Canadian Daily Language Activities - Grade 4 (Enhanced E-book)

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Subject: Language

Sub Topic: Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension

Grade(s): 4

Description: This enhanced e-book is divided into 32 weekly sections of short and quick opportunities for students to review and reinforce skills in punctuation, grammar, spelling, language, and reading comprehension. Each weekly section provides daily skill review and assessment activities. The Bonus Activities that follow each week of skills are fun tasks such as word and vocabulary puzzles, figurative language, and reading exercises. A short interesting fact about Canada is the finishing touch! The enhanced e-book saves teachers from having to print off pages and allows students to enter their answers right from their computers or other devices.

Activities 1 – 4 focus on:

• punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling

• language and reading comprehension skills

Activity 5 focuses on:

• a single language or reading skill

Bonus Activities include:

• word puzzles, vocabulary development

• spelling

• reading skills

• a short, interesting fact about Canada

Student Progress Chart

Students may require a modelled example or individual assistance to complete their Progress Chart. Students record their daily scores for each Language Activity. At the end of the week, they calculate their Total Score. At the end of four weeks, students evaluate their performance.

Number of Pages: 120

Answer Key: Yes

Topics Covered:

This book provides many opportunities for practice of the following skills:

• Vocabulary & Word Skills

  - word meaning from context

  - root words/prefixes/suffixes

  - vowel sounds

  - spelling

  - syllabication

  - synonyms/antonyms/homonyms

  - contractions

• Capitalization

  - beginning of sentences

  - proper names/titles of people

  - names of places

  - titles of books, songs, poems

  - names of days, months, holidays

  - abbreviations

• Punctuation

  - punctuation at the end of a sentence

  - commas in a series

  - commas in dates and addresses

  - commas in compound sentences

  - commas in simple dialogue

  - commas after an introductory phrase

  - commas in direct address/parenthetical expressions

  - commas after appositives

  - periods in abbreviations

  - use of colons

  - quotation marks in speech

  - quotation marks: poems, songs, stories

  - apostrophes in contractions

  - apostrophes in possessives

  - interjections

  - punctuation in a friendly letter

  - run-on sentences

  - underlining: books, plays, poems, magazines

• Grammar & Word Usage

  - pronouns

  - common/proper nouns

  - singular/plural nouns

  - possessive nouns

  - verb forms

  - verb tenses

  - double negatives

  - adjectives

  - correct article/determiner/adjective

  - adverbs

  - parts of speech

  - comparative/superlative

  - subject/predicate

  - subject-verb agreement

  - identifying sentences

  - sentence types

  - sentence combinations

• Reading Comprehension

  - analogies

  - categorization

  - cause and effect

  - fact or opinion

  - fact or fantasy

  - fiction or nonfiction

  - figurative language

  - inference

  - simile/metaphor

  - idioms, proverbs

• Reference Skills

  - alphabetical order

  - dictionary skills

  - reference materials

  - media sources

Delivery: Enhanced E-book

Author/Creators Name: Eleanor M. Summers, On The Mark Press

Authors/Creators Education: N/A

About the Creator: Eleanor M. Summers is a retired teacher who is still actively involved in education. She has created many resources in language, science and history. As a writer, she enjoys creating practical and thought-provoking resources for teachers and parents.