Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Class  Redmond, Oregon

 

Posters:  Evaluate     Predict/Infer    Question

Summarize     Monitor/Clarify

 

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Houghton Mifflin 4th Grade Story Activities

Theme 1:  Journeys

E-Glossary

Story 1  "Akiak"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Story 2 "Grandfather's Journey"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Story 3 "Finding the Titanic"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Story 4 "By the Shores of Silver Lake"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Hidden Magazine Puzzle

Theme 2: American Stories

E-Glossary

Story 1 "Tomas and the Library Lady"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Story 2 "Tanya's Reunion"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Story 3 "Boss of the Plains"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Crossword Puzzle

Story 4 "A Very Important Day"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Theme 3:  That's Amazing!

E-Glossary

Story 1 "The Stranger"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Play "Life of a Tree" Game

Story 2 "Cendrillion"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Story 3 "Heat Wave"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

 

Theme 4:  Problem Solvers

E-Glossary

Story 1 "My Name is Maria Isabel"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Word Search Puzzle

Story 2 "Marven of the North Woods"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Crossword Puzzle

Story 3 "The Last Dragon"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Word Scramble

Story 4 "Sing to the Stars"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Theme 5:  Heroes

E-Glossary

Story 1 "Happy Birthday, Dr. King!"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Crossword Puzzle

Story 2 "Gloria Estefan"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Online Opinion Poll

Story 3 "Lou Gherig:  The Luckiest Man"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

 

Theme 6:  Nature: Friend and Foe?

E-Glossary

Story 1 "Salmon Summer"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Label a Fish Picture (diagram)

Label a Fish Words to Use

Story 2 "Wildfires"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Crossword Puzzle

Story 3 "Skylark"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

 

 

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Houghton Mifflin Reading Extensions

Theme 1 "Journeys" Theme 1 "Journeys"
Theme 2 "American Stories" Theme 2 "American Stories"
Theme 3 "That's Amazing" Theme 3 "That's Amazing"
Theme 4 "Problem Solvers" Theme 4 "Problem Solvers"
Theme 5 "Heroes" Theme 5 "Heroes"
Theme 6 "Nature Friend and Foe" Theme 6 "Nature Friend and Foe"

 

Houghton Mifflin Fourth Grade Reading Series

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"Word Within the Word" Study Extensions

Word Within the Word Study Table Matching Study Game

 

Reading Presentations (From Texas)

Printed Version (94 pgs)

         What a Careful Reader Does
          "Spider Eyes"
                    Basic Understanding
                    Literary Elements
                    Strategies to Analyze Texts
                    Applying Critical-thinking Skills
          "Spider Eyes" Again
          "The Mystery of the Moving Rocks" and Practice Questions
          "The Rocketing Roller-Coaster Ride" and "Meet Jim Seay" and Practice Questions

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Audio stories to use with your projection unit