In Discover! ELA 4th Grade Set, students will explore reading and writing, synonyms and antonyms, fragments and run-on sentences, and much more while diving into various components of writing using historical topics and career choices. Along the way, learners also discover how to best use a thesaurus. Chapter assessments use traditional tests as the primary mode of assessment, with hands-on projects offered as alternative assessments. Set includes consumable Student Worktexts 4A and 4B, Instructor’s Guide, and Assessment Booklet.
Discover! ELA 4th Grade Set
SKU
022558
Grade 4
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Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
Other
Other methodologies
Religious Content
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
A mix of teacher-led time and independent student work.
High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
Other Materials Required
There are additional required resources that are a separate purchase.
Other Materials Optional
There are additional resources mentioned or recommended but are not absolutely necessary.
Consumable
Consumable
Designed to be written in; not reusable.
Non-Consumable
Not designed to be written in; reusable.
Our Price
$142.95 Product Overview
- Set includes Student Worktexts, Instructor’s Guide, and Assessment Booklet
- Influenced by national standards and correlating with Common Core
- Wholesome content incorporates exploration, direct instruction, skill-building, and lesson review
- Thorough teacher guide promotes tailoring to different learning styles
Description
Publisher's Description of Discover! ELA 4th Grade Set
Discover! English Language Arts Grade 4 covers figurative language, cause and effect, phrases, clauses, and deeper reading and writing exploration. Throughout the student worktext, students gain knowledge, reflect on what they learned, and apply it in academic and real-world environments.
The instructor guide takes the guesswork out of lesson planning by providing helpful suggestions and answer keys for all activities and assessments.
Student worktexts include activities, instruction, and extensions to appeal to all learning styles. In student worktext A, students will review the basics of reading before progressing to narrative and descriptive writing elements. The lessons in student worktext B focus on spelling rules, texts, and letter writing.
The assessment booklet allows students to grow as an independent learner. This booklet provides chapter assessments, covering 5-10 lessons worth of material and rubrics that guide students through the assessments.
This package includes Discover! English Language Arts Grade 4 Student Worktext A, Student Worktext B, the Instructor Guide, and the Assessment Booklet.
The instructor guide takes the guesswork out of lesson planning by providing helpful suggestions and answer keys for all activities and assessments.
Student worktexts include activities, instruction, and extensions to appeal to all learning styles. In student worktext A, students will review the basics of reading before progressing to narrative and descriptive writing elements. The lessons in student worktext B focus on spelling rules, texts, and letter writing.
The assessment booklet allows students to grow as an independent learner. This booklet provides chapter assessments, covering 5-10 lessons worth of material and rubrics that guide students through the assessments.
This package includes Discover! English Language Arts Grade 4 Student Worktext A, Student Worktext B, the Instructor Guide, and the Assessment Booklet.
Category Description for Discover! English Language Arts
Discover! ELA is designed to encourage and develop independent and critical thinking while also ensuring mastery of foundational skills. As a full English Language Arts option, it is framed within wholesome content that incorporates exploration, direct instruction, skill-building, and lesson review. To meet the needs of auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners, each worktext includes activities, instruction, and extensions. Discover! ELA curriculum covers all essential English Language Arts components for each grade, including spelling and handwriting. Students will learn and practice printing in the younger grades, and cursive handwriting in the upper grades (4th and above).
Each grade set includes a Student Semester A Worktext, Semester B Worktext, a full Instructor’s Guide, and the Assessment Booklet. Currently, these are only available as a set and not sold individually. Decodable readers for grades 1 and 2 are sold separately and contain short stories written with specific letter-sound patterns.
Students are set up for success with the lesson goals and objectives in the consumable Student Worktexts A & B. Learning is also facilitated by identifying lessons students may need to review, relevant academic vocabulary, and the provision of optional extension activities. Each course is designed to cover approximately 150 days of instruction. There are approximately 72–75 lessons, with each lesson taking roughly 2–3 days to complete. The curriculum suggests using Day 1 to cover the Explore and Read pages, where students will be given a lesson overview and instructions to read the text, write responses, and practice what they learned using graphic organizers, matching, drawing experiments, and hands-on activities. Day 2 covers the Skill Builder and Show What You Know sections, where students will have the opportunity to review and complete assessments aligned with the lesson’s objectives. Extension activities are included throughout each lesson and provide opportunities to create, make observations, and connect to real-world situations. There are seven chapters, and each chapter ends with review and assessment. Grade 7 has 10 units and Grade 8 has 11 units.
Assessments are found in the Instructor’s Guide as well as the separate Assessment Booklet. Chapter assessments at all grade levels cover 5–10 lessons. In grades 1–2, students are asked to complete a project or a task to assess their understanding, with an alternative assessment that includes true/false, multiple choice, and short-answer questions. Assessments in grades 3–8 provide a more traditional evaluation of mastery with true/false, multiple choice, and short answer questions, with an alternative assessment that asks students to complete a project or task to assess their understanding of material. Answers to the Assessments and Grading Rubrics are found in the Instructor’s Guide.
The Instructor’s Guides take the guesswork out of lesson planning. They are designed to complement the worktext with suggestions to facilitate, support, and extend students’ learning. There are approximately 72–75 lessons in each instructor’s guide. Each lesson guide lays out the lesson objective, provides answers to the student worktext, and suggests ways to support your student with activities. Learning style options are offered to adapt lessons to auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners. Assessments in the Instructor’s Guide are reproducible for family use. Weekly spelling lists are also provided in the back for grades 1–6.
Details
| Product Format: | Other |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 4 |
| Brand: | Discover! |
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