4th Grade Printables

Hispanic Heritage Month What Is It - Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions

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Meryma Learning

Teach students about culture and history with Hispanic Heritage Month What Is It – Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions. This no-prep resource includes an engaging informational passage, 10 short-answer comprehension questions, and answer keys. It’s perfect for Hispanic Heritage Month activit

3rd - 5th Informational Text, Reading, Latino and Hispanic Studies

Also included in: Hispanic Heritage Month Reading Comprehension Posters Coloring Pages & Projects

November 4th Grade Morning Work/Enrichment/Bell Ringer |NYS ELA/Social Studies | The New York Daily

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Make November morning work meaningful with The New York Daily! This Grade 4 resource includes 20 no-prep NYS Social Studies and ELA activities for bell ringers, early finishers, enrichment, and centers. Students explore Veterans Day, Thanksgiving traditions, the Macy's Parade, notable New Yorkers, inventions, geography, and history through informational texts, primary sources, maps, graphs, and critical thinking tasks. Includes 20 printable student pages and answer keys.

4th - 5th Informational Text, Other (ELA), Other (Social Studies)

Also included in: 4th Grade Morning Work/Bell Ringer/Enrichment Bundle | September October November| The New York Daily |SS & ELA Integrated

International Women's Day Pack | Reading - Writing - Bulletin Board Decor

Created by
Meryma Learning

Celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month with this engaging, print and go classroom resource. This all in one pack combines reading comprehension, creative writing, and bulletin board decor to help students learn about influential women in meaningful ways.What’s Included? ✅ Rea...

3rd - 5th Reading, Writing

Also included in: Women's History Month Activities - Reading Passages Research Projects and More

Fall Months Mugs Hot Cocoa Cups Leaves Apples 3 Coloring Pages Seasons Posters

Created by
Eden Digital Arts

Autumn months of the year seasonal hot cocoa mugs coloring pages, one for each month of fall, with seasonal items to color, leaves, apples, and pumpkins, these could be used as seasonal classroom decor, early finishers, brain breaks, and other no prep activities. Files include:1 Pdf file with 3 US l

Preschool - 8th

Teacher Appreciation Coloring Bookmarks Cards Cute Animals Thank You Cards Craft

Created by
Eden Digital Arts

Teacher appreciation keepsake coloring bookmarks/cards with cute animals with hearts and kind quotes for teachers, a fun way for kids to say thank you to their favorite teachers. For best results print them on thick cardstock paper.Files include: 1 Pdf US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”.Large bookmark

Preschool - 5th Classroom Community

Lexington and Concord | Shot Heard Round the World |The Revolutionary War Series | Grades 3, 4, 5, 6

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Explore the Battles of Lexington and Concord in this engaging American Revolution lesson for upper elementary students. Through informational texts, close reading, and four primary source accounts, students investigate Paul Revere's Ride, compare historical perspectives, and debate who fired the first shot. Includes a collaborative jigsaw investigation, text-tagging activities, evidence charts, reading responses, exit tickets, and answer keys to support ELA and historical thinking skills.

4th - 6th Social Studies, U.S. History

Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6

Snowflake Bentley Picture Book + Primary Sources | Inquiry-Based | Grades 4-6

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Bring Snowflake Bentley to life with this three-day Story to Source Investigation for Grades 4–6. Students connect the picture book to six primary and secondary sources, analyzing evidence to determine how accurately the story reflects history. Activities include close reading, collaborative expert groups, source analysis, and evidence-based writing. Includes lesson plans, graphic organizers, discussion prompts, exit tickets, synthesis activities, and bulletin board materials.

4th - 6th English Language Arts, Informational Text

French and Indian War |Seven Years War | Grades 4, 5, 6

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Explore the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) in this four-lesson Social Studies mini-unit. Students investigate British, French, and Native American alliances, military strategy, geography, and the war's lasting consequences through informational texts, historical maps, political cartoons, and cause-and-effect analysis. Includes lesson plans, student note catchers, map activities, political cartoon analysis and creation, exit tickets, summative assessment, and answer keys.

4th - 7th Social Studies, Native Americans, U.S. History

Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6

Limerick Writing Lesson | Poetry | March & St. Patrick's Day | Grades 3, 4, 5

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Introduce students to limerick poetry with this engaging, print-and-go writing lesson! Perfect for St. Patrick's Day, March, or any poetry unit, students explore rhyme, rhythm, syllable patterns, and the AABBA rhyme scheme before creating their own original limericks. Includes model poems, a step-by-step writing guide, an “Is It a Limerick?” identification activity, and student practice and writing pages. Great for whole-class lessons, literacy centers, or independent writing.

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Poetry, Writing

The End of the Revolutionary War & The Impact of the Treaty of Paris | American Revolution Series | Grades 4, 5, 6

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Explore the end of the American Revolution and the Treaty of Paris in this Grades 4–6 Social Studies lesson. Students investigate how the war ended, changing borders, and the treaty's effects on Indigenous and enslaved peoples through informational texts, close reading, historical map comparisons, and discussion. Includes a lesson plan, student activities, compare-and-contrast chart, two historical maps, and exit ticket assessment. Integrates ELA and historical thinking skills.

4th Grade Social Studies, U.S. History

Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6

Transportation Stages, Steamboats & Railroads | Westward Movement in New York State 4.6c

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Explore how transportation transformed New York State in this Grade 4 Social Studies mini-unit aligned with NYS Framework 4.6c. Students investigate stagecoaches, steamboats, and railroads, examining how faster travel connected communities and changed daily life. Activities include historical image analysis, gallery walks, informational texts, map comparisons, primary source investigations, and cause-and-effect writing. Includes an assessment, extension project, and answer keys.

4th Grade Social Studies, U.S. History

Also included in: New York State Social Studies Grade 4 FULL YEAR Mega Bundle | NYS 4th Grade Framework

Working with Primary Source Documents: Primary vs. Secondary Sources

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Introduce primary and secondary sources with this engaging social studies lesson for Grades 3–5! Students learn to identify and distinguish historical sources through clear definitions, real-world examples, guided notes, and a hands-on sorting activity. Includes vocabulary posters, student note sheet, sorting mat, answer key, and exit ticket. Perfect for whole-class instruction, small groups, centers, or review. Aligned with NYS Social Studies Practice A2.

4th - 6th Informational Text, Social Studies

Primary Source Documents: Observation vs. Inference, Reading a Photograph

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Build observation and inference skills with this engaging primary source photograph analysis lesson for upper elementary students! Students learn to distinguish what they see from what they infer, using photographic evidence to support their thinking. Includes a detailed lesson plan, vocabulary posters, guided modeling page, student practice with two historical photographs, and answer key. Perfect for introducing primary source analysis, critical thinking, and historical reasoning.

4th - 6th Social Studies

Working with Primary Source Documents | Types of Primary Sources

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Introduce students in Grades 3–6 to primary source documents with this engaging social studies lesson! Students explore 11 common types of historical sources, including census records, vital records, letters, newspapers, photographs, maps, military records, and more. Each source page features an image and student-friendly explanation. Includes 11 informational pages and a matching review activity to reinforce understanding and build essential historical inquiry skills.

4th - 6th Social Studies

Primary Source Document Analysis Lesson: A First Go

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Introduce primary source document analysis with this scaffolded social studies lesson for Grades 3–5! Students learn to think like historians as they observe, infer, and interpret historical evidence while considering a document's purpose, audience, and context. Includes two authentic primary source documents with transcriptions, a document analysis worksheet, completed answer keys, and vocabulary posters. Perfect for building historical inquiry and critical thinking skills.

4th - 6th Informational Text, Social Studies

Patriot or Loyalist? Two Points of View |American Revolutionary War Series| Grades 4, 5, 6

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

🇺🇸 Explore Patriot, Loyalist, and Neutral perspectives during the American Revolution in this engaging multi-day Social Studies lesson for Grades 4–6. Students investigate why colonists chose different sides through a classroom simulation, informational texts, primary source poems and songs, historical fiction, and evidence-based discussions. Includes lesson plans, graphic organizers, source analysis activities, vocabulary support, exit ticket assessment, and answer keys.

4th - 6th Informational Text, Social Studies, U.S. History

Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6

Boston Massacre Primary Source Investigation | American Revolution Series | Grades 4, 5, 6

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Investigate the Boston Massacre in this engaging American Revolution lesson for Grades 4–6. Students explore colonial resistance, analyze Paul Revere's engraving and historical newspapers, compare perspectives, and examine how propaganda influenced public opinion. Includes informational texts, primary source analysis, a collaborative jigsaw investigation, graphic organizers, vocabulary support, discussion prompts, evidence-based writing assessment, and answer keys.

4th - 6th Informational Text, Social Studies, U.S. History

Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6

Seasonal Winter Writing & Craft Projects | Winter Bulletin Board | Grades 3-5

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Bring winter creativity to your Grades 3–5 classroom with Snow Globe Adventure, a narrative writing and craft project! Students imagine themselves inside a snow globe, plan and write a first-person story, and create a 3D snow globe display. This resource guides students through brainstorming, drafting, editing, and publishing while developing plot, dialogue, and sensory details. Includes lesson plans, graphic organizers, writing pages, craft directions, editing checklist, and rubric.

3rd - 5th Other (Arts), Creative Writing, Writing

The Government of New York State: Local Government | NYS Social Studies Framework 4.4c

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Explore local government in this Grade 4 NYS Social Studies resource aligned with Framework 4.4c. Across two lessons, students investigate county, city, town, and village governments, identify local leaders, and discover community services. Activities include NYS county mapping, informational texts, government organizers, and real-world service matching. Includes lesson plans, student activities, a study guide, local government assessment, and an answer key for the service activity.

4th Grade Social Studies, Government

Also included in: New York State Social Studies Grade 4 FULL YEAR Mega Bundle | NYS 4th Grade Framework

Government of New York State: Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities | NYS 4.4d&e

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Government of New York State: Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities | New York State Social Studies Framework 4.4d&e . This lesson provides students with a structured introduction to citizens’ rights and responsibilities within New York State government, aligned to the New York State Social Stud

4th Grade Civics, Government

Also included in: New York State Social Studies Grade 4 FULL YEAR Mega Bundle | NYS 4th Grade Framework

New York State Government Bundle | New York State Social Studies Framework 4.4

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Teach New York State government with this complete Grade 4 Social Studies bundle aligned with NYS Framework 4.4. Students explore local, state, and national government, the three branches, elected officials, citizens' rights and responsibilities, and how laws are made. Includes informational texts, infographics, sorting activities, graphic organizers, exit tickets, and answer keys. A full unit summative assessment with key and student packet covers are included FREE.

4th Grade Government, U.S. History

Types of Conflict in Literature | Focus Unit | Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Teach types of conflict in literature with this 10-day ELA Focus Unit for Grades 3–5. Students explore protagonist and antagonist roles and four types of conflict: character vs. self, character, nature, and society. Using picture books as mentor texts, students analyze how conflict shapes plot and characters. Includes lesson plans, scenario sorting cards, task cards, student response pages, exit tickets, assessments, rubrics, and answer keys.

3rd - 5th English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

Dynamic Characters: Character Transformation in Literature | Focus Unit| 3, 4, 5

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Explore character development and transformation in literature with this Grades 3–5 ELA Focus Unit. Students investigate internal and external changes, dynamic and static characters, and how characters evolve through picture book read-alouds, discussion, and evidence-based writing. Includes multi-day lesson plans, vocabulary posters, differentiated response pages, comparison activities, matching cards, summative assessment, and answer key.

3rd - 5th English Language Arts, Close Reading, Reading

Sarah Hale | Persuasive Writing | Thanksgiving | Primary Source Connection| Grades 3-5

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Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Explore Sarah Josepha Hale's campaign to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday in this engaging three-day writing mini-unit for Grades 3–5. Part of the Story to Source Investigations series, students connect a picture book to historical primary sources while practicing close reading, critical thinking, and persuasive writing. Includes lesson plans, primary source analysis, graphic organizers, writing activities, student publishing materials, and bulletin board display options.

3rd - 6th Art, Informational Text, Writing Essays