Fourth Grade Word Work 12-13
First Quarter
Week / TEKS / Prefix/SuffixRoot Words
(see list) / Spalding/Grade level vocabulary / Synonym
Analogies
(see list) / Word Ladder / Making Words / Idioms
(see list) / Grammar
1 / 4.2 a-d
4.22 a / pre- before
re-again / morning, problem, stayed, unfinished, review / happy / Here to there p.28 / adventures
p. 11 / Bite your tongue / Subject verb agreement
2 / “ / un- not
dis- not / herself, himself, myself, unfriendly, disappear / sad / All in the Family p.33 / grandmother
p. 54 / Break a leg / Subject verb agreement
3 / “ / mis- not, im-not
de- not / unable, understand, almost, impossible / mad / Childhood
p. 40 / impossible
p. 62 / Cut to the chase / Capitalization rules (Titles)
4 / “ / in-not
inter - between / invited, wondering, family, independence / smart / Car Trouble
p. 53 / imagination
p. 61 / Head over heels / Capitalization rules (events/documents)
5 / “ / sub- under
mono- one / young, common, afraid, submarine / slow / New/Not so new
p. 57 / incredible
p. 62 / Hit the hay / Capitalization rules
6 / “ / auto- self
bi - two / parents, different, laugh, bicycle, autobiography / fast / Growing up p. 59 / communities
p. 33 / Pass the buck / Common Nouns
7 / “ / -er-doer
-ly- like / probably, carefully, prettier, signed , composer / shy / Hear This
p. 64 / outstanding
p. 80 / Spitting image / Proper Nouns
8 / “ / review / review / review / Good Hair
p. 82 / sandwiches
p. 90 / review / review
Weekly Structure: The student is expected to:
Monday – Spalding/grade level vocabulary words
Tuesday – Prefix, suffix, root word practice
Wednesday – Word Ladders (multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms)
Thursday – Making words (vowel patterns, multiple meanings, homophones, etc.)
Friday – Idioms/synonyms & antonyms/analogies using synonyms and antonyms
Learning Outcome: The student uses sound and word knowledge to decode written language and uses a variety of word identification strategies
Fourth Grade Word Work 12-13
Second Quarter
Week / TEKS / PrefixSuffix
Root Words
(see list) / Spalding/Grade level Vocabulary / Antonym
Analogies
(see list) / Word Ladder / Making Words / Idioms
(see list) / Grammar
1 / 4.2 a-d
4.22 a / -ful- full of
-able- able to / Length, omit, helpful, toward, present / old / Good Books p. 68 / comfortable
p. 31 / On pins and needles / Singular Nouns
2 / “ / -ous-full of
-ness- state of being / across, happiness, nervous, smiling / cold / Horse sense p. 78 / everything
p. 47 / Under the weather / Irregular /Plural Nouns
3 / “ / -ment- state of / accept, encouragement, library, minute / mean / Corny
p. 70 / entertainment
p. 46 / When pigs fly / Reflexive Pronouns
4 / “ / -less-
-est- / hopeless, richest, scientist, largest / high / Things
p. 12 / circulation
p. 29 / A piece of cake / Verbs (Past, Present, Future)
5 / “ / -or
-ed- / governor, connected, allowed, provide / simple / Giving Thanks p. / vegetables
p. 106 / Cost an arm and a leg / Irregular Verbs
6 / “ / -s- more than one / always, backwards, square, / bright / Outerwear
p. 9 / touchdowns
p. 100 / Turn over a new leaf / Subject Predicate
7 / “ / -tion - / question, attention, invention, transportation / hard / Give a Little p. 11 / celebration
p. 25 / Sick as a dog / Subject Predicate
8 / “ / review / review / review / Stormy day
p. 24 / Traveling
p. 101 / review / review
Weekly Structure: The student is expected to:
Monday – Spalding/grade level vocabulary words
Tuesday – Prefix, suffix, root word practice
Wednesday – Word Ladders (multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms)
Thursday – Making words (vowel patterns, multiple meanings, homophones, etc.)
Friday – Idioms/synonyms & antonyms/analogies using synonyms and antonyms
Learning Outcome: The student uses sound and word knowledge to decode written language and uses a variety of word identification strategies
Fourth Grade Word Work 12-13
Third Quarter
Week / TEKS / PrefixSuffix
Root Words
(see list) / Spalding/Grade level vocabulary / Synonyms
Analogies
(see list) / Word Ladder / Making Words / Idioms
(see list) / Grammar
1 / 4.2 a-d
4.22 a / -sion- / mention, vision, impression, echo / high / Express mail p. 23 / Intermission
p. 66 / Early bird gets worm / Comparative & superlative adjectives
2 / “ / -cial- -cian / situation, musician, physician, special / funny / Cool Drinks p.18 / temperature
p. 98 / Lend me your ear / Complex Adverbs
3 / “ / root---
graph- write / assignment, while, picture, autograph / clean / Frosty fun
p. 42 / thermometer
p. 99 / Drive a hard bargain / Prepositions
4 / “ / root-
neg- no / suppose, machine, kitchen, negative / messy / Winter wear p. 49 / snowflake
p. 93 / Cut your losses / Prepositional phrases
5 / “ / root-
bio-life / provide, enough, biology, biography / loud / Wedding
p. 60 / valentines
p. 106 / Come clean / Time Order
6 / “ / root-
mit-send / Business, computer, elevation, transmit / strange / Sweet things p. 27 / underground
p. 104 / Clear the air / Correlative Conjunctions
7 / “ / root-
port-carry / general, dozen, beginning,
transport / tired / Message
p. 92 / chocolates
p. 28 / Keep at arms length / Quotation Marks
8 / “ / root-
struct- build / celebrate, guess, figure, construct / wide / Fading Light p. 94 / personality
p. 82 / Misery loves company / Compound sentences
9 / “ / root-
uni- one / watch, peace, capture, unicycle / narrow / Where Heart p.96 / leprechaun
p. 70 / Over the hill / Compound sentences
10 / “ / review / review / review / Flower Power p.76 / graduation
p. 53 / review / review
Weekly Structure: The student is expected to:
Monday – Spalding/grade level vocabulary words
Tuesday – Prefix, suffix, root word practice
Wednesday – Word Ladders (multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms)
Thursday – Making words (vowel patterns, multiple meanings, homophones, etc.)
Friday – Idioms/synonyms & antonyms/analogies using synonyms and antonyms
Learning Outcome: The student uses sound and word knowledge to decode written language and uses a variety of word identification strategies
Fourth Grade Word Work 12-13
Fourth Quarter
Week / TEKS / PrefixSuffix
Root Words
(see list) / Spalding/Grade level Vocabulary / Antonym
Analogies
(see list) / Word Ladder / Making Words / Idioms
(see list) / Grammar
1 / 4.2 a-d
4.22 a / root-
chron- time / believe, noise, energy, chronology / light / My family
p. 98 / basketball
p. 21 / No pain, no gain / Commas
compound sentences
2 / “ / root-
photo-light / pause, example, something, repeat, photograph / rough / Beautiful Day p. 55 / wonderful
p. 109 / Two peas in a pod / Commas
compound sentences
3 / “ / root-
cycl- wheel, circular / clumsy, sometimes, reveal, knew, bicycle / unlucky / Precip Puzzle
p. 47 / thunderstorm
p. 100 / Call it off / Commas in a series
4 / “ / root-
fin- end / ocean, who, everybody, between, finish / normal / Seaworthy p. 43 / skateboards
p. 92 / Can’t beat them join them / Subject verb agreement
compound sentences
5 / “ / root-
here- stick / describe, fault, thought, before, adhere / tired / A Rose is a Rose p. 39 / outstanding
p. 80 / I’m Off / Subject verb agreement
compound sentences
6 / “ / root-
mega-great / classroom, electricity, inside, practice, megaphone / enemy / Happy bday p. 36 / playground
p. 83 / I’m all ears / Subject verb agreement
compound sentences
7 / “ / root-
omni- all, everywhere / except, classify, quit, replace
omnipresent / loud / Dinner’s ready p. 35 / popsicles
p. 84 / I’d give my right arm / Subject predicate review
8 / “ / root-
therm-heat / Degrees, communities, really, misplace, thermal / boring / In My Room p. 27 / traveling
p. 101 / Go fly a kite / Capitalization review
9 / “ / root-
sphere- ball / Beautiful, afraid, disagree, appear, hemisphere / murky / Very Fishy p. 83 / watermelon
p. 107 / Down the hatch / Irregular plural review
10 / “ / review / review / review / Water
p.63 / graduation
p. 53 / review / review
11 / “ / review / review / review / review / review
Weekly Structure: The student is expected to:
Monday – Spalding/grade level vocabulary words Thursday – Making words (vowel patterns, multiple meanings, homophones, etc.)
Tuesday – Prefix, suffix, root word practice Friday – Idioms/synonyms & antonyms/analogies using synonyms and antonyms Wednesday – Word Ladders (multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms) Learning Outcome: The student uses sound and word knowledge to decode written language and uses a variety of word identification strategies.