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for K-5 Students

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Literacy ActivitiesGrade 4, Week 10

Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Comprehension, and Sentence Structure

Day Topic Pages

Day 1 Alliteration 2–3

Day 2 Onomatopoeia 4–5

Day 3 Identifying the Main Topic and Key Details (Informational Text) 6–8

Day 4 Identifying the Main Topic and Key Details (Informational Text) 9–11

Day 5 Subject/Predicate of Sentences 12–13

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Watch the Day 1 LessonDay 1

An alliteration is when words that start with the same sound are used next to or very close to each other. Circle the alliteration in each sentence.

1. Skippy the frog likes to lounge lazily on the lily pad.

2. The tiny tiger, Tony, runs quickly up the hill away from the large lion, Larry.

3. The scoreless soccer game seemed to go on and on and on.

4. I just couldn’t wait to eat my fizzling fajitas for dinner.

5. The colorful chocolate cake was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.

6. My marvelous mother picks me up from school every day.

7. Dad just finished installing the new net for our basketball court.

8. I don’t ride my bike on the rugged, rundown, lake path anymore.

9. Our blooming, beautiful bellflowers won the award for best flower at the state fair.

10. The active ants crawl all over the walls.

11. The teeny, tiny toad hopped super slowly along the crowded canal.

12. Hal’s brother, Ben, is the luckiest lad in town.

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Day 1 (continued)

Write your own alliterations using the letters provided below.

a:

b:

d:

l:

m:

n:

p:

r:

s:

t:

amazing apple

beautiful blue

dark day

little lime

marvelous music

nifty number

pretty pink

rally race

small spot

tall tree

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Watch the Day 2 Lessonhand2mind-link.com/L4W10D2Day 2

An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound of the action it describes. Draw a picture of what you think of when you read

each onomatopoeia below.

SPLAT!

MOO!

BANG!

RING!

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Day 2 (continued)

Circle the onomatopoeia in each sentence below.

1. “I don’t want to do my homework!” Noah yelled as he slammed his door.

2. First, zap the leftovers in the microwave. This will heat them up.

3. After we scored a goal, I slapped hands with all my teammates.

4. Roman loves crunching on potato chips.

5. The car screeched to a stop in the driveway.

6. At the buzzer, Chloe swished a 3-pointer.

7. My sister can be so annoying. Especially when she slurps her smoothies.

8. “I can show you how to look something up on the Internet. You just need to click right here.”

9. Violet was running late this morning, so she zoomed over to school on her bike instead of walking.

10. Zach loves squishing his homemade slime.

11. Before the test, Mrs. Simpson shushes the entire class so we will be quiet.

12. In the morning, I always follow the same routine. First, I eat breakfast. Then, I put on my shoes. Then, I zip up my jacket. Finally, I leave for school.

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Watch the Day 3 Lessonhand2mind-link.com/L4W10D3Day 3

Read each passage. Then, find the phrase to complete the main topic or key idea for each paragraph.

Use the Answer Bank on the next page to help.

1. Spies collect important facts and secrets. Then, they report this information to a person, an organization, or a government. Spying is ______________________________.

2. Spying began ______________________________. Kings and rulers paid spies to sneak into the camps of their enemies. The spies counted the number of soldiers they found and listened while the enemy talked about plans for attack. Then, the spies would report these secrets to the king.

3. Spies often do their work in enemy territory to gather valuable information. Most spying jobs are ______________________________. Spies who are caught by the enemy can be put in prison or even put to death.

4. Some spies work undercover, or hide their true identities and activities ______________________________. They may wear disguises, such as wigs or makeup. They may work at a regular job in the community so people will think they are part of the group.

5. Many spies find clever ways to hide and to ______________________________. During the Civil War, a woman spy carried messages in her long hair. During World War I, a French spy hid a tiny map in the frame of a pair of glasses.

6. Spies often need to deliver information ______________________________. They use codes to make sure secrets don’t fall into enemy hands. Even in ancient Rome, Julius Caesar sent messages in code.

thousands of years ago

very risky

harder than you may think

from the enemy

report secrets and messages

to each other

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Day 3 (continued)

Answer Bank

report secrets and messages very risky

science and spying still use spies

thousands of years ago “coded” messages

to each other individual people

special coding machine from the enemy

changed the world of spying harder than you may think

7. Just before World War II, the Germans invented a ______________________________. The machine looked like a typewriter. It changed a message into a special code. The only way to decode the message was to use the same kind of machine.

8. A simple way to create ______________________________ is to write each word in a sentence or the whole sentence backward. Unfortunately, this wouldn’t be hard to decode so it wouldn’t be secret for long.

9. Governments and companies ______________________________. Some governments have groups of people who do nothing but spy work. Some large private companies hire people to spy on their rivals.

10. Spies can listen to people talking on telephones. They can record people’s actions with cameras. Spies can steal information from people’s computers. Modern technology has ______________________________.

11. Satellites in space are able to take photographs of places and events around the world. They beam the pictures back to Earth. This technology can be used for both ______________________________.

12. Satellites are common in the sky today. Many governments use powerful satellites to spy on other countries or ______________________________. Satellites provide detailed pictures and information.

special coding maching

""coded" messages

still use spies

changed the world of spying

science and spying

individual people

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Day 3 (continued)Choose a topic that you know a lot about (such as dogs, playing

soccer, or your favorite video game). Then, fill out the chart below. You will use this outline to write your own text on page 11.

What is the main idea of your text?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

What is a supporting detail for your main idea?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

What is another supporting detail for your main idea?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

What is another supporting detail of your main idea?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Dogs can see in the dark better than humans can.

Dogs can run 19 miles an hour.

Adult dogs have 42 teeth.

The main idea of my text is dogs.

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Watch the Day 4 Lessonhand2mind-link.com/L4W10D4Day 4

Read the text. Then, fill in the chart on the next page.

Totem poles are rounded pieces of wood. They are carved and painted with shapes inspired by nature. Animals such as eagles, ravens, fish, frogs, beavers, whales, and wolves are often found on totem poles.

Totem poles come in many sizes, with some as high as 65 feet. That’s about as tall as 3 giraffes standing on each other’s shoulders!

Totem poles are carved for many reasons. Some tell stories about important events and people. Others mark the places where certain groups of people live. Totem poles can stand as warnings to strangers. They are like “Do Not Enter” signs. Others serve as a sort of welcome mat. They let visitors know that they are permitted to come onto the property.

Certain Native American tribes from the Pacific Northwest carve totem poles. They typically use red cedar wood. It is a soft wood, so it is not too difficult to carve. It is also more resistant to water, sun, and insects than other kinds of wood are. This allows the totem poles to last longer.

The traditional way to carve totem poles is by hand. Artists use simple tools that they sometimes make themselves. Some artists today also use power tools. But most native artists prefer to carve poles in the old way.

Totem poles can still be found today along the coasts of Washington state and British Columbia. Each is a unique work of art.

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Day 4 (continued)

What is the main idea of the text?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

What is a supporting detail for the the idea?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

What is another supporting detail for the the idea?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

What is another supporting detail of the the idea?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Totem poles are carved and painted with shapes inspired by nature.

Totem poles tell stories about important events and people.

Totem poles can still be found today along the coasts of Washington state and British Columbia.

The main idea of the text is totem poles.

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Day 4 (continued)

Use your outline from page 8 to write a paragraph about your topic of choice.

than humans can. Another fact about dogs is that they can run very fast. Dogs can run up to 19 miles an

hour. A third fact about dogs is that they have a lot of teeth. Adult dogs have a total of 42 teeth.

Dogs are great animals and are interesting to learn about.

Dogs are very interesting animals. One fact about dogs is that they can see in the dark better

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Watch the Day 5 Lessonhand2mind-link.com/L4W10D5Day 5

Complete sentences have a subject and a predicate. A subject is what a sentence is about. A predicate is the part of the sentence that has a verb and tells about the subject. Circle the subject and

underline the predicate in each sentence below.

1. Julio ran to the store.

2. People laughed when the comedian made a funny joke.

3. Margo carefully walked along the log across the river.

4. I stood out in center field and waited for the baseball to come to me.

5. The sun shone brightly in the sky yesterday.

6. The dogs barked at the squirrel.

7. The water from my glass spilled onto the floor.

8. The department store closed early on Tuesday.

9. Haley stared up at the beautiful, sparkling stars.

10. I raised my hand to ask Mr. Green a question.

11. The governor stood at the podium at 12:00 o’clock sharp.

12. The firefighter raced towards the truck.

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Day 5 (continued)

An incorrect or incomplete sentence is one where the subject and predicate do not match or are missing.

Read each sentence below. Determine if the sentence is complete. If the sentence is incorrect or incomplete,

add punctuation or words to fix it.

1. The balloon floated away I watched it.

a. complete sentence b. incomplete or incorrect sentence

2. The leaves blow in the wind.

a. complete sentence b. incomplete or incorrect sentence

3. Shoes on the floor.

a. complete sentence b. incomplete or incorrect sentence

4. Window open.

a. complete sentence b. incomplete or incorrect sentence

5. Ben couldn’t wait to open his present he had been waiting for days!

a. complete sentence b. incomplete or incorrect sentence

6. The cat chased his ball of yarn around the apartment.

a. complete sentence b. incomplete or incorrect sentence

7. Play the viola.

a. complete sentence b. incomplete or incorrect sentence

8. The baby started crying I picked her up.

a. complete sentence b. incomplete or incorrect sentence

9. The computer screen on my desk.

a. complete sentence b. incomplete or incorrect sentence

10. Valerie walked home very quickly she wanted to see her new puppy.

a. complete sentence b. incomplete or incorrect sentence

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