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4 th Grade Parents and Students, get ready to read some amazing articles and do some

fun assignments. ______________________________________

In order for this to be a successful learning experience for everyone, the activities associated with each passage must be completed.

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4 passages

Vocabulary activity

Comprehension game

THIS BUNDLE INCLUDES:

Toys or Treasures?

Scholastic Week 4

Lessons At—A—Glance June 1—June 11

Take Me out to the Ball

Game Readworks

Frogs At Risk ReadWorks

High Tech Treasure

Hunt Reading A to Z

Comprehension (optional)

High Tech Treasure Hunt Board game Context Clue Riddles

Portfolio

Choose 4 artifacts to put in your portfolio.

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Toys or Treasures? Did you know that there might be a toy in your playroom that is worth a lot of money one day? Some toys get more valuable the older they get. People collect toys that they think might be valuable one day. Vocabulary: or iginal, costly, collectibles As you read, think about what might make something valuable to you. What makes it valuable; how much it’s worth, or what it means to you? After reading: Think about an object that is very valuable to you. Write a short essay describing the object, how you got it and what makes it worth a lot to you.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game Corinne is so excited to go to her first baseball game at a stadium. Today her family is going to watch a minor league team. Read to find out what happens during the game. Vocabulary: author ity, inning, tumbled

Checking for Understanding: What are some words to describe Corinne? Use her thoughts, words and actions as evidence. What are some words to describe Jake? Use his thoughts, words and actions as evidence. After reading: (Choose 1) Choose 2 activities from the activity menu Comprehension questions

Frogs At Risk There are 417 types of frogs in South America. They are in danger. Read to find out what is killing them and how we can help them from becoming extinct. Vocabulary: species, extinct, amphibians, habitat, deformed Checking for understanding: Think about and discuss: As you read, think about how the author organizes this passage.

What is the text structure? Why is the frog population decreasing? What is the main idea of this passage? How does the author help you to understand the bold print vocabulary words? What vocabulary technique does the author use? After reading: Choose 2 activities from the Activity Menu

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High-Tech Treasure Hunt Hee Jung, an exchange student from South Korea, has been living with Trey. It is time for her to return home, but she has left something for Trey. Read to find out what it is and its surprising results. Vocabulary words: coordinates, exchange student, GPS, hosted, Internet, master, Metro, online, profile, smartphone, treasure hunt, website Building Background: Before reading the book, complete the Inductive Reasoning activity by grouping words and making two predictions. Checking for understanding: As you read, find events that either support or refute the predictions you made. Add them to the chart. After reading: Think about these questions: Why did Trey say everything changed when Hee Jung saw him playing Drill? How long had Hee Jung planned her gift to Trey? What does

that say about her? Complete the Character Analysis activity.

High Tech Treasure Hunt Comprehension Board Game

Directions:

1. Print the board game and spinners.

2. Each player gets to take a turn.

3. Use a paper clip and pencil to spin the spinner. Place the paper clip in the middle of spinner. Put tip of pencil in the end of the paper clip that is in the middle of spinner. Flick the paper clip to get it to spin around the pencil.

4. Answer the question that the paper clip stops on. If the player gets the question correct, then they can roll a die to determine how many spaces they can move on the game board.

MATERIALS

• Board Game

• Spinners

• Pencil

• Paper Clip

• Dice

• Game pieces

How did everything change when Hee Jung first saw Trey playing a video game?

Hee Jung planned the treasure hunt for a long time. What does this tell you about her?

What details from the text support the idea that this treasure hunt was high tech?

What caused Sol to feel left out?

How did Hee Jung’s treasure hunt help solve the problem of Sol feeling left out?

What is the genre of this text? How do you know?

How does the treasure hunt help you understand the friendship between Trey and Hee Jung?

How does the relationship between Trey and Sol change throughout the story?

Answer Key • How did everything change when Hee Jung first saw Trey playing a

video game? They found out that they each loved games and they became friends.

• What caused Sol to feel left out? Trey and Hee Jung were friends and liked playing games together. Sol didn’t like playing games like they did.

• What details from the text support the idea that this treasure hunt was high tech? They had to put coordinates into a GPS. They also had to get on the computer to see pictures that Hee Jung had taken.

• Hee Jung planned the treasure hunt for a long time. What does this tell you about her? She is persistent and dedicated.

• How did Hee Jung’s treasure hunt help solve the problem of Sol feeling left out? Sol got to participate in the treasure hunt and help Trey to solve the clues.

• How does the treasure hunt help you understand the friendship between Trey and Hee Jung? It showed how they understood each other and games are a way that they bonded.

• What is the genre of the text? How do you know? Realistic Fiction. The author created the story but it could happen.

• How does the relationship between Sol and Trey change throughout the text? In the beginning, they didn’t seem to have that much in common but in the end they had games in common. They became closer by completing the treasure hunt.