Formerly published as Grade-4 Semester 1 and Grade-4 Semester 2. The author's goal in writing this series is to "instill a love of great literature in children, expand their ability to read intelligently and deeply, improve their communication abilities, and prepare them for more advanced language arts concepts." The three key components to this series are literature, grammar and mechanics, and composition. This year, students read a variety of great children's literature, classic and modern. Two books written in verse encourage students to explore poetry in different ways than they may have previously. An inspiring nonfiction story of a boy's quest in Africa to bring electric power to his home provides lessons on expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative writing.
The consumable four-color Student Worktext contains comprehension questions, discussion questions, instruction on grammar (including sentence diagramming), workbook pages, and a reading journal. Workbook answers are in the Teacher's Guide. The Workbook and Guide can be purchased separately, in a set together, or in a pack with the readers (See Related Items below). You'll need something else for teaching spelling, learning to read, and penmanship.
Formerly published as Grade-4 Semester 1 and Grade-4 Semester 2. The Teacher's Guide contains the answers to the comprehension questions and the grammar pages, instructions for daily composition, a discussion guide for each book, and suggestions for additional activities. The Workbook and Guide can be purchased separately, in a set together, or in a pack with the readers (See Related Items below). You'll need something else for teaching spelling, learning to read, and penmanship.The books are listed in the order they are read for the course in the description of the Student Workbook.
The books read (in the order they are introduced) are:
- Morning Girl by Michael Dorris
- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
- Gone Fishing by Tamera Will Wissinger
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
- The Family Under the Bridgeby Natalie Savage Carlson
- Nim's Island by Wendy Orr
- The Dreamer by Pam Muoz Ryan
- Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
- The Borrowers by Mary Norton