Ms. Daniels’ Den

Lead Mine Elementary School 4th Grade

Reading Sites and Challenges

Posters:     Evaluate      Predict/Infer    Question

Summarize     Monitor/Clarify

 

Houghton Mifflin 4th Grade Story Activities

Theme 1:  Journeys

E-Glossary

Story 1  "Akiak"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

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Story 2 "Grandfather's Journey"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

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Story 3 "Finding the Titanic"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

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Story 4 "By the Shores of Silver Lake"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Hidden Magazine Puzzle

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Theme 2: American Stories

E-Glossary

Story 1 "Tomas and the Library Lady"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

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Story 2 "Tanya's Reunion"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

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Story 3 "Boss of the Plains"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Crossword Puzzle

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Story 4 "A Very Important Day"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

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Theme 3:  That's Amazing!

E-Glossary

Story 1 "The Stranger"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Play "Life of a Tree" Game

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Story 2 "Cendrillion"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

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Story 3 "Heat Wave"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

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Theme 4:  Problem Solvers

E-Glossary

Story 1 "My Name is Maria Isabel"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Word Search Puzzle

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Story 2 "Marven of the North Woods"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Crossword Puzzle

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Story 3 "The Last Dragon"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Word Scramble

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Story 4 "Sing to the Stars"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

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Theme 5:  Heroes

E-Glossary

Story 1 "Happy Birthday, Dr. King!"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Crossword Puzzle

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Story 2 "Gloria Estefan"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Online Opinion Poll

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Story 3 "Lou Gherig:  The Luckiest Man"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

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Theme 6:  Nature: Friend and Foe?

E-Glossary

Story 1 "Salmon Summer"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Label a Fish Picture (diagram)

Label a Fish Words to Use

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Story 2 "Wildfires"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

Crossword Puzzle

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Story 3 "Skylark"

Meet the Author   E-Word Game

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Houghton Mifflin Reading Internet Links

Houghton Mifflin Reading Extensions

Theme 1 "Journeys"

Theme 1 "Journeys"

Theme 2 "American Stories"

Theme 2 "American Stories"

Theme 3 "That's Amazing"

Theme 3 "That's Amazing"

Theme 4 "Problem Solvers"

Theme 4 "Problem Solvers"

Theme 5 "Heroes"

Theme 5 "Heroes"

Theme 6 "Nature Friend and Foe"

Theme 6 "Nature Friend and Foe"