, too, two; their, there, they're; its, it's).

Double Negatives - a quiz

There, Their, & They're -an online quiz. Students can choose until they find the correct answer.

4.3.spi.7. Identify correctly spelled words in context. Spelling Game - Choose which word is spelled correctly and type it. Check your work.
4.3.spi.8. Choose the correct formation of plurals, contractions and possessives within context.  
4.3.spi.9. Choose the correct use of quotation marks and commas in direct quotations.  
4.3.spi.10. Identify sentences with correct subject-verb agreement (person and number).