Fourth Grade - ELA
2: Force and Power
Unit 3: The BFG
Lesson 6
Catching People and Dreams
Activity 4, "Interpreting the BFG," asks students to substitute correct words where the giant is using the wrong word and to correct the giant's grammar. The student activity page presents six example sentences containing incorrect or invented words for students to rewrite (e.g., "Cross your figglers!" and "One right is not making two lefts.").
3: Similarities and Differences
Unit 1: Stories from Africa and Asia
Lesson 3
The Surprise
The Editing activity asks students to correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation in three paragraphs. The provided answer key explicitly shows a student correction from "there grandparents" to "their grandparents," requiring recognition of a frequently confused word. The editing task also directs students to fix other word-level errors (e.g., adding an apostrophe in "Pontsho's"), showing students practice making word-choice corrections in context.
Unit 2: Holes
Lesson 12
Treasure and Lizards
Students practice distinguishing and selecting correct spellings during Activity 2: Homophone Bingo by listening to sentences and placing a marker on the correct homophone spelling. The Student Activity Page provides a 4x4 grid of homophone pairs (e.g., by/buy, blue/blew, heel/heal, there/their, aloud/allowed) for students to identify in context. The wrapping-up prompt asks students to give a pair of homophones and use each word in a sentence, requiring spoken or written use of the confused words.
4: Exploration and Survival
Unit 3: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Lesson 3
A Visit to an Owl
The lesson defines homophones and explicitly teaches that using the wrong spelling can change meaning. Students complete Option 1 activity pages that require them to choose the correct homophone to fill blanks (e.g., blue/blew, two/too) and Option 2 where they write sentences using each homophone correctly. The lesson includes a speaking/game activity and a wrapping-up prompt that asks students to use and spell two examples of homophones in sentences.
