Here is a helpful poster with lots of good questions to discuss with your child when they
are reading!
List of authors and book series
Here are some suggestions of book series that students love and some authors who read
lots of different books that are loved by children worldwide! This is only a small list to
give you some ideas to start with!
Available in the school library
A to Z mysteries by Ron Roy – A series of mysteries in short chapter books.
Magic tree house by Mary Pope Osbourne - A series of adventures in short chapter
books.
Alvin Ho by Lenore Look – a series of books about a boy’s struggles at school and with
friends.
Judy Blume – An author who has written a lot of children’s books great for both boys and
girls, the fudge series (superfudge, fudge-a-mania) are in the school library
Boyz rule and girlz rule – Fun adventure stories in short chapter books for both girls and
boys.
Flat Stanley: Worldwide adventures – Fun series about a boy who is flat!
Roald Dahl: An endless collection of wonderful stories from one of the UK’s favorite
authors.
Author and series – Available at Fahasa
Percy Jackson Book series by Rick Riordan – A fantasy book series.
Goosebumps Book Series by R. L Stine – Horror stories suitable for grade 4 students.
Diary of a wimpy kid by Jeff Kinney – A funny book series.
A series of Unfortunate Events by Brett Helquist – An excellent magical book series
about overcoming tragedy.
Big Nate
Dork Dairies
Charlotte’s Web – A lovely story about a young girl and lots of animals.
Dick King Smith – An author who writes a variety of stories about animals.
Jacqueline Wilson – A wonderful author who writes stories mostly girl’s adventures
Roald Dahl – A great author of fun, imaginative stories .
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown – sci/fi books for girls and boys.
How to train your dragon by Cressida Cowell – A lovely story based on the movie.
The hundred dresses by Eleanor Estes - A great story for lower-level girls that
teaches about empathy.
Websites for fun English practice!
https://quizizz.com/?lng=en
Fun quizzes on a variety of subjects. Search @amanda_king_16501 to find Grade 4 ELA vocabulary &
grammar quizzes. Type a topic into the search bar to find other appropriate quizzes. ELA.
https://www.funbrain.com/grade/4
Interactive stories, games and quizzes for English and Math.
https://www.blooket.com/
A fantastic website that contains thousands of games for ELA, Math and Science as well as interesting
based topics. Type a topic into the search bar to find an appropriate quiz. ELA, Math, and Science.
https://wordwall.net/
Fun quizzes on a variety of subjects. Sign up for free. Type a topic into the search bar to find an
appropriate quiz. English, Math, and Science.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com
Free website with many interesting facts, games and videos about countries, nature, animals and much
more. Science.
http://www.eslgamesworld.com
A variety of grammar, vocabulary, and phonics games. English.
http://eslgameszone.com
Dozens of simple, straightforward games about grammar, spelling, and vocabulary for English language
learners at all levels.
http://www.magickeys.com/books
Many wonderful free children’s books online. English.
http://www.abcya.com/
Lots of math and English games from 1-5.
http://www.mathplayground.com/common_core_state_standards_for_mathematics.html
Math’s games aligned to common core standards.
http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/pirates-ii
A website containing games to practice a variety of math skills.
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/quizzes.html
A variety of fun science quizzes and games.
