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Beginning of the Year Reading Assessment - Fourth Grade Literature Test

By Brenda Kovich

Check your fourth grade students’ ability to answer questions and construct responses with this beginning of the year reading assessment. You can use it to sample student skills, to guide instruction, or as a test prep activity. It’s included as a

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.5, RL.4.6

$5.00

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Poem, Drama & Prose Practice Worksheets – Labeling Story Parts, Plays & Poetry

By Brenda Kovich

Poetry, Play, or Story? Five classic children’s tales are told in mixed forms (poem, drama, prose). Kids identify each and explain their structural elements. It’s great practice for RL.3.5 and RL.4.5!Open the preview to take a closer look.Each

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.3.5, RL.4.5

$5.00

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Biography Project & Activities - MLK Day ELA Packet

By Brenda Kovich

Build an ELA packet with activities that celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr! Kids read a three-page biography, make a timeline, identify causes and effects, and interpret famous quotes.Open the preview to take a closer look at the

Subjects:

Martin Luther King Day, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Independent Work Packet

$5.00

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Burger Paragraph Writing Activities Bundle – Video, Anchor Charts & Templates

By Brenda Kovich

For great paragraph writing, grab a burger! The analogy helps kids develop topic, detail, and concluding sentences; elaborate; improve word choice; and add transitions. Fun-filled activities provide direct instruction, reinforcement, and practice of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Video Files, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.3.2, W.4.2, W.5.2

$21.00

$16.80

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Engineering Design Process Introduction – Passage Worksheets Templates

By Brenda Kovich

Looking for a fun but serious introduction to the engineering process? Read a story! A ten-page passage introduces vocabulary and practices. Worksheets and templates provide support. To get a closer look, open the preview. In “Calvin Builds a Guinea

Subjects:

Science, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

$5.00

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Little House in the Big Woods Unit - Digital Historical Fiction Novel Study

By Brenda Kovich

Take a peek inside pioneer life with the first Little House book. A student website houses discussion questions, figurative language, visual dictionaries, and extensions to help children understand Laura Ingalls Wilder's life in the big woods. In

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Internet Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.5.1, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, L.3.4, L.3.5...

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Hire Me 5-Paragraph Persuasive Essay: Christmas Elf Argumentative Writing Prompt

By Brenda Kovich

Hire me, Santa! Kids write persuasive essays to apply for jobs as elves. Organizers and a mentor text support fourth or fifth grade students writing their first five-paragraph compositions. Open the preview to take a closer look.Instructional

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.4.1, W.5.1

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (21.43 MB)

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Summarizing Fiction PowerPoint - Summary Mini Lessons for 3rd and 4th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Teach summarizing fiction like a pro! PowerPoint and Google Slides presentations offer modeling and practice. Using story elements, third and fourth grade kids learn how to write an effective summary for literature. Two stories, organizers, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.3.2, RL.4.2, RL.5.2

$5.00

Digital Download ZIP (27.29 MB)

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Weather and Climate Worksheets and Activities for Fourth or Fifth Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Get blown away with weather and climate activities! Your fourth or fifth grade students will explore climate zones and factors that affect them, learn to read weather maps, and set up a classroom meteorology station.Open the preview to get a closer

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

$14.50

$11.60

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Fourth Grade Place Value Unit - Activities, Worksheets, Review & Assessments

By Brenda Kovich

Looking for a complete place value unit? Fourth grade students explore the value of a digit in different positions; read and write multi-digit numbers in standard, word, and expanded form; compare; and round. Review and assessment are also

Subjects:

Math, Math Test Prep, Place Value

Grades:

4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

4.NBT.A.1, 4.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.A.3

$19.50

$15.60

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Biography Unit - Genre Study for Fourth and Fifth Grade Students

By Brenda Kovich

Energize your biography unit! Biography templates engage students in reading, research, and projects. Kids choose their own biography activities with choice boards. A wax museum culminates the genre study. Open the previews to take a closer look at

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.4, RI.4.5, RI.4.6, RI.4.7, RI.4.8, RI.4.9, RI.4.10, RI.5.1...

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Informational Text Structure - Nonfiction PowerPoint & Google Slides Mini Lesson

By Brenda Kovich

Colorful interactive organizers explain informational text structures with examples. This mini lesson, which is available as a PowerPoint presentation or Google Slides, explores five formats used for nonfiction writing. Additionally, kids learn

Subjects:

Reading, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

RI.4.5, RI.5.5

$4.00

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Fourth Grade End of the Year Reading Assessment & Literature Skills Test

By Brenda Kovich

Assess your fourth grade students’ ability to answer questions and construct responses with this short, age-appropriate story and corresponding standards-based reading questions. You can use it as an end of the year assessment or to prepare for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.5, RL.4.6

$5.00

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Black History Month Bulletin Board Research Project: 32 Famous African Americans

By Brenda Kovich

Explore the lives of 32 African American leaders and create a striking photo bulletin board. Your research project can be short, detailed, or differentiated. It's great for studying famous people during Black History Month.Open the preview to get a

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Writing-Essays, Black History Month

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Bulletin Board Ideas, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

W.4.7, W.4.8, W.5.2, W.5.7, W.5.8, W.6.2, W.6.7, W.6.8, W.4.2a

$6.00

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Teaching the Engineering Design Process – Natural Disasters STEM 4th & 5th Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Teach the engineering design process with natural disasters! Fourth or fifth grade students learn to define a problem, identify criteria and constraints, brainstorm, build a prototype, design and carry out a fair test. STEM activities focus on ways

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Printables

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (30.23 MB)

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Elements of Drama Bundle - Analyzing, Acting Out & Writing Plays

By Brenda Kovich

Give your students a complete drama experience! After learning about structural elements, they annotate and act out plays. Then they rewrite two-page stories in dramatic form. As a bonus, the bundle also includes an assessment.Open the previews to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.3.5, RL.4.5

$17.00

$14.00

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Types of Maps Anchor Charts (Posters), Cards, and Worksheet

By Brenda Kovich

Support your map skills unit with anchor charts, cards, and a worksheet. You can project them for instruction, print 8.5 x 11" versions as posters for your classroom bulletin board, or use the smaller set (1/4 page) for activities.Open the preview

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Geography

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Posters

$4.00

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The Maze of Bones Mystery Novel Study Unit (The 39 Clues)

By Brenda Kovich

Let your little detectives uncover the clues in The Maze of Bones. The journal, discussion guide, and character cards will help kids crack the case (and improve comprehension!) Hook them on Book 1 of The 39 Clues series - and soon they’ll be reading

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.5.1, RL.5.3, RL.5.4

$8.00

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Answering Open-Ended Questions with Text Evidence Bundle - Fourth Grade

By Brenda Kovich

Confidently teach constructed responses to literature. In this bundle, fourth grade students answer open-ended questions with topic, detail, and concluding sentences; cite the text; and use transitions. Open the preview to get a closer look. Direct

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Unit Plans, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.4.1

$10.00

$8.00

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Snow Day! Five-Paragraph Persuasive Essay - Winter Argumentative Writing Prompt

By Brenda Kovich

Give us a snow day! Fourth and fifth grade students organize and write five-paragraph argumentative essays to persuade the principal. This winter persuasive piece is sure to be a hit in your classroom or homeschool. Open the preview to take a closer

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Winter

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

W.4.1, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.5.1, W.5.4, W.5.5

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (18.88 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Time flies when you're having fun! I taught fourth grade for more than 35 years and loved it. Today, my mission is to create enjoyable, engaging materials your classroom.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in student-centered learning that's seriously fun. In my store, you'll find engaging genre studies and hands-on science, as well as scaffolded ELA and math units that move kids to mastery.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I'm proud to be a National Board Certified Teacher (Middle Childhood Generalist) and have received three special awards: Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellow, Crystal Apple Award Winner, and Lake Central Teacher of the Year.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received a B.A. in Elementary Education, an M.S. in Elementary Education, a Gifted and Talented Endorsement - all from Purdue University.

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Social Studies, Elections - Voting, U.S. History, World History, Arts & Music, Music, Computer Science, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Statistics, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Criminal Justice - Law, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Engineering, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Classroom Community