Curated OER
The Swiss Family Robinson Teacher's Notes
Guide young readers through the classic novel The Swiss Family Robinson with this collection of activities and worksheets. From basic spelling and grammar practice, to reading comprehension skills, this resource will enhance...
Zaner-Bloser
More Letters Than Sounds
This spelling practice, appropriate for fourth graders, is a neat and useful learning exercise to assign as homework. For all 20 words, there are more letters than are heard when read out loud.
Zaner-Bloser
4th Grade Spelling: Review
Here is a 20-word spelling list that you could use in your classroom. Each word is written neatly in cursive along one side of the page. On the other side, pupils write each word on a provided line. The activity is presented as home...
Zaner-Bloser
Prefixes: un-, re-, pre-
Fourth graders practice spelling words that have prefixes un-, re-, and pre-. Assign this as homework. To help meet Common Core standards, you could also have learners look up each word in the dictionary and write down definitions.
Curated OER
Possessives
A simple worksheet allows fourth graders to practice spelling words that include apostrophes. All are possessives. Send this home as homework and then give a spelling test at the end of the week.
Savvas Learning
Prentice Hall: Proofreader's Marks
One of the more complete lists of proofreader's marks. Includes meanings and examples of their use. Divides marks into seven categories: style of type, position, spacing, insertion and deletion, paragraphing, punctuation, and...
Quizlet
Quizlet: Spelling Tion, Cian, and Sion Words
Using this set of Quizlet modules, students learn spelling, definitions, and usage of 21 words which end in the "shun" sound.
Other
Allwritewithme: Rubrics & Checklists for Fourth Grade Informative Writing
This collection of rubrics and checklists can be used for formative and summative assessments. Students can use many of these to self-assess during various phases of the informative writing process, and teachers may use these to guide...
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Spell a Roo
Find a quick-paced challenge in which players hop on misspelled words. If you answer all 20 challenges correctly, you may list your name in the "Land of the Joeys." Two levels of difficulty.
Other
Learn English Feel good.com: Frequently Misspelled Words
Build spelling skills by choosing the correct spelling of these ten commonly misspelled words.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Common Grammar Mistakes Quiz
Clear up the confusion of troublesome grammar mistakes with these quizzes on correct grammar usage. Includes word choices and verb selection.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Confusing Words: Their/there/they're: Who's/whose Quiz
Clear up the confusion of troublesome verbs with this interactive Language Arts skill-building site. Students' engage in quizzes that tackle grammar usage and the confusing verbs: Their/There/They're and Who's/Whose.