Deor upcoming 4th groders,

We ore so excited to hove you in our closses this upcoming school yeor. We hope you
ore excited for 4th grode os well! Enjoy your summer. Toke o well-deserved breok. This pocket
is to help you prepore for some of the skills you will leorn in 4tt grode. Use this os o resource to
leorn some foundotionol skills thot will help you be successful this upcoming yeor.

ELA: A lot of the stondords of 4tn grode revolve on your obility io locote text evidence os well
os use context clues. We hove provided some resources in this pocket for you to proctice
these skills. Also, grommor should be known by the time you enter 4th grode, so there ore
some grommor worksheets os well.

Molh: lt is super importont thot you know your multiplicotion times tqbles by the time you
enier 4ttr grode. A fun site to proctice these will be orcodemics.com ond even sumdog.com.
We hove olso included the pocket thot shows you whot skills you should know by the iime
you enter 4th grqde.

Science: ln science, we will cover stondords ronging from how the eorth, moon, ond sun
relote, to the forces of motion. You will complete o lot of fun experiments, models, ond
investigotions into the world of science.

Sociql Sludies: This yeor will be focused on Florido - it's hisiory, poliiics, ond economy. We will
toke on extremely fun trip to St. Augustine. We will olso leorn obout topics such os the Notive
Americons ond the industries thot developed in Florido.

Along with this pocket, here ore some websites you con use os odditionql resources to
help you prepore os well:
- Arcodemics.com - o website with fun gomes to proctice skills
- Khonocodemy.org - o website to help with ony moth questions you hove from the
pocket. Videos ond questions provided will help you leorn ony moth you wont.
- Leornzillion.com - this website hos videos obout stondords in oll subjects
- Sumdog.com - A fun moth gome site to help you procfice your fluency

Pleose note, you do hove occess to l-Reody this summer ond should be working on
your lesson poth os much os you con (obout 45 minutes per week per subject). This will be
extremely beneficiol to you.

We look forword to o fun filled school yeorwith you. Enjoy your summer; we con't woit
to heor oll obout it!

Sincerely,

The 4tt^, Grode Teom

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present tense verb, past il the underlined
word is a past tense verb, and future if it
is future tense.
1. The story of sneakers started with the
development of rubber.
RnTERCHlll0: Present tense verbs
show action that is happening now
or on a regular basis. Present tense
verbs agree in number with who or
what is doing the action. Past tense
verbs show action that took place in
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in -ed. Future tense verbs show
action that will happen in the future.
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2. People in Central and South America melted gum from trees.

3. On Friday she wili celebrate her tenth birthday.

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6. Everyone will carry a small backpack.

Unfortunately, pure rubber cracks in cold weather.

8. Charles Goodvear believed in a solution.

9. We will visit two museums.

10. Goodyear licenses the process to shoe companies.

11. The shoe companies manufactured shoes with rubber soles.

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are called prepositional phrases.
1. Herb often goes hiking in the Rocky Mountains.

2, He always carries a water jug and a compass

with him.

3. Today he saw wild columbines growing on the mountainsides.

4. Then he passed a doe and her fawn searching for food.

5. The deer stood very still and stared at him.

6. Then the two creatures disappeared into the woods.

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to use some of the prepositions from part A or the prepositions
from, ouer, under, to, ot by.
1. Each summer Suzanne goes camping

2. Usually they camp

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5. Suzanne sometimes hears ravens cawing

6. Once she saw a black bear running very quickly

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that tell how end in -ly.

1. Grandma talked happily to the frolicking sea lions.

7 The sea birds squawked sharply as they dived.

3. Andy greeted the girl and Grandma warmly.

4. He guided them expertly through the Gal6pagos Islands.

5. Grandma wrote about the islands regularly in her diary.

6. The girl recorded the trip faithfully in her diary.

She responded personally to everything she saw.

8. Andy and the girl looked eagerly at the creatures on the shore.

9. Grandma and the girl iumped quickly off the boat.

10. They snorkeled easily with their breathing tubes and fins.

11. The girl saw sea creatures clearly through her face mask.

12. She gazed intently at the yellow-tailed surgeonfish.

13. Swiftly the sea lions surrounded Grandma and the girl.

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Aword in each sentence below is underlined. Write each word in the blank provided. Circle the word from the
multiple choice that has a similar meaning, Use the text of each sentence to find the correct word.

I ffre movie star's large and beautiful home was palatial.

A. ugly B. tiny C. for dogs D. like a palace

I nt the restaurant we were offered a variety of beverages, like milk and ice tea.

A. bread B. silverware C. drinks D. menus

ll Slavery was abgllshed in the U.S. after the CivilWar.

A. outlawed B. exchanged C. running D. common

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A. crosswalks B. walkers C. stoplights D' parrots

l[ Wfren I fell off the trampoline, I fractured my arm and wore a cast.

A. rested B. broke C. avoided D. looked at

I ffre class decided to exhibit the science project during Parents' Night.

A. lose B. eat C. trade D. show

I fne frigid water made Elizabeth's teeth chatter,

A. cold B. clean C. green D. warm

f typewriters became obsolete with the development of personal computers.

A. popular B. out-dated C. careful D. round

ffi nis mother gets anxious if he siays outside after dark,

A. nervous B. silly C. happy D' sleepy

p Rtter the rainstorm, the rainbow lit up the sky with yMk[ colors.

A. dark B. funnY C. bright D. normal

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Use the word banks to f ill in the missing transitions.

(1 - 5) for example as a result in spite of the fact however by this time

1. He studied every night. he hoped to do well on the test.

2. Her brother loved to eat pizza, she didn't care for Italian food.

that they were twins, they were as diffferent as could be.

4. , she had played soccer every year since she was in kindergarten.
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J. My grandma loves to spoil me. , she makes cookies every time I visit.

(6 - 10) finally in addition for instance first consequently

6. The teenager stayed up late last night. she slept in the next day.

1. Her uncle applied for several.lobs. he was called for an interview.

B. we did our homework. Then we went outside to play with the neighbors.

9. When you play sports, you should always warm up f irst. My best f riend
always stretches before playing soccer, and he has never had an inlury

10. to eating right, it's always good to exercise.

(11 - 15) therefore similarly after a few hours although to illustrate this

11. The little boy ate too much candy. he had a stomachache

12. I'm very busy, I need to make an appointment to see the dentist.

13. My mom is very artistic. , my sister has creative talent.

14 The little girl did well in sc hoo l. , she earned straight A's all year.

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BiogrophJ: George Lucos
For fans ofl the Sfor Wcrs movie frcnchise, Xoy 4th is c speciol doy.
This dofe wcs chosen beccuse "l1cy bhe fourth Be Wifh You" is o plcy on
the flilms' fcmous quofe, "YlcJ Lhe force be wiLh Jou." On Yloy 4bh, fcns
ofben woLch bhe movtes or dress up as SLcr Wors chcrocfers. JusL ten
doys cfber "SLor Wors DcJ" is Lhe birthdcy of Lhe series creoLor, Lool
On Xcy 14,1944, George Lucos, Jr wqs born in llodesto, Colilornia He
origlnclly wonled Lo be o roce cor driver, but in 1962 Lucos suffered o
serious ccr occident fhqL necrly killed him. He swiLched geors ond begcn
f ilming movies insLead of rocing Luccs sLudied lilmmoking cf bhe
Universify of SouLhern Colifornio, where he mef SLeven Spielberg
Lucos begon wriLing, producing, cnd direcbing films, including fhe Sbor
Wcrs series, [he lndiono Jones movies, cnd more. His compohJ, Luccsfilm.,
loLer produced not, ..;usL lilms, buL olso speciol eflecbs, sound, ond video
gcmes. The founders of Pixor ccLuolly begon working of Lucosfilml
Albhough he hos rebired, George Luccs' confribubions Lo Americon cinemo
ore cherished- on SLor Wcrs Dc.y, ond cll f hrough bhe yecrl

Who did Luccs rneeb \^/hile in college?

WhcL \^/cs Lucos' f irsL dreom ccreer?

Where \^/cs George Luccs born?

WhJ is SLar Wors DoJ celebraLed on l"1al 4tn?

for Which fwo movie series is Luccs besf known?

When wcs Lucos in c ccr cccidenL?

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Lost Doy of School

Renee knew her Leocher \^/cs bclking, but she couldn'L help gczing ouL
of Lhe windo\^/. The sun brighbU shone inLo Lhe roomj beckoning bhe clcss
fo go outside for summer breok- but fhere wos sf ill one hour ol school
Thob morningr her closs hod en.loyed one losL morning meeting
Logebher, devoured one more pizza lunch in the cofleferia, cleoned ouL
fheir desks, ond pocked unused supplres in[o fheir bookbogs. All bhoL wos
lefb now wcs the owcrds ceremonJ, so Lheir Leccher colled bhe closs bo
bhe corpeb As Renee sof down, she sighed. School was hcrd lor her, so
she never \^/on cnybhing. She obsenLmindedly ployed wi[h her shoeloce ond
dcydreomed cbouL whcf she would do fhis summer... when suddenly, she
heord llr. Toylor sqJing her ncmel Whob2she Lhoughb, conflused.
"Renee, v/e cre so proud of you," the teocher soid wiLh c smile She
beomed os he hcnded her o cerfificofe saJing "l-losL lmproved" of bhe bop.
As Xr Toylor wropped up bhe owcrds ond handed ouL their yecrbooks,
Renee looked cround bhe room wibh o scd smile Sure, she wos excibed for
summer... buL she would miss her beocher, her closs, ond her school, fool

Who wcs Renee's feccher?

WhoL did [he class pub inLo t,heir bcckpocks?

Where did bhe clcss eat lunch?

Why did Renee nob usucllJ win c\^/crds?

HOw much bime \^/cs lefL before summer breok?

Which award did Renee \^/in?

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Name
Write the correct answer.
r. The ice skating rink rented
238 pairs of ice skates one
weekend. What is 238 rounded
to the nearest hundred?
The theater has 329 fixed seats and
174 moveable seats. What could be
a reasonable estimate of the total
number of seats in the theater?
On Saturday, the lifeguard counted
416 swimmers at the beach. On
Sunday the lifeguard counted
283 swimmers at the beach. How
many swimmers were at the beach
in all?
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Mr. Li drove 287 miles from Hawk
City to Bear Town. He then drove
175 miles from Bear Town to Cedar
City. How many miles did Mr. Li
drive in all?
Hector earned 942 points in his
first round of a video game. Sarah
earned 791 points in her first round
of the same video game. What
could be a reasonable estimate
of how many more points Hector
earned than Sarah in the first round
of the video game?
Mrs, Rourke's class collected
385 cans during a recycling drive.
Mr. Hardy's class collected
259 cans during the same
recycling drive. How many more
cans did Mrs. Rourke's class collect
than Mr. Hardy's class?
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rz. Wendy writes a pattern of numbers. r6. Omar writes a set of related facts.
One of the facts he writes is
21,28,35, 42, 49 :
30 + 5 6. Write an equation
that is included in the same set of
How can you describe this pattern? related facts.

re. Find a pattern used in the table.

Then complete the table.
17. Melody brought 5 bones to the dog
Necklaces park. She gave an equal number
2 3 4 5 6
Beads of bones to each of 5 dogs. How
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each dog?

14, Sam plans to buy 24 slices of pizza

for a party.There are 8 slices in
re. Simone wants to put 10 photos
each whole pizza. How many pizzas
on each page of her scrap book.
does Sam need to buy?
She has picked out 70 photos she
pXB:24 wants to use. How many scrap
book pages does Simone use?

15. One pack of construction paper

has 40 sheets of paper. How many rg. A school lunch table seats
sheets are in 6 packs? 6 students. How many lunch tables
are needed to seat 18 students?

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ctass, fr are wearing sneakers and
fi are wearing sandals. What
symbol compares the fractions
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three beetles. The first beetle is
f inctr long. The second beetle
is f inch long. The third beetle is
{ inch long. Write the fractions in
order from least to greatest.
zg. Hannah is selling slices of pie at
the bake sale. The pie has 8 slices.
She has sold I of the slices.
What fraction with a denominator
of 8 is equal to [?
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so. Jake looked at the clock before
leaving for school. The hour hand
was between the 7 and the 8. The
minute hand was on the 9. What
time did Jake leave for school?
ar. Ling started running at 10:18 n.m.
She finished running at 10:50 n.u.
How long did Ling run?
sz. A batch of muffins needs to bake
in the oven for 24 minutes. Scott
puts the muffins in the oven at
2:17 p.wt. What time will he take the
muffins out of the oven?
Latonya fills a drinking glass with
water. Write more than 1 liter,
about 1 liter, or /ess than 1 literlo
estimate how much water the glass
will hold.
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