4th grade Back to School english language arts resources for GATE

Rockin Teacher Materials by Hilary Lewis

Also included in: STEM Bins® Teambuilders BUNDLE - End of the Year, Summer, Back to School, Fall

Winter Holidays Around the World Digital Escape Room-Christmas Updated No Google

Created by

Holidays Around the World is a fun and engaging way to introduce students to different winter holidays celebrated around the world. Each of the holidays represented has an informational paragraph about the holiday, a short video, and a game to play to find the clue for the escape room. The holidays represented are:Christmas in AmericaLas Posadas (Mexico)Kwanzaa (African inspired)Christmas in AustraliaChinese New YearDiwaliHanukkahSt. Lucia DayCheck out the preview and video to see more!How does

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Close Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

Also included in: Holiday Digital Escape Room Growing Bundle - Breakouts All Through the Year

The Wild Robot Activities ⭐ STEM Challenges Hands-on Novel Study ⭐

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Engineering, Gifted and Talented

Get ready for STEM activities with The Wild Robot by Peter Brown! In this set of challenges, students follow the adventures of Roz the robot on an island where she must adapt in order to survive. Along the way, Roz encounters many challenges which she must overcome. Your students will overcome the challenges right alongside Roz as they complete the STEM challenges that go along with this engaging read aloud. ✅ What You'll Get ✅3 Main STEM ChallengesCamouflage STEM Activity ChallengeShelter STEM

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Reading

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Bundle of Activities and Challenges Read Aloud Books and Novels

Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs

Created by

Teacher Thrive

Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 9th, Adult Education

Types:

GATE, Literature Circles

Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle

Project Based Learning: Run A Lemonade Stand (PBL) For Print & Google Classroom

Created by

Digital Divide and Conquer

Project Based Learning for Math and ELA. Running A Lemonade Stand!This project integrates elements of math, ELA, technology, design, and planning into a student-made final product as they prepare to run a lemonade stand. This project at all of the preparation areas within Sales, Marketing, Organization, and Production that must be accounted for.There are 20 ACTIVITIES (1 page for each) for students to complete. Each page involves a problem or idea they must solve, recreate, or answer to prepar

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Math

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Projects, Activities, GATE

Greek and Latin Roots Activity Pennant ✏️ 4th Grade 5th Grade Creative

Created by

Gifted and Talented, Reading, Vocabulary

Enhance your students' vocabulary with a creative and engaging Greek and Latin Roots Pennant Activity! In this hands-on morphology activity, students become active participants in their learning process. Students add words, definitions, or visuals to create their own unique representation of these 60 roots. Why learn root words?Root words are useful for strengthening vocabulary.They can help understand language (including when learning many foreign languages) and build reading skills.Roots are i

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Close Reading, Engineering, Science

CCSS:

L.3.4c

, L.4.4b

, L.5.4b

, L.6.4b

, L.7.4b

...

Also included in: Greek and Latin Roots Pennant Activity Games BUNDLE Display Vocabulary Test Prep

STEM Activities Projects Bundle with April Spring and Easter STEM Challenges

Created by

Tied 2 Teaching

This collection of Engineering Expeditions includes Spring STEM challenges, Spring STEM projects, and so many other STEM design challenge activities that will engage your students all year long. We understand that finding the time to incorporate STEM challenges into your curriculum can sometimes be difficult. That's why this FULL YEAR STEM BUNDLE includes MORE THAN 70 STEM DESIGN CHALLENGES, each with a close reading passage that will seamlessly allow you to tie together the curriculum by givi

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Back to School STEM Activities Team Builders and Icebreakers Elementary & Up

Created by

Back to School, Engineering, Gifted and Talented

Team building activities and icebreakers are perfect for the first week of school in STEM! Not only will your students instantly engage in these hands-on challenges, they will begin to build your classroom community. Your students will need to work in teams throughout the year, and the best way to set the foundation for that is with fun, engaging, and brain-stretching STEM challenges.✅ What You'll Get ✅This resource includes ice breaker challenges / activities: ✨✨✨ 3 STEM team building activitie

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 7th

Types:

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges for K-2 - Whole Year Bundle

Partner Pairing Cards and Grouping Cards Pick a Partner

Created by

Back to School, Classroom Management, Engineering

Pick a partner or do small group pairing with these fun cards!With a variety of fun ways to pair or group students, students each choose (or receive) one card and then seek out their pair or group. Forming groups for projects or STEM challenges can elicit groans from students, but by making it fun and engaging for students, this will become your go-to way for no-argue partnerships.Pick a Partner Cards may be printed at full size or at 2 pages per sheet to save paper.✅ What You'll Get ✅✅ Partneri

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, GATE

Also included in: STEM Teacher ❤️ Favorites ❤️ Bundle Best Sellers in One Place

Project Based Learning: To the Rainforest! (PBL) For Print & Google Classroom

Created by

Digital Divide and Conquer

Project Based Learning: Discovery in the Rainforest! This project based learning (PBL) activity joins together Science, Math, ELA, Social Studies, and Technology.This project integrates elements of science, math, ELA, social studies, ELA, and technology into a student-made product. It will combine student imagination, creativity, and problem solving skills as they travel through a rainforest.There are 15 activities (1 page for each) for students to complete. Each page involves a problem or id

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Science

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Projects, Activities, GATE

Back to School STEM Challenges & Activities (September) - Back to School BUNDLE

Created by

Brooke Brown - Teach Outside the Box

These Back to School themed STEM/STEAM activities are perfect to engage your elementary engineers at the beginning of the school year! Three STEM challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation.Includes the following LOW PREP STEM Challenges:Off to SchoolPom Pom PopperShared SuppliesBonus Brainbuilder: Maker MindsetAlso includes challenges from the previous version:Rockin' School BusPom Pom SlingshotApple RaftBonus Brainbuilder: Pencil TowerInc

Subjects:

Back to School, Engineering, Science

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Amy Mezni - Teaching Ideas 4u

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-PS2-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

All About Me Activities - Learning Styles, Multiple Intelligences+ Quizzes

Created by

Do you want to get to know your students and help them work on their Growth Mindset? Use the All About Me Flipbook with a Learning Styles Inventory, Personality Test (Introvert vs. Extrovert), & Multiple Intelligences Survey! These quizzes are perfect for Back to School, Open House, or metacognition unit.These completed flipbook activities are a perfect resource to use when discussing metacognition to help students analyze and reflect on their thinking. Students take the quizzes and mark the

Subjects:

Back to School, Gifted and Talented, Study Skills

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Informational Text, U.S. History, Writing-Expository

Westward Expansion Wagon Project for Oregon Trail Unit

Created by

Simon Says School

Westward Expansion Wagon Project for Oregon Trail Unit – This creative and hands-on project is a wonderful opportunity for students to show their understanding of pioneers moving west. Learners will create a covered wagon out of construction paper, cardboard, and a shoebox. The bonnet of the wagon will include: • A map of the Oregon or California Trail • A model of a labeled wagon • A list of chores on the trail • A list of entertainment on the trail • Pictures and captions of 4 maj

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Research, Projects, GATE

Also included in: Westward Expansion Project Bundle

Depth and Complexity Teaching Critical Thinking Using Fairytales

Created by

Teacher Thrive

Teach your students how to explore content with depth and complexity.Here it is, a complete and ready-to-use resource for teaching all 11 elements (Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives) of critical thinking.! Your students will explore of these elements by applying them to familiar stories, such as “Cinderella”, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, “Goldilocks and the

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Literature

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Unit Plans, GATE, Printables

Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle

Lunar New Year 2024 | Year of the DRAGON Reading Comprehension | Spring Festival

Created by

GATER Educator - Kris Prince

Chinese New Year in 2024 starts on Saturday, February 10th!It’s the Year of the DRAGON!Did you know that the Chinese believe that people born in the Year of the DRAGON are strong, tenacious, and ambitious? Do you know what the lucky colors and numbers are for people born during the Year of the DRAGON?Find out more by close-reading interesting text all about the Year of the DRAGON.Create a Cool DRAGON Collage, perfect for a 2024 Year of the DRAGON Bulletin Board!*** This resource has been updated

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, The New Year

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

GATE, Cultural Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.5.1

, RI.6.1

, RI.7.1

Also included in: Chinese New Year 2024 | Year of the DRAGON Reading Comprehension | Art BUNDLE

Who Would Win? Independent Animal Research Project- Digital or Non-Digital!

Created by

Stop and Smell the Roses

Now includes an editable Googles Slides option for students along with a printable option that can be sent to students digitally! Perfect for distance learning!My students LOVE books from Scholastic’s Who Would Win? series and I wanted an extension project that allowed them to research their own animals to create their own Who Would Win? book. The book is a total of 10 pages that include the following:Page 1- Title page showing the two animals and a picture of eachPage 2- Scientific name of the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Informational Text

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Research, Projects, GATE

CCSS:

RI.3.4

, RI.3.5

, RI.3.10

, RI.4.4

, RI.4.9

...

Creativity Activities Bundled Set | Creative Thinking Activities and Printables

Created by

The Teacher Studio

Why teach creativity? If you are like me, you recognize that all the pushing we do to pass tests and get through our curriculum can be a dangerous game. It is my belief that if we prepare our students to be hard workers, creative thinkers, and team players and pair that with quality instruction--the rest will simply fall into place. What we often don’t leave enough time for in our busy school day is time to do activities that nurture creativity. Whether it be letting students solve engaging re

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

GATE

Fall STEM Activities - Apple STEM Challenges

Created by

Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

These Back to School STEM challenge activities are a great way to build community, establish procedures, and get to know how your kids tick! Plus, they’re a great intro to forces and interactions and Newton’s three laws of motion.You want to start the school year with something that's fun, but not fluff......something different...something that fires up creativity & critical thinking...something that gets kids collaborating and communicating...something that allows you to learn a ton about y

Subjects:

Autumn, Back to School, Engineering

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

Depth and Complexity Novel Study for The Sign of the Beaver

Created by

Teacher Thrive

Reading and Responding to The Sign of the Beaver with Depth and Complexity!Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Elizabeth George Speare’s The Sign of The Beaver. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related "Core Question". All questions within the graphic orga

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

GATE, Graphic Organizers

GENIUS HOUR Unit Plans {Google Slides + Docs}

Created by

Enriching Elementary with Amanda

INCLUDES:Teacher Guide PDFGoogle Slideshow Introduction with links, videos, student examplesExample Project Timeline/Planning GuideGoogle Docs Student Proposal FormGoogle Docs Student Accountability LogPrintable Note Taker OptionsGoogle Docs Student Notes Taker - 2 ColumnGoogle Docs Student Notes Taker - 3 ColumnGoogle Docs Notes Taker ExampleGoogle Docs Notes Taker Heading IdeasGoogle Docs Student Format TrackerGoogle Slides Progress TrackerGoogle Docs Student ReflectionGoogle Docs Rubric+ You

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

GATE

Also included in: Enrichment Activity Growing Bundle

Greek and Latin Roots Pennant Activity Games BUNDLE Display Vocabulary Test Prep

Created by

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Vocabulary

Start with a pennant activity, review the Greek and Latin roots with two BINGO games, and then challenge your students with a game of Pair Stare (two decks included), where they need to find the one and only root word match on any two cards!This is a great way to learn and review roots to build language skills and prepare for standardized tests.Greek and Latin Roots ActivitiesLatin and Greek Roots Pennant ActivityGreek and Latin Roots BINGO GameGreek and Latin Roots BINGO Game (Set 2)Greek and L

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

CCSS:

L.3.4c

, L.4.4b

, L.5.4b

, L.6.4b

, L.7.4b

...

Reading Enrichment Activities 3rd 4th 5th Early Finishers & Gifted and Talented

Created by

Pencils and Chalk

This set of 70 engaging, open-ended reading and language arts enrichment activities for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade gifted and talented or fast finishers will boost creative writing, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, critical thinking skills and more!All of these activities are low (or no!) prep, saving you tons of time and money. No more looking for generic puzzles or word searches.... or printing extra worksheets you already used.These make great independent projects for gifted and talented students.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

GATE, Printables

Also included in: Reading and Math Enrichment Activities for Early Finishers & Gifted Students K-5

Compare & Contrast 2 Stories - 10 Paired Passages - 4th & 5th Grade Folktales

Created by

Brenda Kovich

Compare and contrast literature with ten paired passages. This set emphasizes identification and use of story elements to construct responses. Students read two folktales, organize elements in tables, transfer them to Venn diagrams, and explain in paragraphs. Open the preview to take a closer look.Five sets of folktales from around the world were carefully selected and adapted for fourth and fifth grade students.“Mani and Sol” (Norway) and “The Fire Dog” (Korea)“The Goose and the Golden Egg” (S

Subjects:

Literature, Tools for Common Core, Writing

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types: