Twenty and Ten: An Excellent Reader Jr 4th Grade Language Arts Class
In this Fourth-Grade English Language Arts course, Mrs. VZ uses the historical book Twenty and Ten to teach Reading, Grammar, and Creative Writing.
Evelyn VanZant: 4th and 5th Grade Language Arts
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4th Grade grading rubric 1/3 Homework Completion (These must be uploaded to the teacher tab for full credit) 1/3 Video recording Participation (Lessons One, Two, Three, and Four) 1/3 Imaginative Kindness Sentence Writing Activity (Lesson Four)Class Experience
US Grade 2 - 5
The literature used in this course includes a historical grade-level book, Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop, with homework and class activities including reading, writing, speaking, and grammar practice. During this class, students will hone their comprehension skills, practice sentence writing basics, work on their public speaking (video-based question responses), and write and carry out a kindness act like the children in the story. The next class, Twenty-One Balloons, will continue building on the skills learned in this course.
Learning Goals
In this 4th grade Language Arts class, students will improve their independent reading, comprehension, and writing skills through vocabulary, grammar, and writing lessons.
Specifically, students will have improved both their oral and writing skills.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created CurriculumStandards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)4 Lessons
over 4 WeeksLesson 1:
Twenty and Ten (One)
In Lesson One:
I will introduce Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop
Pre-reading art activity: Please print the map you receive at registration and have that handy during the first class, along with colored pencils, markers or crayons.
Grammar Lesson: Focus on Nouns
Homework Assignment Review.
Please note: To have the homework graded, please upload it to the classroom. I will review and send either written or video feedback. 21 mins of video lessons
Lesson 2:
Twenty and Ten (Two)
In Lesson Two:
I will lead a discussion of the book reading and share my thinker question story. Today, students are encouraged to pause the video and share their thoughts with their teacher at home.
Grammar Lesson: Sentences: Recognizing and writing compound sentences.
Homework Assignment Review.
Please note: To have the homework graded, please upload it to the classroom. I will review and send either written or video feedback. 16 mins of video lessons
Lesson 3:
Twenty and Ten (Three)
In Lesson Three:
I will lead a discussion of the book reading and share my thinker question story.
Grammar Lesson: Recognizing and using adjectives
Homework Assignment Review.
Please note: To have the homework graded, please upload it to the classroom. I will review and send either written or video feedback. 17 mins of video lessons
Lesson 4:
Twenty and Ten (Four)
In Lesson Four:
I will lead a discussion of the book reading and share my thinker question story.
Twenty and Ten Kindness Activity. Today, students are encouraged to pause the video and share their thoughts with their teacher at home.
Introduce the homework kindness act including sentence writing activity.
Please note: To have the homework graded, please upload it to the classroom. I will review and send either written or video feedback. 10 mins of video lessons
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Parental Guidance
To assist you in discussing these books with your learner, I will share a list of general book discussion questions that can be used by you and your student. These questions are in addition to the homework comprehension questions and are intended to assist you, as the teacher at home, in helping your learner better understand what they are reading.
In this course, your student will be reading an age-appropriate novel, and completing comprehension questions, and grammar assignments.
The book Twenty and Ten is based on the true story of twenty children and their teacher, who show kindness and compassion as they shelter and protect ten child refugees during World War II. This book is set in France and has an excellent underlying theme of kindness and courage.
Discussion Focus: Following a simple age-appropriate introduction of World War II (focused mainly on Germany's invasion of other countries), we will move into how the twenty children and their teacher show sacrificial kindness and compassion to the ten refugee children. Toward the end of this book, the students and I will discuss simple everyday scenarios in which we can show kindness to others. These will include, providing food for someone who has none, helping neighbors and lost animals, and assisting our own families as we show kindness to others.
Pre-Requisites
Students should be reading simple chapter books and orally formulating simple sentences.
Supply List
Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop. This book may be a purchased or library loan book, an audible book, or any other internet source.
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Bachelor's Degree in Education from Mississippi State University
Saving my profile will allow you to receive 4th and 5th Grade Language Arts class listing updates. I teach year-round with classes beginning mid-September, mid-January, and mid-May.
Having taught for many years, I have learned the key to being a great educator is to, "Never Stop Learning!" To that end, I am always making exciting discoveries that allow me to improve my knowledge and skills in a variety of areas. Specifically, I am passionate about Literature, Public Speaking, and Life Skills and truly believe that knowledge in these areas is particularly important to achieve a full and happy life.
Through Outschool, My passion is to provide excellent Language Arts classes for 4th and 5th-grade students. This is the time in a student's education when they move from learning to read to reading to learn.
I have now listed three age-appropriate classes per grade level. These classes are specifically designed to provide your student with a fun, educational, and exciting way to grasp all of the 4th and 5th-grade ELA Common Core expectations.
In the fall, your student may take either 4th or 5th-grade ELA (Semester One) courses. In the spring (January), your student may take either 4th or 5th grade ELA (Semester Two). In the summer, I'll be teaching my grade-specific eight-week Summer Reading and Writing Fun Courses.
Graduating with a degree in K-8 education and completing an emphasis in Reading and Math for all levels, I have had the privilege to teach public, private, and homeschooled students in grades k-12. Not only have I taught my three loves as listed above, but have enjoyed expanding my knowledge by teaching math, science, and history.
I believe learning should be an adventure worth taking and must include both teacher and learner engaging together. As a teacher, I am also a learner, and as a learner, your students are also teachers, by engaging together as a classroom of teachers and learners, my classes will work for a variety of learning styles including but not limited to the visual, auditory and tactile learning styles.
When I'm not teaching, I'm walking, reading, sewing, cooking, watching baseball, and loving on my family.Reviews
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