Tag Archives: 4th Grade

Let it Snow — Precipitation

Lesson Summary: The lesson introduces the children to precipitation in the form of snow.  The reading is designed to be used to provide information for the activities.    Activity A is a creative activity while Activity B provides a fun exercise …

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Learning about Volcanoes

Lesson Summary: The lesson describes and explains volcanoes.  The reading can be used as a resource for the teacher, or read by the children themselves. Pictures of a variety of volcanoes can be obtained from the internet and will help …

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What did it Say? Summarizing

Lesson Summary: The lesson introduces the children to the art of summarizing.  The reading could be used in pairs and/or small groups and is designed to help them to identify the main points in a poem and a sentence.  Both …

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Suffixes Introduction

Lesson Summary: The lesson introduces the children to the more common suffixes used in the English language.  The reading may be used as a resource for the teacher and the children should be encouraged to offer additional examples.   Activity A …

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The Weather – It’s Snowing

Lesson Summary: The lesson builds on the children’s understanding of evaporation and precipitation, introduces them to the conditions necessary for the formation of snow, and to the different types of snowflakes.  Activity A tests their understanding of the information given …

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