Hands-On Literacy, Grade 4 - Authentic Learning Experiences That Engage Students in Creative

This practical resource is a compendium of authentic and hands-on literacy activities that will engage, challenge, and delight students. Specifically targeting Grade 4, these lessons and strategies enhance literacy instruction and encourage critical thinking. This is the first in a set of three literacy titles focused on Grades 4, 5 and 6.

List of contents

1. Team Uniforms, Team Colors, and Mascots: Characterization 2. Super Close-up Mystery Picture and Haiku: Setting/Plot/Theme 3. T-shirts: Non-fiction Main Idea 4. Jingles: Main Ideas and Theme 5. Freeze Frame Improvisation Plot and Characterization Performance 6. Virtual Field Trip: Setting 7. It’s in the Eyes: Point of View and Theme in Poetry (or Fiction) 8. Crow Call: Putting it all Together 9. Literary Choice Cube Menus

About the author

Mark Hess is a SENG board member and the editor of the SENG Library, President-Elect of the Colorado Association for Gifted Students, and serves as the Gifted Programs Specialist in a large urban school district in Colorado Springs. Mark also serves as an advisory committee member for NAGC’s Teaching for High Potential. As Portable Gifted and Talented, Mark has shared over 24,000 free resources for teachers and parents of gifted children. You can visit his website at www.giftedlearners.org.

Summary

This practical resource is a compendium of authentic and hands-on literacy activities that will engage, challenge, and delight students. Specifically targeting Grade 4, these lessons and strategies enhance literacy instruction and encourage critical thinking. This is the first in a set of three literacy titles focused on Grades 4, 5 and 6.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Hess
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781032343990
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3234399-0
• No. of pages: 124
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; EDUCATION / Language Experience Approach, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, teacher training, Secondary Schools, Educational strategies & policy, Moral and social purpose of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Primary & middle schools, Moral & social purpose of education, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts