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Reading Comprehension
Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

Practice reading comprehension with this free, editable 4th grade lesson. Aligned to the Common Core (RL.4), covering objectives such as: determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customizable for your class.

Writing
Writing

Writing

This 4th grade writing lesson is ready to present in class. Aligned to the Common Core (W.4), covering objectives such as: write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and present for free.

Grammar and Language
Grammar and Language

Grammar and Language

Help your 4th grade students strengthen grammar and language skills with this editable lesson. Aligned to the Common Core (L.4), covering objectives such as: use relative pronouns and relative adverbs. Sign up free to Chalkie.ai to adapt this for your class.

Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

A Common Core-aligned 4th grade lesson covering vocabulary (L.4), including objectives such as: use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. Fully editable on Chalkie.ai. Sign up free to customize.

Informational Text
Informational Text

Informational Text

Build confidence in informational text with this editable 4th grade resource. Aligned to the Common Core (RI.4), covering objectives such as: explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text. Built with Chalkie.ai. Free to edit, present, and share.

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Theme, evidence, and precise language define 4th grade ELA. This collection of 4th grade ELA lessons covers the Common Core strands for the year: determining theme from details in stories, dramas, and poems (RL.4), opinion writing backed by reasons and information (W.4), relative pronouns and relative adverbs (L.4), using context to unlock word meanings (L.4), and explaining events and concepts in informational texts (RI.4).

Every deck is a present-ready teaching sequence. The comprehension lessons model thinking aloud with a shared text before releasing students to try it, and the grammar lesson works through relative pronouns and adverbs with worked examples rather than definitions to memorize.

Because each lesson is editable in Chalkie, aligning it to your novel study or writing unit is quick: replace the excerpts with the book your class is reading, adjust the opinion prompt, or regenerate the practice sentences. Preview everything free before you sign up — planning your literacy block gets faster from the first deck.

What 4th Grade ELA covers

  • Reading Comprehension

    Covers Common Core RL.4, determining a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text.

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  • Writing

    Targets Common Core W.4, writing opinion pieces on topics or texts and supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

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  • Grammar and Language

    Aligned to Common Core L.4, students use relative pronouns such as who, which, and that, and relative adverbs such as where, when, and why.

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  • Vocabulary

    Covers Common Core L.4, using context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase, including definitions and examples in a text.

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  • Informational Text

    Addresses Common Core RI.4, explaining events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why.

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