4th Grade CCSS: Reading: Foundational Skills

For fourth graders, this Common Core area helps students gain mastery of the concepts of print, the alphabet, and the basic conventions of the written English language. Among the complete standards for this grade, fourth graders will be asked to: use fourth grade appropriate phonics and word analysis skills to decode words, decode multi-syllable words with context clues, knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabic patterns and morphology (roots and suffixes), read fourth grade texts with the proper fluency, accuracy and understanding.

Animal Word Ladders

How do you get from Hen to Pig? Students have fun getting creative with this word ladder worksheet about animals!

Back to School Word Ladders

Practice connecting words through using a word ladder on this fun and educational back to school activity.

Beginning Word Ladders

Climb the ladder from Hat to Tip and then from Pie to Eat! Students develop vocabulary skills as they complete the activity.

Christmas Word Ladders

Word ladders are challenging, but they are also a great way to develop your vocabulary skills! Use this Christmas worksheet to teach your students more about finding a way to connect one word to another.

Comparative Adjectives: Words That End in Y

A spelling patterns worksheet about comparative adjectives that end in Y. Great for spelling skill development.

Earth Day Word Ladders

Students love word ladders. They are fun activities that stiumulate thinking about words. This activity is focuses on Earth Day and is great for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students.

Halloween Spiders: Make a Word Activity!

On the worksheet, each spider has a letter on its back. Students will be asked to make as many words as they can in the amount of time given, using only the letters on the spiders’ backs. The longer the word, the more points it is worth!

Hanukkah Make a Word Activity

The candle flames at the top of the menorah have a letter on them. Make as many words as you can in the time allowed by your teacher. Each word must be at least three letters long. The more letters in the word, the more points you receive!

Hispanic Heritage Make a Word Activity

The maracas pictured on this printable worksheet have a letter on them. Make as many words as you can in the time allowed by your teacher. Each word must be at least three letters long. The more letters in the word, the more points you receive! This printable Hispanic Heritage activity is great for 2nd – 5th grade students.

New Year’s Day Word Ladders

In this worksheet, you will find a pair of words. You need to find words that connect the two, but you may only change one letter on each step. You must connect the words within the number of steps on the ladder, but you get extra points if you connect them in fewer steps. For example, to connect hot and dig in three steps, the ladder might look like this: hot > dot > dog > dig.

New Year’s Eve Make a Word

In this New Year’s Eve Word Activity, use the letters in the box to make as many words as you can in the time allowed by your teacher. The letters do not need to be connected and each word must be three letters long. The longer the word, the more points you score!

Past Tense Verbs: Words Ending in Y

A spelling patterns worksheet about past tense verbs that end in Y. Great for spelling skill development.

Plurals: Nouns and Verbs Ending in Y

A spelling patterns worksheet about nouns and verbs that end in Y. Great for spelling skill development.

Spring Word Ladders

A fun word ladder activity about the Spring season! Students practice their vocabulary skills while they connect the words.

Superlative Adjectives: Words That End in Y

A spelling patterns worksheet about superlative adjectives that end in Y. Great for spelling skill development.

Thanksgiving Pie: Make a Word Activity

On the worksheet, each square on the pie has a letter. Students will be asked to make as many words as they can in the amount of time given, using only the letters on the pie. The longer the word, the more points it is worth!

Thanksgiving Word Ladders

Challenge your students with this Thanksgiving word ladder activity!

Using -ing: Verbs that End in -ie

A spelling patterns worksheet about using -ing with verbs that end in -ie. Great for spelling skill development.

Word Ladders: Around the House

How do you get from Roof to Wall on a word ladder activity? That’s what students need to figure out on this vocabulary skill-building activity.

Word Ladders: Colors

A fun word ladder activity about colors. Students develop vocabulary skills as they decide which words complete each ladder!