4th Grade Thanksgiving Math and Literacy Digital Packet

Included here are 20 math and 20 literacy activities, themed around Thanksgiving topics. All activities here are paperless and are ready to go in Google Slides! Text boxes and moveable pieces are already placed on the slides.

What's Included?

Literacy Activities (20):

• Sounds of EI -- move the words based on the sound the "ei" makes
• Thanksgiving Idioms -- match the meaning of the idiom to the sentence in which the idiom is used
• Using a Thesaurus -- use the given thesaurus entries to move words to their questions
• Antonyms -- type the antonyms of bolded words into the boxes. Use the numbered boxes to answer a riddle. Words are: methodical, anxious, accurate, obvious, distant, sufficient, conclude, and melancholy.
• Context Clues -- use sentence-level context to match the meaning of Wampanoag words to the correct sentences.
• Punctuating Dialogue -- move the sentences to show if their punctuation is correct or incorrect.
• Modal Auxiliaries -- move the sentences to the modal verb that completes the sentence (can and could only)
• Compound Sentences -- move letters from sentences that have correct comma usage to answer the riddle (note: students will need to know that simple sentences with a compound predicate do not need a comma)
• Complete Sentence, Run On or Fragment -- identify each statement as a sentence, run on or fragment; move the letters to answer the riddle
• Grouping Details in Informational Writing -- move the letter from the position in the text to show where given details would make the most sense
• Organizing Opinion Writing -- move the details to the outline to group reasons together, then write one of the paragraphs in the text box
• Summarizing Fictional Text -- read the story, then move the statements to best form a summary
• Describing the Theme -- read the story, then answer 2 questions about the theme and its supporting evidence
• Describing Character Traits -- read the story, then answer 3 questions about the characters' traits
• Identifying the Narrator -- move the short passages to show if they have a first, second, or third person narrator
• Describing the Main Idea -- read the text, then answer 2 questions about the main idea and its supporting detail
• Explaining Events in Historical Text -- read the text, then match 4 questions to their answers; write a question that can answer the remaining answer
• Understanding Text Structure -- read the text, then answer 3 questions about the text's organization and structure
• Using Text Features -- read the text, then match the text features to the paragraph they best support; write a detail that appears in the text features but not the text.

*Note that all passages are written at a beginning to middle of 4th grade level.

Math Activities (20):

• Place Value Relationships -- tell the relationship between the digits that are the same in each number (ex: 441,573 --> 40,000 x 10 = 400,000)
• Rounding using Place Value -- complete each statement by telling the place value to which each number was rounded
• Addition and Subtraction Crossword -- use the word problem and equation clues to type the sums/differences in the crossword
• Relating Multiplication and Division -- use the pair of equations to type the missing numbers
• Additive or Multiplicative Comparison -- match the equations to the statement that matches
• Thanksgiving Word Problems -- solve 4 multiplicative comparison word problems
• Estimating Products and Quotients -- round to estimate the product or quotient in 4 word problems
• Identifying Multiples -- move a turkey over all multiples of 9
• Multiplying with Partial Products -- move the partial and total products to each problem (3 digit by 1 digit multiplication)
• Multiplying Using a Lattice -- type the numbers into the lattice to solve each problem (2 digit by 2 digit multiplication)
• Multiplication Build a Turkey -- move the turkey body parts to the correct turkey based on the product (2x2, 3x1, 4x1, and multiplication with multiples of 10)
• Multiplication: Distributive Property -- match each expression to the multplication problem it can solve
• Division Maze -- move a hat over division problems with a quotient of 23 (2 by 1 and 3 by 1 division)
• Dividing Using the Box Method -- type the numbers in the boxes to solve each problem (3 by 1 division)
• Division with Remainders -- move the division problems to show their remainders (3 by 1 division)
• Measurement Conversion -- match equivalent customary measurements (inches, feet, yards)
• Thanksgiving Brainteasers -- use the number clues to figure out the value of each picture, then find the value to the picture equations (all operations)
• Word Problems wit All Operations -- move the Pilgrims and Native people to the problem they answer (4 problems total)
• Unit Fraction Puzzle -- move the puzzle pieces over the picture that represent their unit fractions
• Fractions on a Number Line -- move the improper fraction footballs to find the equivalent location given a mixed number

An answer key is included for all pages!

Please note that this packet is NOT intended to be printed. These are paperless activities that should be shared as Slides (not as a PDF), as there are moveable pieces and text boxes already prepared on the slides.

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