4th Grade Asynchronous Assignments

Attached you will find the assignments that your child will need to
complete. Attendance for May 14th will be based on returning the
completed packet on the 15th . May 14th is an "A" day for resource so
your child will need to complete the assignment for the resource they
normally attend on "A" days.

If you or your child have any questions about the assignments, please
email or call your teacher for assistance. Teachers will be checking
email throughout the day and will respond as soon as possible.

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For the worksheet students need to circle the
activity they want to complete then have a grown up initial the paper to
verify that the assiqnment was completed.
 GRADE 4 LITERACY BUILDING ACTIVITIES

Family support boosts learning, and

Lexia is here to help. Try these fun
games and activities to reinforce
and build your reader's literacy skills
Q Word Play
from home. Did you know that almost half of all English words
come from Latin? Help your reader build their
vocabulary by exploring these Latin roots:

Get Moving
aud (to hear): audible, audience, audio

ject (to throw): eject, projectile, injection

Exercise for mind and body! Write some suffixes
- word parts that come at the end of a word - port (to carry): export, portable, transport
on the ground with chalk. Have your reader jump rupt (to break): disrupt, interrupt, erupt
to each suffix, read it aloud, and name a word
that ends with t he suffix. Bonus points for using struct (to build): obstruct, construction
the word in a sentence! tract (to pull): extract, tractor, distraction
Here are some common suffixes to try:

Create a set of word cards together - write one

-ness -tion -able - ment
word per card - talking about the mean ing of each
-ous -al -ity -ible word, highlighting the Latin root, and brainstorming
-ive - ly -ful -ture related words. Then, look for words with the same
Latin roots next time you read together.

It's raining cats and dogs. Or is it? Phrases like this - called idioms - don't mean what
they seem to say and can be tricky for some readers. Talk about the meaning of these
idioms together:

to go out on a limb (to take a risk) to be all ears (to be ready to listen)
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:J to have cold feet (to become afraid) to be fishy (to be questionable)
0 to be down to earth (to be sensible) to hold your horses (to wait)
-1-,J

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Get the ball rolling (See what we did there?) by playing charades with these idioms.
() To be correct, players need to guess the idiom and explain what it means.
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Art Studio Tournament
Time
Some words do double duty. Words like wave, Host a poetry tournament! Find eight poems by
spring, trunk, litter, and bark all have more than different poets, and create a tournament bracket
one meaning. - like the ones used for basketball playoffs - with
To boost your reader's vocabulary, talk about the
poem titles instead of team names.
different meanings of each word and have them Read the poems together and talk about what you
use it ir:i two different sentences. like or don't like. Then, match two poems against
Then, set out the art supplies. Have kids illustrate each other at a time. Have family members vote
the different meanings. Bonus points for including on a winner to continue in the tournament until a
champion emerges.
both meanings in one scene and writing a sentence
to describe it!

Like this project? Use these multiple meaning

words next time:

cast court
Scavenger
ruler
park shed school
Hunt
toast seal draft Bulky. Peculiar. Flimsy. Encourage your reader
note calf staple to use describing words like these - called
adjectives - to help them focus on details and
stamp duck right develop a rich vocabulary. Here's a fun activity
to get started.

Talk about t he meaning of each adjective, have

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your reader use it in a sentence, and brainstorm
related words together. Then, send kids on a
Speak Up scavenger hunt for items t hat fit each d escription.
To add more de scribing words to your reader's
word bank, write them d own, use them daily, and
Strong readers can make their voices sound try more scavenger hunts!
natural as they read - as if they're having a
conversation. Help your reader develop fluent rustic camouflaged official
reading skills with this fun activity.
casual harmless powerful
Work together to select informational articles
or short stories for kids to read aloud. Have them impressive glossy ordinary
practice reading clearly and with expression. Then, bland recent necessary
encourage them to record themselves to create
audiobooks for friends and family. velvety miniature elaborate

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 Tuesday, May 14th is Election Day & an Asynchronous Learning Day for Students
-MATH TASK-
Students in grades Kindergarten through Grade 5 are being asked to apply what they are learning at school while
they are home for asynchronous learning by doing the following 4 things for today's math lesson:
1. First and foremost, have FUN using numbers today!
2. Read the most recent Family Letter that was sent home by your teacher. Complete the task on the Family
Letter with the people who are with you during today's asynchronous learning.
3. Complete the "Real-World Math in Your Real World" activity shown below for your grade level.
4. Complete the Reflection Task included on the back of this paper.

Real-World Math in Your Real World

Use real world items like Cheerios, beans, pennies, ....
1. Count out 100 items (Cheerios, pennies, Legos, pebbles, garden seeds ... ).
2. Put the 100 items into groups of 1o.
K 3. Count the items again by 1Os (1 o, 20, .... 100). _...]ff!:1
4. Talk with someone and explain why it is easier to put things into groups of ten when counting
1oo objects (easier to count to 1o, easier if you lose your place counting, faster to count by 1Os) .
Be a number detective!
1. Look around your house to find 2-digit numbers (to make this even more fun, use an
empty toilet paper tube as an eye-spy telescope to find 2-digit numbers).
2. Have someone time you on a clock -write down all of the 2-digit numbers that you
1 can find in just 5 minutes.
3. Pick 2 of the numbers you found. Compare the numbers. Which is greater? Explain how you know.
4. PREDICT: If you ADD these two numbers, will the sum be greater than 100?
5. Add the 2 numbers to see if your prediction was right.

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Huff-n-Puff Challenge: Remember the Big Bad Wolf who blew the pigs' house down? ~
Before you start, crumple a piece of paper into a ball and mark a starting line on a table. -
1. Blow the paper ball from the starting line across a table with ONE big puff of air.
2 2. Measure the distance you blew the paper (see ruler on back or even line up Legos as a measuring tool)
3. Challenge someone to blow the paper and record their distance.
4. Compare the measurements and play again.
Fractional Scavenger Hunt: Fractions are all around us. Get a piece of paper and a pencil and let's look
for fractions in your real world. Look for something that represents one-half (Did you fill a drinking glass
halfway with milk perhaps?). What other fractions can you find? In my bathroom, 20 of the tiles are dark
3 tan and 15 of the tiles are light tan. So
15
of the tiles are light tan. Make a list of all the things you found
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that can be represented as a fraction. How many things can you add to your list? Can you find
5 things? Perhaps you are a super sleuth and can find 1o fractional items to put on your list.
How Much Time? Recently in class, you worked with problems that involved time calculations. Let's see
how time is needed for ordinary tasks in your real world. Look at the clock. What time is it? Write that
time down. Now choose an activity to do (walk around the outside of your entire house,
4 clean your room, eat breakfast). When you finish the activity, write down the time.
Calculate the time needed to do the activity. Pick a new activity. Predict how long it will
take you to complete the new activity. Write down the start and stop time. Calculate the
time needed to complete it. How close was your prediction?
Measurement Conversions: Use the ruler on the back of this paper to measure your shoe.
Let's call this unit of measure "a shoe". Complete this equation: 1 shoe= - - - - inches.
5 Now that you have a conversion unit, let's go measure things in "shoes". Use the chart on the
back to record your data. After you measure the items in "shoes", convert the measurements
into inches by multiplying the number of shoes by the inches that your shoe represents.

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Object Measured Length in "Shoes" Conversion Equation Length in Inches
EXAMPLE: Distance from
If the shoe measures 8 in.
Distance from 12 shoes table to stove is
12 shoes x 8 inches ::............ ,,.,
table to stove 96inches

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THINK ABOUT IT: Why might the number in the last column of your chart (Length in inches)
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be different on different people's papers even if they measured the exact same thing?
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9 Think about the Real-World M~~;~!d~n~~~ ~al World today,

Choose ONE of the prompts listed below for your math reflection.

• What math was the most fun today? Explain what made it fun.
• How did you involve others in the math you did today?
• Draw a picture and write a caption that shows the math you did today.

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 Name: _ _ _ _ _________ Teacher: - - - -- - - - - - --
CES Grades 3, 4, & 5: Art, Library, Music Choice Boards
Mrs. Pike, Mrs. Flora, & Mr. Angus

DIRECTIONS: Art & Music: Choose at least 2 Squares

Library: Choose 1 Square

Library
Music Choices Music Choices Art Choices Art Choices
Choices
Chorus
Create a drawing of
Members: Read a book for Create a drawing
Sing your trees with birds and
Practice Chorus 20 minutes of flowers and
favorite songs. other animals and
Songs for 20 with your mom color it in
add color
minutes
Band and/or Create a leaf
Strings texture art by
Practice songs on Read a book for Draw different types
Members: gather leaves,
your recorder 20 minutes of lines and add
Practice your place them under
for with your dad color all around
instrument for your paper and
20 minutes. them
20 minutes. rub with a crayon
or colored pencil
Goto LIBRARY
Use found OrildCS Pr8-K-5
Classicsforkids.c
instruments to Draw your
om
Click on the
Composer Tab
Explore the
create sound
effects to go with
your favorite
story
lf~
Read for 10 minutes
favorite thing to Create a drawing of
do when you are your favorite person
home after school
Com poser Map
Interview a
Listen to The
grownup about
Read a book for Colors Son g by
Write new lyrics their musical
20 minutes Scratch Garden Create a drawing of
to a favorite history (did they
with a sister and create a a favorite hero/
song. sing in Chorus or drawing inspired superhero
and/ or brother
play in the
by it
Band?)
Go to
Classicsforkids.c Read a book for Create a drawing
Dance on Go
om 20 minutes of a rainbow and Create a drawing of
Noodle for 10 hang it in a your favorite animal
Click on Games with another
m inutes. and color it
Tab relative or window or place
Explore a new babysitter for others to see
Music Game
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Diamond Push-ups
Muscles Involved: Pectorals (Chest), Deltoids (Shoulders), Triceps
This exercise is similar to a standard push-up with a change in hand positioning.
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Direct students to start in a plank position with their hands flat on the floor,
slightly narrower than shoulder width apart. Students should bend their elbows to
lower their torso to the ground while focusing on keeping their body as linear as
possible. A narrower grip will place greater emphasis on the triceps.

Wide Grip Push-ups

Muscles Involved: Pectorals (Chest), Deltoids (Shoulders), Triceps
- This exercise is similar to a standard push-up with a change in hand positioning.
Direct students to start in a plank position with their hands flat on the floor,
slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Students should bend their elbows to
lower their torso to the ground while focusing on keeping their body as linear as
possible. A wider grip places greater emphasis on the pectoral muscles.

Squats
Muscles Involved: Quadriceps, Glutes, Hamstrings
- Students ~hould stand approximately shoulder width apart with their toes pointed
slightly outward. Slowly bend at the knees and drop the hips to lower their bodies.
Direct students to focus on pressing their bodies down and up using their heels.

Planks
Muscles Involved: Core, Abdominals
- Students should hold a pushup position while focusing on keeping their body as
linear as possible. Students may choose to use their hands or their forearms to
support their bodyweight.

Jumping Jacks
Muscles Involved: Cardiovascular system
- Students will stand at their arms at their side and foet together. Students will
jump, spreading their legs apart with their arms raised and then r eturning to the
beginning position.

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 TAKING PART IN POLITICS:
Colonial 'T'imes to Today
Americans have a long tradition of taking part in politics. We take part in
politics when we vote in elections. We take part in politics when we write a
letter to the newspaper about a political issue. We take part in politics when
we go to political meetings.

1619 The House of Burgesses was formed in Virginia.

Each colony elected a legislature (the group within
COLONISTS BELIEVED IN SELF- the government that makes the laws) and voted to
elect representatives. In the colonies, only white
GOVERNMENT
males who owned land could vote.

After the American Revolution, the 13 colonies

became the first 13 states which means the colonial
1776
legislatures became state legislatures. Voters in AMERICAN REVOLUTION
each state could vote for state representatives.
They could vote in presidential elections.

1828 Most states no longer required that voting citizens

must own land. Because of this, the number of
THE RIGHT TO VOTE CHANGES voters went up. However, only white males
continued to have the right to vote.

This amendment gave voting rights to all

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male citizens, including African Americans. 1870 ~
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AFTER TH£.15TH.AMENDMENT WAS APPROVED, MANY STATES FOUND THE 15TH AMENDMENT IS ADDED TO THE

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LEGAL WAYS TO DENY VOTING RIGHTS TO BLACK AMERICANS. MANY
STAT£S USED THE POLL TAX. A TAX IS AN AMOUNT OF MONEY THE
CONSTITUTION
GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PEOPLE TO PAY. A POLL TAX WAS A TAX
PLACED" ON PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO VOTE. MANY POOR BLACK
'"'i\MERICAN_S,AS 'tfEU,AS SOME POOR WHITE AMERICANS COULD NOT
'~AFFORD.TC!PAY THE TAX. SO, THEY COULD NOT VOTE. 920 This amendment gave voting
rights to women.
THE 19TH AMENDMENT IS ADDED TO THE
CONSTITUTION

The United States passed a law that

makes Native Americans U.S. citizens. 1924
This law also gave them the right to vote. NATIVE AMERICANS WIN VOTING RIGHTS

1950 People worked to achieve equal r ights for black

Americans. One of the key issues was voting right. The
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT BEGINS civil rights movement helped bring about change.

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Passed by Congress to end discrimination based
on race, color, religion, or national origin. The 24th 1964
,.;. '\ Amendment was added to the Constitution. It THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
' made poll taxes against the law.

1965 The Voting Rights Act of 1965 protected voting

rights by ending such practices as literacy tests.
¾ THE VOTIING RIGHTS ACT IS
PASSED

The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age 1971

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to 18. Before that, most states said voters THE 26TH AMENDMENT IS ADDED TO
had to be at least 21 to vote.
THE CONSTITUTION

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Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date: _ __ __ __ _ _ __

1. Describe how voting rights in the United States changed from colonial
times to today.

2. What are some other ways to take part in politics other than voting?
Scale Down the Solar System
Scale down the solar system with a scale model
made of peas, fruit, and nuts. You'll have a better
sense of the vast size of the solar system if you
try this science project for kids: the incredible Saturn
umverse.

You've probably seen lots of drawings and

diagrams of the solar system. But, to make the ~
Mars
drawings fit on a piece of paper, the artists have
to draw the planets closer together than they
really are. In this activity, you'll make a scale
model of the solar system. You'll be surprised to
see how much bigger some planets are than
others, and how far apart some of them are.

What You'll Need (objects the size of those described below):

• Ball about 27 inches in diameter (such as a beach ball)
• 5 peas
• 1 orange
• I tangerine
• 2 walnuts
• Tape measure
• Large open space

Step 1: Make your model in a large open space that will represent space.

Step 2: Put the beach ball or other large ball at one end of the space. The ball is the sun.

Step 3: Place the other objects as shown in the chart below. (Remember to measure each planet from the sun.)

Planet Object Distance from the Sun

Mercury Pea 1-3/4 inches
Venus Pea 3-1/4 inches
Earth Pea 4-1 /2 inches
Mars Pea 7 inches
Jupiter Orange 2 feet
Saturn Tangerine 3 feet, 7 inches
Uranus Walnut 7 feet, 3 inches
Neptune Walnut 11 feet, 4 inches

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Name:_ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date:. _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __

How did creating a model of our solar system help you better understand how vast (large) our
solar system is? What was the most surprising observation you made while making your
model?

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