4th Grade ELA & Math

4th Grade ELA & Math

Part 1

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• Complete one full lesson of math and one full lesson of EnglishLanguage Arts per day if possible.

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Mathematics Grade 4 Remote Learning Activities

WEEK 1

Day 1 Measuring in Centimeters (Source: mathlearningcenter.org) Please measure the following objects in centimeters and record the results.

Object to be Measured Measurement in Centimeters

1. Width of your bed

2. Width of a door

3. Height from the floor tothe seat of your favoritechair

4. Length of a telephone orcell phone

5. Dimensions of yourfavorite book

Composite Numbers Use the digits 1 to 9, at most one time each, to make 5 composite numbers. (Source: https://www.openmiddle.com/)

Alligators Ten alligators went down to the river. Three of them laid eggs. They laid 5 eggs each. A snake ate 8 eggs. How many eggs are left?

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Day 2 Stacking Shapes You have a sphere, a cube, a cylinder, a cone, a rectangular prism and a pyramid. Which shapes will stack? Which shapes will roll? Explain your reasons for each answer.

Pig Game Materials: dice, pencil and paper. Pig is a game for 2 or more players. Players take turns rolling the die as many times as they like. If a roll is a 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, the player adds that many points to their score for the turn. A player may choose to end their turn at any time and “bank” their points. If a player rolls a 1, they lose all their unbanked points and their turn is over. Play to 50. (Source: mathforlove.org)

Noticing On a piece of paper, make two columns. In one column, list the things that are the same in this picture, and in the other column, list the things that are different. (Source: https://samedifferentimages.wordpress.com/)

Day 3 Prime Numbers (Source: https://www.openmiddle.com/) Use the digits 1 to 9, at most one time each, to make 5 prime numbers.

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Multiplication Strategies (Source: mathlearningcenter.org) Solve these problems in your head. Fill in the blanks.

Which One Doesn’t Belong? (Source: wodb.ca) Choose one sum in this picture that you don’t think it belongs with the rest. Explain why. Can you pick another sum and give a different reason?

Day 4 Addition Fluency

Visual Pattern (Source: visualpatterns.org) Below is a pattern of footballs in stages 1-3 below. Draw what you think stage 4 might look like. What about stage 5? Label how many footballs are in each stage.


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Day 5 Multiplying by Multiples of Ten (Source: mathlearningcenter.org) Solve each problem below. Use unit form. (For instance, if 2 x 14 is 28 ones, then 20x14 would be 28 tens)

Story Problem (Source: mathlearningcenter.org) LaToya had a large collection of basketball cards. She decided to give half of them to her friend, Erin, and a fourth of them to her brother. She still has 75 cards left. How many cards did she start with? Finish the tape diagram to help you solve.

Life Savers (Source: mathlearningcenter.org) Did you know that there are 14 Life Saver candies in a roll of Life Savers? Fill in the blanks on the table to show how many Life Savers there are in different numbers of rolls.




English Language Arts Grades 4 Learning Activities

WEEK 1

Day 1 Fiction Text for the Day: Cinderella(Source: https://www.readinga-z.com/)

Before Reading: Building BackgroundWhat do you think of when you hear the phrase “fairy tale”? Name some popular fairy tales that you know and list special things that happen to make them count as a fairy tale (magic, good vs. bad, and others).______________________________________________________________

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Read the Book:Purpose - Read to find out about more about Cinderella. Underline important things that you want to remember. Put a small question mark (?) beside any word you do not know or cannot pronounce.

Before Reading: VocabularyUse the glossary at the end of the book to find the definitions of these words. Then use each in a sentence that shows you understand the meaning.

Word Definition Sentence/Sketch

hearth

maiden

twig

Text-Dependent Question:Text-Dependent means the answer to the answer to the question is coming from the book. In what ways did Cinderella’s stepmother & step-sisters mistreat her? Include page number(s).______________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________English Community Learning Curriculum, Rio School District (2020) Prepared by Courtney Downing, Rio Lindo Elementary, [email protected]

Day 2

Read the Book:As you read the book for the second time, notice any words you put question marks (?) next. Read those sentences a little bit slower and think about what word would make sense in that spot.Mark key details that you will want to include in a retelling of the story.

English Community Learning Curriculum, Rio School District (2020) Prepared by Courtney Downing, Rio Lindo Elementary, [email protected]

Fiction Text for the Day: Cinderella(Source: https://www.readinga-z.com/)

Read the Book:One way readers keep track of what they’re reading and check for understanding is to stop while reading and retell the parts they just read. Try to retell, in one or two sentences, what happened in the following parts of the story.

Pages 3-8

Pages 9-12

Pages 13-15

Text-Dependent Question:Text-Dependent means the answer to the answer to the question is coming from the book.

1. Why did Cinderella’s father remarry? Include page number(s).______________________________________________________________

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2. Why does Cinderella ask her father for a twig? Include page number(s).

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Compare & Contrast:Compare means to look at ways things are the same, and contrast means to look at ways things are different. For example, compare & contrast cars and bikes.

1. How are cars and bikes the same?.

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2. How are cars and bikes different?

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Day 3 Fiction Text for the Day: Cinderello(Source: https://www.readinga-z.com/)


Before Reading: VocabularyUse the glossary at the end of the book to find the definitions of these words. Then use each in a sentence that shows you understand the meaning.

Word Definition Sentence/Sketch

guffawed

spectators

transformed

Read the Book:Purpose - Read to find out about more about Mateo and the baseball team. Underline important things that you want to remember. Put a small question mark (?) beside any word you do not know or cannot pronounce.


Text Features: IllustrationsPictures, or illustrations, in a story provide important information for the reader. Sometimes, illustrations can give additional details that are not in the writing. Reread page 5, then study the illustration. Write details you observe in the illustration that were not in the words.______________________________________________________________

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Text-Dependent Question:Text-Dependent means the answer to the question is coming from the book.

1. What was Mateo’s dream? Include page number(s). ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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2. Why did the twins say Mateo should not attend tryouts? Include page number(s).

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Compare & Contrast:Compare means to look at ways things are the same, and contrast means to look at ways things are different. For example, compare & contrast a parent and a child.

1. How are parents and children the same?.

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2. How are parents and children different?

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Day 4Fiction Text for the Day: Cinderello(Source: https://www.readinga-z.com/)

Read the Book:As you read the book for the second time, notice any words you put question marks (?) next. Read those sentences a little bit slower and think about what word would make sense in that spot.Mark key details that you will want to include in a retelling of the story.

Read the Book:One way readers keep track of what they’re reading and check for understanding is to stop while reading and retell the parts they just read. Try to retell, in one or two sentences, what happened in the following parts of the story.

Pages 3-6

Pages 7-12

Pages 13-15

Text-Dependent Question:Text-Dependent means the answer to the question is coming from the book.

1. Why do you think Mateo puts up with the bullying and the teasing of the twins?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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2. Why did the twins both gasp when the shoe fit Mateo?.

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Day 5Fiction Text for the Day: Cinderella & Cinderello

(Source: https://www.readinga-z.com/)

Compare & Contrast:You’ve worked on comparing and contrasting this week. Please list 3 similarities and 3 differences between the two books of the week, Cinderella and Cinderello.

1. How were the two books the same?.

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2. How were the two books different?

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Language Connection:In Spanish, hijo means “son” and hija means “daughter.” In Italian, ragazzo means boy and ragazza means girl. Why do you think the author of Cinderello decided to make that the title of her book? Why do the twins call him Cinderello?

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Synonyms and Antonyms:A synonym of a word is a word that has the same meaning, while an antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning. Write 1-2 antonyms for each word.

Word Antonym Antonym

young

pretty

stop

rich

weak


Cinderella Comprehension Quiz (circle the correct answer):What problem does Cinderella face in the story?

a) She is not allowed to go to the ball.b) She is too sad to go to the ball.c) Her stepsisters trick her into not going to the ball.d) She wakes up late and misses the ball.

In what way is Cinderella different at the end of the story?a) She is married to the prince.b) She gets along with her stepsisters.c) She no longer minds doing her chores.d) She has become a kind person.

How does the prince know that Cinderella is the one?a) He recognizes her walking down the street.b) The golden shoe fits her foot.c) Cinderella’s father tells the prince.d) Cinderella goes to find the prince.

How does Cinderella feel when she meets the prince?a) confused b) scaredc) happy d) nervous

How might this story be different if Cinderella’s father were home more often?_____________________________________________________________

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Cinderello Comprehension Quiz (circle the correct answer):What effect does Mateo’s fairy godmother have on the tryouts?

a) She makes him a better baseball player than he really is.b) She gives him a uniform so no one will recognize him.c) She gives him a magic baseball that helps him pitch.d) She makes the twins terrible at baseball so they can’t make the team.

In what way is Mateo different at the end of the story?a) He’s the star pitcher. b) He gets along with the twins..c) He’s mean back to the twins. d) He’s the new baseball coach..

How does the prince know that Cinderella is the one?a) He recognizes her walking down the street.b) The golden shoe fits her foot.c) Cinderella’s father tells the prince.d) Cinderella goes to find the prince.

How does Mateo feel about the baseball tryouts?a) worried b) impressedc) excited d) confused

How might this story be different if Cinderella’s father were home more often?_____________________________________________________________

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far away, there lived

a fair young

maiden. She had

golden hair, fair skin, and

the grace of a swan.

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maiden’s m

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ith each passing day she became

weaker, u

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she took her final breath.

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idn’t notice their cruelty.

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When the girl m

et her new

stepsisters, the sisters said:

“You cannot sit at the table with

us, stupid

goose. If you want to eat

bread, you will have to earn it!”

With that, they took aw

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wooden shoes, and

banished

her to the kitchen.

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that day on, life was hard.

The girl w

oke before dawn to bring

water, m

ake the fire, cook, clean, and

wash. H

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everything they cou

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iserable. By evening she was tired,

and she cu

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ashes by the hearth.

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her “C

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as alw

ays so dusty and

dirty.

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One d

ay, their father was going

to the fair. He asked

his daughters w

hat they wou

ld like him

to buy.

“A beautifu

l gown,” said

the eldest stepsister.

“A lovely ring,”

added the other.

“Please, I want

nothing more than

the first twig that

brushes you on

your w

ay home,”

said C

inderella.

Cinderella’s father bought d

resses and

jewels for the stepsisters. O

n h

is return, he bru

shed against the

twig of a tree. H

e brought it home

for Cinderella.

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inderella went to her m

other’s grave and

planted the tw

ig. She w

ept so much that her tears

watered

the twig. Soon, it grew

into a large tree.

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inderella visited the

tree, she’d m

ake a wish

to hear a song. T

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wou

ld appear

and sing to her.

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Several years passed. Then cam

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the king. A ball

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aiden in the land

was invited.

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ade Cinderella

help them d

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her stepm

other to let her also attend.

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covered in ash

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inderella ran to her mother’s grave.

She sat down u

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cried out, “Shake and

quiver, little

tree. Throw

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appeared, throw

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golden slipp

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warned, “G

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id not

recognize her.

At the ball, the prince danced

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partner from now

on,” he declared.

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end then. In her hu

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13

With slipper in hand, the prince

searched for his dance partner all

the next day. He had

every maiden

try it on. It fit no one. His final stop

was C

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orked.

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he prince was beside him

self. “Is there no other?” he cried.

Just then, he saw

Cinderella

sweeping the hearth. “W

ho is she?” he asked.

“That’s ju

st the maid. Pay her no

mind,” replied

the stepmother.

Ignoring her, the prince insisted

that Cinderella try on the slipper.

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It fit perfectly. When C

inderella stood

up and

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as his d

ance partner. “You are the one

I seek!” he declared.

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arried

and lived

happily ever after. And

the stepsisters? T

hey lived unhappily

ever after, just as they deserved.

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fit (v.) to be, m

easure, or

make the proper size

and shape (p. 13)

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the floor or area inside or in front of a fireplace (p. 6)

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are w

orn for dancing (p. 10)

twig (n.)

a little piece of wood

that grow

s from a

branch (p. 7)

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with his m

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ne day, Mateo’s father passed

away,

and M

ateo and his m

other were left

all alone. Mateo’s m

other had to w

ork long hou

rs in the local factory. Mateo

was often lonely, but he kept his spirits

up by playing baseball and practicing

his pitching.

When the factory ow

ner and M

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other decided to get m

arried, Mateo

was overjoyed

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The factory ow

ner had tw

in sons who

were tw

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ateo w

as so excited to have tw

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ere spoiled

and m

ean and greedy, and

they decided

they did

n’t like Mateo.

Mateo asked

them if they w

anted to play

baseball in the park.

“We w

ould

never play baseball with

a little runt like you,” Prim

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“Actually, w

e’ll never play with you

at all!” added G

uapo.

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ateo’s stepfather often traveled, and

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other usually w

ent with him

. M

ateo and the tw

ins stayed at hom

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ith the cook. The lazy tw

ins forced

Mateo to do all of their chores.

“Look at him

work w

hile we get to play

baseball!” cried G

uapo happily.

“Just like C

inderella,” said Prim

o.

Guapo replied, “I know

, let’s call him

Cinderello!”

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So the twins teased

and bu

llied M

ateo, but he put up w

ith it.

One day, exciting new

s spread through

town. T

he coach of the national Little

League team

was com

ing to town.

He w

as holding tryouts to find

the m

ost talented players.

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ateo was thrilled. H

e knew that his

pitching was som

ething special, and he

hoped to im

press the famou

s coach.

As M

ateo practiced his pitch, Prim

o laughed, “You’re too m

uch of a ru

nt to try out. You don’t even

have a un

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“Father, please tell him it w

ould

be a w

aste of everyone’s time!” said

Guapo.

Their father agreed, and

he forbade M

ateo from attend

ing the tryouts.

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Mateo w

as crushed. H

e hid u

nder the bleachers the next day, w

atching the other boys practice. Suddenly, he heard

a w

oman’s voice softly calling his nam

e.

It was the lady from

the taco cart.

“How

do you know m

y name?”

Mateo asked.

“I don’t just m

ake tacos,” she said, “I am

also your fairy god

mother.”

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“Why aren’t you out there playing?”

she asked.

Mateo hu

ng his head. “My stepfather

won’t allow

me. Even if he d

id, I don’t have a u

niform,” he said.She w

aved

her magic

spatula, and

in an instant M

ateo was

transform

ed.

Mateo grin

ned. “A

wesom

e! V

alenzuela’s jersey and

cool pink shoes!”

“Now

you can attend the tryouts, and

no one w

ill recognize you,” she said.

“But you mu

st go home the instant tryouts

are over,“ warned

the fairy godm

other.

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Disgu

ised in his u

niform, M

ateo made

his way to the first tryout.

The coach told

Mateo that he cou

ld try

pitching, and he qu

ickly struck out every boy.

“That’s w

hat I call a pitcher!” the coach cried.

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ater that afternoon, the coach put the boys into tw

o teams for a gam

e and

chose Mateo to pitch. M

ateo proceeded

to throw a perfect gam

e, and everyone,

even the twins, w

as thrilled. With a

superstar like this, surely their team

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ould win the Little League W

orld Series!

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The instant the gam

e ended, Mateo tried

to leave, but the boys and

the cheering sp

ectators mobbed

him.

In the scuffle, M

ateo lost one pink shoe. W

hen he finally broke free and fled

hom

e, he felt his uniform

vanishing into thin air. H

e looked dow

n to see that he w

as dressed

like an ordinary boy, except

with only one ragged

shoe. The other

foot was bare.

The coach w

as left holding the pink

shoe. “I mu

st find that fantastic kid,”

he said.

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he next day, the coach went door to

door, visiting every home in the tow

n. W

herever he found

a boy, he had him

try on the pink shoe. It fit no one.

Finally, the coach arrived at M

ateo’s hou

se. The tw

ins almost knocked

each other over in a ru

sh to try on the pink shoe. N

o matter how

hard the

boys wriggled

their toes and pu

shed, it w

as still too small. T

hen, the coach spotted

Mateo.

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“Come here, my boy, and try on this shoe,” the coach said.

The twins guffawed, but when the shoe slipped on perfectly, they both gasped, “Cinderello!”

Mateo looked at the twins and said, “My name is Mateo.”

“Mateo will be our captain, and he will lead us to victory!” the coach announced.

Turning to the brothers, the coach said, “And you two will be our towel boys!”

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Glossary

chores (n.) small jobs or tasks that must be done regularly (p. 6)

guffawed (v.) laughed suddenly and loudly (p. 15)

pitch (v.) to throw a ball to a batter in a game of baseball or softball (p. 3)

spectators (n.) people who watch an event without taking part (p. 13)

transformed changed in form (v.) or appearance (p. 10)

tryouts (n.) events where activities are used to test how good people are in athletics or performing (p. 7)

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