4th Grade Literacy
Online Activities
Click on School Library Site to access:
Capstone eBooks - (K-5 Library) - Reads aloud. English and Spanish titles
PebbleGo (K-2) - Reads aloud. English and Spanish articles, activities, and videos
TumbleBook Library - Picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, non-fiction, videos, Spanish and French titles
Britannica Online - Reads aloud; language options; online encyclopedia
True Flix - books that read aloud; videos and projects
Click here to view video tutorials on how to access these eBook resources.
Other Online Literacy Resources
Storyline Online - videos of actors reading books
Common Lit - Fiction and Nonfiction
Epic! - Need log in from teacher; eBooks available free during school hours
Read, Wonder, and Learn - Favorite authors and illustrators share resources (range of grade level books)
#Operation Storytime - Authors host storytime
ReadWorks - Need log in (free); Nonfiction
Newsela - Needs log in (free); current events at variety of reading levels
Wisconsin’s Digital Library (Overdrive/Libby) - Need Middleton Public Library card to log in and access; eBooks (Kid thru Adult books)
4th Grade Writing Prompts for Ideas to Write About
How To Writing Instructional Video
Writing Tips from Kate DiCamillo
Drawing and Writing Prompts - Finish These Comics - with Jarrett Lerner
Offline Activities
reading
Quiet Reading
Read with a sibling/grown-up
writing
Keep a daily journal
Write a letter to someone
Write a How-To Book
Write an Informational book or Fiction Story
Pretend you are a reporter and interview people
Write and perform a play
word study
Go on a hunt in newspapers, books, etc… for:
-blends
-digraphs
-vowel teams
-prefixes
-suffixes