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12 Ways To Boost 4th Grade Reading Comprehension

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By the time students reach the fourth grade, they have mastered the basics of phonics and decoding and are starting to dig deeper into understanding what they’re reading. It’s a great time to introduce learning strategies that will help them be lifelong readers. Here are a dozen ways to boost fourth grade reading comprehension.

1. Color-code your thinking

Taking notes and highlighting reading passages with color can help students differentiate, retain, and transfer knowledge as well as pay attention to critical information for meaningful learning. Teach your students to use colors to highlight passages as they read to help them identify features such as main idea, details and vocabulary words. Or use different colors to mark different sections of a graphic organizer.

Learn more: Think, Grow, Giggle

2. Try think-alouds

Another way to improve fourth grade comprehension is through think-alouds. While reading a text to students, share the questions and answers that are going through your mind. For example, “How does the story make you feel?”

Learn more: The Balanced Literacy Diet

3. Watch a story-elements rap video

You know how they say setting learning to music helps improve retention? Well, with this story-elements rap video, kids will find themselves chanting the chorus long after they watch it. And if rap’s not your thing, check out this list of Our Favorite YouTube Videos for Teaching Story Elements.

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4. Play a round of reading comprehension Jenga

Who doesn’t love a rousing game of Jenga? The careful strategy in picking just the right block … the rush of successfully pulling out a block … the loud crash of the whole tower tumbling down! This classroom version is not only a blast, it helps boost reading comprehension skills. Score a used Jenga set at a garage sale or thrift store, then download this huge collection of fiction and nonfiction reading comprehension questions from Elementary Assessments.

Learn more: Remedia Publications

5. Beef up vocabulary skills

The more words a student knows, the greater their access to complex reading passages. Practice vocabulary skills in a fun way with these 20 Meaningful Vocabulary Activities . Draw vocabulary Sketchnotes , play Vocabulary Jeopardy, join the Million Dollar Word Club, and more.

6. Practice using context clues

Image source: Crafting Connections

It is vitally important for all students to be able to use context clues to determine the definitions of unknown words. This poster and lesson plan from Crafting Connections will give your students the strategies they need to be a word detective.

7. Find creative ways to respond to reading

Image source: An Educator’s Life

Gone are the days of the dreaded, old-fashioned, stand-in-front-of-the-class and read your boring book report. How about making a mint-tin book report? Or a book report cake? Or a mobile made from a clothes hanger or a paper bag book report? These are just a few of the Creative Ways Kids Can Respond to Books we’ve rounded up to get your students excited about reading.

8. Learn about close-reading strategies

Image source: D Lu on Pinterest

Close reading is defined as “an intensive analysis of a text in order to come to terms with what it says, how it says it, and what it means.” And research shows that teaching students how to close-read helps them become better readers. The trick is spicing it up so that students apply close-reading skills without getting bored. Here are Innovative Teacher Ideas for Teaching Close Reading.

9. Create anchor charts together

From marking a text to visualizing to understanding a character’s journey, we’ve got the fourth grade reading comprehension anchor charts for you! Choose from dozens of colorful samples for you to build along with your students during direct instruction time.

10. Introduce figurative language

Image source: YourDictionary.com 

Figurative language—things like metaphors, similes, and onomatopoeia—make reading more colorful and interesting. Understanding figurative language is a complex literacy skill that will stretch your students’ understanding. Center your lessons around these fantastic figurative language anchor charts .

11. Focus on theme

Image source: Upper Elementary Snapshots

To fully explore theme, students must be able to understand what they read and then extract ideas from the text. Here are essential tips for teaching theme in language arts .

12. Read between the lines

Learning to make inferences is a key literacy skill and something all good readers do. When students pause while they are reading to ask questions and make connections, it strengthens their comprehension. For more on this topic, visit Teaching With a Mountain View .

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On this page, I have compiled my most highly recommended reading activities for literacy instruction in 4th and 5th grade. Under the title of each resource, you will find complete samples that you can download, print, and try out with your students.

If you see great results (I think you will!), just click the link to purchase the complete set or bundle of the reading activities or resources shown.

Curious about how I teach reading in 5th grade? Click here to read a detailed break-down of how I teach reading.

If you have any questions about any of these reading activities and resources, you can read the description found at the link to purchase for more information. If you still have questions, click here to send me a message!

4th and 5th Grade Reading Skills Bundle

This huge resource includes the reading activities and resources that I use to teach my major reading skills and standards. The reading activities included in the resource include:

• Reading Charts/Posters
• Graphic Organizers
• Reading Passages
• Small Group Reading Activities
• And often much more, depending on the resource.

—-> Click here to download a free reading passage and poster from my Story Elements set.

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4th and 5th Grade Reading Resources

5th grade reading exit slips.

Reading exit slips are an effective, easy to implement way to assess students with reading skills and standards.

—> Click here to download free reading exit slips that assess fiction and nonfiction comprehension.

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Paired Passages 4th/5th Grade

Paired passages are huge on state exams now. Students need several opportunities to read paired passages and answer questions that require the students to use both passages. It is difficult to create paired passage questions on a whim. To help, I created paired passage resources. They include engaging paired passages and rigorous questions that provide the practice that students need.

—> Click here to grab a FREE paired passage set. Your students will love learning about google and Gameboy with these paired passages and reading activities.

Click here to see a discounted bundle of my most popular paired passage resources.

Reading Choice Boards

Using choice boards is an effective (and easy prep) way to offer students choice when they are learning various reading skills. These reading choice boards allow you to offer your students choice while also ensuring they are practicing grade-level reading skills. The reading choice boards are perfect reading activities for reading centers, reading homework, and early finishers.

—> Click here to download some free reading choice boards. The resource includes a free reading and math choice board for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade.

Interested in more reading choice boards? Click on your grade level to see full sets. 3rd Grade Choice Boards 4th Grade Choice Boards 5th Grade Choice Boards

Reading Centers 4th/5th Grade

Saved the best for last! These next few reading activities are my absolute favorite reading resources. They work perfectly for reading centers, reading stations, small group reading instruction, and more!

Reading Games

These reading games are prefect for small group instruction that can carry over into a reading center. This free reading activity includes one reading passage and a game-board with text-dependent questions. I like to read and discuss the passage as a whole group or small group reading activity and then have the students “play” the game at a reading center or station.

—> Click here to download a free reading game!

Reading Roll and Answer Centers

This next reading activity is pretty simple but still a nice change from just answering questions. The students read a text and then roll two dice to determine which question they will answer. You could make this more engaging by having the students play it BUMP style.

—> Click here to download a free roll and answer reading center.

Click in the box below to see a bundle of the two above reading activities, which are also sold separately.

Reading Centers and Games

Reading puzzles.

These reading puzzles are the perfect way to get your students to practice grade level reading skills in a hands-on way.

—> Click here to download a free mini-set of reading puzzles for identifying text structures.

Reading Spinners

Really want students to go deep with a reading skill or standard? Try these reading spinners. They take one reading skill and have the students dive deep by answering a variety of questions related to that reading skill.

—> Click here to download a free set of reading spinners (one for spinner for each skill: theme, text structure, main idea, and point of view).

Reading Spinners for 4th and 5th Grade

4th and 5th grade reading homework.

If you are looking for a simple to implement, but rigorous reading homework program for your 4th and 5th graders, I highly recommend checking out this resource. Here are the key features that I love:

• One passage per week to allow the students to close read, build fluency, and really dig into one text
• Skills-based sets allow you to spiral your standards and reading skills all year
• Works with any pacing guide

—-> Click here to download a free reading homework set to try out with your students.

Click here to purchase the Reading Homework Bundle for 4th and 5th grade!

3rd Grade Reading Homework

Do you have readers reading below grade level and want to make sure they can comprehend and successfully complete their reading homework? I recommend checking out my 3rd grade reading homework, which is set up the same way as my 4th and 5th grade set.

—-> Click here to download a free week of the 3rd grade reading homework to try out!

Click here to purchase the 3rd Grade Reading Homework Bundle.

5th Grade Language Resources

In 5th grade, I have found that the language standards are not often the same grammar needs that my students have. So, I teach grammar that is at my students’ level during writing workshop. For the language standards, I use a quick and easy to implement curriculum that only requires 10-15 minutes a day. Each set in the curriculum includes the following:

• Teaching Posters/Charts
• Practice Printables
• 4 Day Practice

—> Click here to try out the Figurative Language set. You will love how it simplifies your language instruction.

5th Grade Language and Grammar Resources

P.S. I also have language task cards and language centers, if you are looking for more language resources. You can view a MEGA Bundle of all my 5th grade language resources by clicking here (this includes the resource described above!)

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38 Engaging 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Activities

June 13, 2022 //  by  Suzanne Bucknam

Having your students be engaged in literary activities is a great way to get them excited about reading and answering questions. 4th grade students will enjoy creating or responding to these activities listed below. These projects can be altered depending on the questions you are working with, the books they are currently reading or the context you are hoping to use them in.

Using the same tools consistently will give the students an idea about what questions to expect, which always makes students more comfortable. You can more components to most of these activities or you can simplify them by eliminating certain sections.

1. Beach Ball Socratic Method

Using this fun and engaging activity will bring learning to life at a 4th grade level . You can also encourage your students to speak in full sentences by referring to these sentence stems. This activity can be done after a read-aloud.

Learn more: thethriftyslp.blogspot.com

2. Roll and Retell

All that is required for this activity is a few dice. Students can work individually, in pairs, or in large groups to discuss different elements of the short story or book they are reading. Your 4th grade students will feel like they are playing a board game while they are learning.

Learn more: applefortheteach.blogspot.com

3. Build and Explain

Simply cutting and pasting or drawing symbols directly onto these cups is a comprehension activity that makes use of images to prompt retelling. Students could design and create their own stack or you can have a class set. Alternatively, this activity would be effective with small groups as well.

Learn more: teachoutsidethebox.com

4. Reading Comprehension Bracelets

This reading comprehension activity is easy to customize. You can change up the color codes of the beads if you do not have these on hand or students can make a necklace instead of a bracelet, depending on their preferences. They can take it home or keep it at school.

Learn more: growingbookbybook.com

5. Book Talks with Talking Points

Add these fun key-ring tools to your next book talk session. This aid will even be handy with 3rd grade kids or even older students. The students will answer questions based on the prompt they flip to. Each student could have their own copy or you could make only one.

Learn more: teacherstakeout.com

6. Reading Cootie Catcher 

This idea is a fun spin and variation on an old favorite game that provokes nostalgia with many young students. They will begin by picking a color and then, the activity expands to having them answer multiple-choice and extended-response questions. Answering these questions is an essential skill.

Learn more: classroomgamenook.blogspot.com

7. Yellow Brick Road

Students can create their own yellow brick road stones to discuss different components of a story, which is an essential skill or they can work on their inferencing skills. 1st graders, 2nd graders, and even 5th graders will understand the movie references hidden inside this game.

Learn more: justcaracarroll.com

8. Cheeseburger Book Report

One of the benefits of this activity is that the teacher can decide if they want students to add additional content by adding more condiments to their cheeseburger. Students can write in simple complete sentences, complex sentences, or point form.

Learn more: uniqueteachingresources.com

9. Text Clues

Making predictions, using text clues, and making inferences based on the given information in a text are lifelong skills that students must master. Having them create this visual craft will assist them in writing down their thoughts and allow them to be creative with their project designs.

Learn more: raisethebarreading.com

10. Asking Good Questions

Having students answer questions about the who, what, where, when, why, and how of a story is a reading skill that needs to be developed. Having them create and design this craft will make sure they don't forget to answer any of these important questions when asked.

11. Acronyms | Context Clues

Fourth graders absolutely love acronyms. To be honest, when I'm teaching I sometimes still reference acronyms I was taught in elementary school. Using the IDEAS acronym to teach context clues can help readers to decipher different meanings throughout passages.

Learn more: Stellar Teacher

12. Close Readings

Close readings are essential to a classroom that's trying to really use all of the different reading strategies. There are so many insightful and interesting reading passages available, meaning that your students will be excited about close readings.

Pro tip: These can be done collaboratively to enhance reading fluency and understanding.

Learn more: Elsinore Elementary School

13. Reading Exit Tickets

Exit tickets are great because they can literally be tailored to almost anything you're teaching. They also act as an informal assessment and being used as an  exit to leave the classroom can be helpful in pushing kiddos to get them done.

Learn more: Primary Possibilities

14. Think, Mark, Chart

Having a Think, Mark, Chart anchor chart in the classroom can be very beneficial to readers of all levels. Create this chart together at the beginning of the year and keep it up all year! If students have questions during reading, it's important to redirect their attention back to the chart and explain you'll go through the passage together after.

Pro tip: Make this into small sheets of paper that students can keep on their desks or in their reading notebooks.

Learn more: Just a Primary Girl

15. Summarizing

Summarizing is so important for developing strong readers. When summarizing, teachers are getting students to break down what they read into smaller, more comprehensible pieces. In some cases, students will begin to automatically do this as they read, making their comprehension abilities much stronger.

Learn more: Mrs. Capulong's Classroom

16. Breaking Down Reading Standards

Reading comprehension activities aren't only helpful to students, but also helpful to teachers. If you're new to fourth grade, you've noticed the intensity that the reading standards hold. Making it more important to have a complete understanding of them before being able to teach reading successfully.

Learn more: Go Cruisers

17. Vocabulary Builder Flip Book

My students absolutely love making flip books! Hidden inside these coloring pages are vocabulary words, figurative language, or really any skill your heart desires that students will reference time and time again.

Pro tip: Have students create their very own flipbooks with this video.

Learn more: Teacher Thrive

18. Main Idea and Details

Introduce or remind students about the main idea and details with this super simple web activity. Students will be hooked on how easy it is to decipher between the main ideas and the details and excited for whatever lesson you have planned next!

Learn more: La Bailey

19. Reading Levels

In grade 4, reading levels vary across the board. In some cases, readers are very advanced and above reading level, while on the other hand, some readers are quite far below the average fourth-grade reading level. Making sure that students know and understand their levels will help the child with comprehension.

Learn more: Scholastic

20. Strategy Mini Books

Teaching and helping students to integrate core comprehension skills into their daily reading should be top of the list. Using these little mini books that are filled with comprehension strategies, will help students to have a reference point when they are stuck or unsure. Not only fostering daily comprehension, but also independence.

21. Create a Story Map

Creating a story map will literally provide students with a visual of the story elements. This visual will help students to build background knowledge that is an essential tool in retelling the story.

Learn more: Two Apples a Day

22. What is Reading?

Across grade levels, it is essential that students fully understand what the purpose of reading is. At the 4th-grade level, students are beginning to pertain a deeper understanding of what they're learning. An activity with this anchor chart can be a great way to really foster the total knowledge and understanding of reading.

Learn more: Teaching with Terhune

23. Jenga Story Retell

Turn Jenga into the perfect classroom version, good for a variety of subjects. Honestly, Jenga is one of the best games to integrate into your classroom. Whether you're focusing on story retelling, vocabulary terms, spelling words, or comprehension topics, you can't go wrong with this purchase.

Pro tip: Write the questions or tasks on a piece of paper and tape them to the blocks.

24. Heads Up

If you've heard of Heads Up, then you can imagine why this would be so much fun for 4th graders. Get rid of that boring old vocabulary worksheet and allow students to learn through play! You can simply write the vocabulary words on an index card and have them hold the cards up to their heads while other students act it out!

Learn more: Warner Bros. International Enterprises

25. Comprehension Short Stories

Youtube short stories are great for developing so many different reading skills. One of the best parts of this comprehension activity is hearing different voices and accents. Varying accents and voices will help students to be able to work with different listening skills.

Learn more: Making English Fun

26. Sight Words

Sight words only get more difficult as students get older, but they never lose their importance. For effective reading comprehension, students should have strong fluency skills. Working on 4th grade sight words can help to build those. Whether you use this as a whole class activity or in small centers, it is sure to help students with their sight word fluency!

Learn more: Teacher Calai

27. 4th Grade Read Alouds

Are you looking for stories that are great for 4th grade? Maybe an entire playlist for that matter? Read Alouds are extremely important for blossoming readers. This comprehension bundle can be used to simply enhance fluency or paired with a comprehension worksheet.

Learn more: Mariam Gabr

28. Making Connections

Making connections helps students to really delve deep and put meaning to the words they're reading. This video will give students an overview of different strategies in order to make connections.

Learn more: Education Galaxy

29. Riddles

Riddles help students to think more in-depth about what they're hearing or reading. Sometimes a simple Youtube video like this can spark kids to put on their thinking caps and be ready for a comprehension article or some graphic organizers.

Learn more: Mango Kids

30. Create a Game Show! 

Creating a game show or matching games through Wordwall can be a great way to motivate your kiddos to want to read and have a deeper understanding of what they read. Whether you allow students to create their own game shows are you create them, they'll always look forward to it!

Learn more: Worldwall

31. Create a Comprehension Video

Creating a comprehension video is super simple and could be very beneficial without kids even knowing! Pick one of their favorite Youtube videos or short stories and use the VideoCreator to pause it and ask questions.

Pro tip: Although this works great for ESL students, it can be tailored to anything in your classroom or curriculum.

Learn more: iSL Collective

32. Reading Comprehension Cubes

View this post on Instagram A post shared by E l v i n a R u g ♡ v a c (@toelementaryandbeyond)

Instead of printable worksheets this year in your centers, try out reading comprehension cubes! Students will love the hands-on rolling of these dice and love working collaboratively even more! Either have students record their answers in notebooks or aloud to each other.

Learn more: To Elementary and Beyond

33. Reading Response Options

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashleigh | TPT (@ashleigheducationjourney)

Providing students with a variety of different response options is defiantly a go-to comprehension activity. This not only provides students with choices but also helps them to be more confident in effective reading comprehension.

Learn more: Ashleigh Education Journey

34. Book Club

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rebecca | 4th Grade (@fallinginlovewith_4th)

Book clubs provide students with a place to hold discussions and comfortably ask and answer questions about a book they're reading! Providing students with book club talking points can help students to ask important comprehension questions collaboratively.

Learn more: Falling in Love with 4th

35. Create Poetry Books

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nicole H (@theheppyteacher)

Poetry is a way to teach comprehension through short and often complex sentences. These sentences help students to build awareness around the many meanings found. A poetry book can go along with your poetry unit in fourth grade! Students will love decorating and creating these masterpieces.

Learn more: The Heppy Teacher

36. Inference Detectives

Becoming inference detectives is a great way to help students learn how to make inferences and draw conclusions! These activities are packed with so much fun and students will absolutely love solving them. Don't worry they all come equipped with an answer key to help save teachers' prep time!

37. Reading Quotes

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jenn Larson | Teacher (@theteachernextdoor)

A fourth-grade classroom is essential for reading comprehension and fluency. Having reading quotes around the room is one of the best ways to incline to students build a love for reading. One fun activity that my students love is creating posters of reading quotes! If we have some free time, I allow reading groups to choose a quote and create a poster.

Learn more: The Teacher Next Door

38. For the Love of Reading

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cassidy Zumwalt (@atozumwalt)

Giving students different devices that will motivate them to read is a great way to really spice up their comprehension and fluency. These punch cards are super simple and can be so motivating to students and parents.

Learn more: A to Z Zumwalt

Final Thoughts

Having tools for students to access will allow them to visualize and better understand the story or book they are working with in your class. You can either create these resources yourself and make one copy of your entire class to use or you can have students work with their hands to design their own copy of these crafts that they can always keep with them to refer back to when you tell them to or when they feel they need to.

Giving your students the opportunity to access these supports will build them for success and give them ownership of their learning.

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Finding key points

In this reading worksheet, your child will read a short informational passage and then underline key points and answer questions about the language and content of the passage.

Making metaphors

How many metaphors can you find in this poem? In this language arts worksheet, your child learns to spot metaphors, determine their meaning from context, write them as similes, and decide which metaphors are most effective and why. Bonus: your child gets practice writing poetry using metaphors.

New words: make a conservation dictionary

Make your own dictionary of words about conservation! In this language arts worksheet, your child will look up words related to pollution prevention and write each word's definition. Bonus: your child gets practice alphabetizing words!

Poems: The Rabbit

In this language arts worksheet, your child will read the poem aloud and then answer questions about the poem's meaning and language.

Putting sentences in order

Can you fix this paragraph? It's all out of order! In this language arts worksheet, your child will put the sentences into logical order and then rewrite the paragraph using compound and complex sentences.

Reading comprehension: David Copperfield

Here's an excerpt from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. In this reading worksheet, your child will read a description of young David's life and answer questions about the story, point of view, character's feelings, and use of language.

Reading comprehension: Hard Times

Here's an excerpt from Hard Times by Charles Dickens. In this reading worksheet, your child will read a description of Coketown and answer questions about Dickens' use of language.

Reading comprehension: letter of complaint

What does this writer want? In this language arts worksheet, your child reads a letter to the city council and then answers questions about the writer's intent, language, and reasons.

Reading comprehension: The Mango Tree

In this language arts worksheet, your child will read three parts of a traditional story from India and answer questions about the characters' feelings using complete sentences.

Reading comprehension: thunder and lightning

Here is a scientific description of thunder and lightning. In this language arts worksheet, your child will read an informational passage and then answer questions about what happened and practice replacing descriptive words.

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4th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

The 4th grade reading comprehension activities below are coordinated with the 4th grade spelling words curriculum on a week-to-week basis, so both can be used together as part of a comprehensive program, or each can be used separately. The worksheets include fourth grade appropriate reading passages and related questions. Each worksheet (as well as the spelling curriculum ) also includes a cross-curricular focus on earth science, physical science, history, social sciences, mathematics and life sciences. This allows students to build their reading comprehension skills and reinforce knowledge in other subject areas. There are 36 weeks of fourth grade worksheets, following most standard school year calendars.

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Click on the title of each worksheets to download the printable PDF. Students should read each passage and then answer related questions. They can also write answers on another page or back of the worksheet.

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The printable reading passages on this pages are a mixture of fiction stories, nonfiction articles, poems, readers' theater scripts, and biographies. Each file has reading comprehension questions to go along with the passage, and a vocabulary activity.

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Short passages, reading comprehension files by grade:.

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This collection of 3rd through 5th grade reading comprehension passages features articles about many different species of animals.

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Are you running centers in your classroom or are they running you?! If you want some fresh ideas for  4th Grade literacy centers, you’ve come to the right place.

I taught 4th grade for several years, and these are some of the literacy centers I’ve used in my classroom. Here you will find literacy activities for spelling, word work / sight word practice, reading comprehension, writing, and more.

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This post is also one part of a full series on helpful content geared toward literacy instruction in upper elementary classrooms. Here are the other posts to check out once you’ve read all of this post:

• Why You Need to Have Literacy Centers in Your Upper Elementary Classroom
• How I Use Choice Boards to Run Literacy Centers
• 3rd Grade Literacy Centers*
• 5th Grade Literacy Center Ideas*
• 5 Mistakes You’re Making With Your Literacy Centers (and how to fix them!)

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Literacy instruction includes vocabulary, spelling, sight word practice, writing, reading comprehension and fluency.

One of the best ways to teach all of the skills involves using literacy centers or literacy work stations.

Here are some ideas for literacy centers from my 4th-Grade classroom.

4th Grade Literacy Center for Spelling Practice: Emoji Spelling

One literacy skill that I strive to target through my centers is spelling.

Engaging and interesting work leads to more impactful learning, so make your literacy centers fun! 

I added a twist to this spelling literacy center by making it “emoji-themed,” which keeps this activity fun for students. Here’s how it works:

• Students write the words with “emoji-code.”
• They switch papers with someone to “crack their code” by writing the spelling words.

I have NEVER had a 4th-grader complain about practicing their spelling words with this literacy center idea!

I do not “grade” this worksheet, but I require my students to turn in their literacy centers worksheets for accountability.

Seeing their work also helps me gauge which students are improving their skills through literacy centers practice.

Literacy Work Station Sight Word Practice: Four in a Row

To continue building my students’ reading fluency, I have several games and activities geared toward sight word practice.

One of them is the Four in a Row Board Game.

This fourth-grade literacy center requires playing with a partner.

•  Flip over a sight word card to read out loud.
• If you have the matching word on your board, cover that space.
• The first person to get four words in a row wins that round.

I designed this center to spiral through different levels of sight words.

It’s also important to me that students have the option to work independently or with a partner, so this center can be used for both.

Recognizing words fluently leads to stronger reading comprehension skills. This game targets their word identification abilities during literacy practice time.

Writing Literacy Center Idea: Spin and Write

Finding time for student writing in the classroom continues to be an on-going challenge.

Jazzing up the fun factor on any assignment motivates students to participate and get involved more. 

Since my kiddos love spinners as much as they do emojis, I incorporated them with this literacy center writing activity.

I purchased these clear, durable spinners here.

Students use the spinners to land on a wheel that has nouns and verbs. Then they write a sentence using one noun and one verb that they land on.

This writing center helps me to see my students’:

• Understanding of grammar.
• Potential difficulties with forming complete sentences.
• Subject-verb agreement.
• Spelling and Handwriting

Literacy Work Station for Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes: The Word Maker

Upper elementary students need effective strategies for understanding multi-syllabic words and word family relationships.

Using graphic aids and visual organizers offer students a non-intimidating way to practice word parts. That’s why the The Word Maker literacy center comes in “word triangles.”

Here are the details for this 4th-grade literacy center:

• Students are given a root word or word part.
• They add prefixes and suffixes to make longer words.
• As an extra challenge, they use the new words they created in sentences. (MORE writing practice! YES!)

I laminate the triangles so that students can write with dry erase markers. (Instead of the normal sized Expo markers, we use these. They are more colorful and they’re washable.)

More Literacy Center Ideas for Fourth-Grade

Did you see an idea in this post that piqued your interest?

I LOVE ❤️ using stations to review and practice ELA and reading with 4th Graders. So, I could go on and on for days with this topic!

This video shows more details for you:

How Long Should Centers Be in 4th Grade?

Planning centers for upper elementary is impossible without considering time frames.

However, when it comes to how long Grade 4 centers should be, it depends on so many factors.

My sweet spot is around 90 minutes, which allows students to spend a minimum of 25 minutes at 3 different literacy stations.

25 x 3 = 75, which leaves you with 15 minutes for transitions, set-up, and clean-up time.

If you don’t have that much time to devote to your literacy block, don’t despair.

One year, all I had was one 45 minute block. My 4th graders that year got two 15-minute literacy activities with a cushion of 10 minutes for transition and prep.

Planning Your 4th Grade Stations

As you plan out how long your centers should be for 4th grade, keep these things in mind:

• Amount of total students you have
• How long your students need to transition (the more you model and prepare them for centers, the less transition time they need)
• Whether you’re going to use fixed groups or choice boards to manage your centers.

Not only will the answers to these areas help you map out the time-frame for your stations, but it will make center planning in general easier.

“How Do You Organize a Literacy Center?” More F.A.Q’s

I get so many questions about how I set up literacy centers in my classroom. Here are a few of the main ones:

• Are you self-contained? No. I teach Language Arts & Social Studies and I have a co-teacher who teaches Math & Science. We share the same full class of 4th graders, but we each have our “homeroom” group. Our students switch classes, and our classrooms are right across the hall from each other.
• How many students are in each group? I do not allow more than 4 students per literacy center. In fact, all of the centers mentioned above really only allow 2 students working on that center at a time.
• So how do you “group” your students? I start off the year by assigning fixed groups of 3-4 students and I MODEL behavior and procedures like crazy! But then I train my students to choose their own centers using Choice Boards. I have an entire detailed post on how I use choice boards HERE.
• Do you have fixed stations? My classroom layout isn’t big enough for literacy centers to be in the same spot, so I only use centers that students can grab and move around the room to different locations. This also helps control the number of kids completing each center. The only literacy center that stays put is my Technology Center where I have 4 desktop computers. Our school has one iPad cart for all the 3rd-5th grade teachers to share, and I also keep this center stationary so that I can keep a close eye on my students while they’re using the iPads.

A Detailed Guide Book for Planning Your 4th Grade Literacy Centers

Although the questions and answers above give a glimpse into how I set up and run literacy centers in my class, they are just scratching the surface!

There are so many details to keep in mind.

I wrote a quick guide with detailed answers to these questions PLUS literacy center planning pages for teachers.

This guide walks you through setting up centers and details this info:

• How to choose “groups” for your centers?
• A breakdown of different time frames and what to do for your literacy block during those time frames.
• Details on the best ways to differentiate your centers.
• Knowing whether to switch out your centers each week or not.
• Options on how to help students choose a center OR setting up fixed student groups.

I know how overwhelming it can be to get centers going in the classroom when you have a million other things to consider and do as a teacher!

Hopefully the ideas and info from this post can get the ball rolling for you.

The series of posts listed at the top also have ideas and tips for literacy centers.

As an added bonus, the blog post below (in the image) tells you everything you need to know if you’re new to teaching 4th grade.

Happy Teaching 🙂

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Introduction:.

Reading intervention is a critical component of elementary education, especially for 4th grade students who are expected to read and comprehend complex texts. As a highly trained teacher with a focus on reading fundamentals, I have found that implementing effective intervention strategies can make a significant difference in how struggling readers progress. In this article, I will share specific techniques and resources that can help elementary teachers create a supportive and engaging learning environment for their 4th-grade students who need reading intervention.

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• Personalized Learning: Personalized learning is an approach that tailors instruction to meet each student's unique needs, strengths, and weaknesses. Teachers can use a variety of tools such as diagnostic assessments, adaptive software, and one-on-one conferences to identify each student's specific reading needs and develop a plan to address them.
• Comprehension Strategies: Supporting comprehension is an essential aspect of reading intervention. Teachers can use read-alouds, graphic organizers, and close reading strategies to help students develop their comprehension skills. For example, using graphic organizers such as story maps can help students visualize the structure of a text and make connections between key elements.
• Technology Integration: Technology can be a valuable tool to enhance reading intervention for struggling 4th-grade readers. Teachers can use online resources such as Newsela, Epic!, and ReadWorks to provide students with leveled texts and interactive activities that support their reading skills. They can also use digital tools such as interactive whiteboards, audio books, and reading apps to engage students and reinforce reading concepts.
• Phonics-Based Intervention: Phonics is an essential component of reading instruction, especially for struggling readers. Teachers can use a variety of phonics-based intervention strategies such as word sorts, phonics games, and word-building activities to help students develop their decoding skills. For example, using word sorts, where students sort words according to specific spelling patterns, can help them identify common patterns and apply them to new words.
• Graphic Novels: Graphic novels can be a valuable tool to engage struggling readers in the 4th grade classroom. These books combine visual and textual elements, making them accessible to students who may struggle with traditional text-based books. Teachers can use graphic novels to teach literary elements, such as plot and character development, and help students build their vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Conclusion:

Reading intervention is an essential component of elementary education, especially for struggling readers in the 4th grade. By implementing effective strategies such as personalized learning, comprehension strategies, technology integration, phonics-based intervention, and graphic novels, teachers can create a supportive and engaging learning environment that helps students improve their reading skills. By using a variety of techniques and resources, teachers can help every student reach their full potential as readers.

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