IXL Weekly Plan - Fourth grade

IXL Weekly Plan - Fourth grade

Boost learning with IXL's week-by-week skill plan, which provides comprehensive coverage of fourth grade Reading strategies, Writing strategies, Vocabulary, and Grammar and mechanics topics!

Week

1	Week 1
Reading strategies		1 Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 2 Compare mythological illustrations
Reading strategies
1 Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 2 Compare mythological illustrations

Writing strategies		1 Put the sentences in order
Writing strategies
1 Put the sentences in order

Vocabulary		1 Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 2 Homophones with pictures
Vocabulary
1 Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 2 Homophones with pictures

Grammar and mechanics		1 Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory?
Grammar and mechanics
1 Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory?

2	Week 2
Reading strategies		1 Identify story elements
Reading strategies
1 Identify story elements

Writing strategies		1 Identify time-order words
Writing strategies
1 Identify time-order words

Vocabulary		1 Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2 Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-
Vocabulary
1 Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2 Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-

Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify nouns 2 Identify common and proper nouns
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify nouns 2 Identify common and proper nouns

3	Week 3
Reading strategies		1 Read realistic fiction with illustrations
Reading strategies
1 Read realistic fiction with illustrations

Vocabulary		1 Identify homophones 2 Use the correct homophone
Vocabulary
1 Identify homophones 2 Use the correct homophone

Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify personal pronouns 2 Replace the noun with a personal pronoun
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify personal pronouns 2 Replace the noun with a personal pronoun

4	Week 4
Reading strategies		1 Sort sensory details 2 Identify the narrative point of view
Reading strategies
1 Sort sensory details 2 Identify the narrative point of view

Writing strategies		1 Show character emotions and traits
Writing strategies
1 Show character emotions and traits

Vocabulary		1 Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Vocabulary
1 Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify the complete subject of a sentence 2 Identify the complete predicate of a sentence
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify the complete subject of a sentence 2 Identify the complete predicate of a sentence

5	Week 5
Reading strategies		1 Read fantasy with illustrations
Reading strategies
1 Read fantasy with illustrations

Writing strategies		1 Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
Writing strategies
1 Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

Vocabulary		1 Find words using context 2 Shades of meaning with pictures
Vocabulary
1 Find words using context 2 Shades of meaning with pictures

Grammar and mechanics		1 Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?
Grammar and mechanics
1 Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?

6	Week 6
Reading strategies		1 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2 Distinguish characters' points of view
Reading strategies
1 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2 Distinguish characters' points of view

Writing strategies		1 Add imagery to stories
Writing strategies
1 Add imagery to stories

Vocabulary		1 Describe the difference between related words 2 Positive and negative connotation
Vocabulary
1 Describe the difference between related words 2 Positive and negative connotation

Grammar and mechanics		1 To be: use the correct form
Grammar and mechanics
1 To be: use the correct form

7	Week 7
Reading strategies		1 Identify sensory details 2 Compare and contrast characters
Reading strategies
1 Identify sensory details 2 Compare and contrast characters

Vocabulary		1 Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 2 Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness
Vocabulary
1 Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 2 Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness

Grammar and mechanics		1 Form and use the regular past tense 2 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1
Grammar and mechanics
1 Form and use the regular past tense 2 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1

8	Week 8
Reading strategies		1 Read science fiction with illustrations
Reading strategies
1 Read science fiction with illustrations

Writing strategies		1 Order items from most general to most specific
Writing strategies
1 Order items from most general to most specific

Vocabulary		1 Select the members of a group 2 Select the words that don't belong
Vocabulary
1 Select the members of a group 2 Select the words that don't belong

Grammar and mechanics		1 Use action verbs
Grammar and mechanics
1 Use action verbs

9	Week 9
Reading strategies		1 Identify similes and metaphors 2 Similes and metaphors with pictures
Reading strategies
1 Identify similes and metaphors 2 Similes and metaphors with pictures

Writing strategies		1 Organize information by main idea
Writing strategies
1 Organize information by main idea

Vocabulary		1 Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment
Vocabulary
1 Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment

Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify main verbs and helping verbs
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify main verbs and helping verbs

10	Week 10
Reading strategies		1 Draw inferences from a text
Reading strategies
1 Draw inferences from a text

Vocabulary		1 Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 2 Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review
Vocabulary
1 Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 2 Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review

Grammar and mechanics		1 Is the sentence simple or compound? 2 Create compound sentences
Grammar and mechanics
1 Is the sentence simple or compound? 2 Create compound sentences

11	Week 11
Reading strategies		1 Make predictions about a story 2 Which book title goes with the picture?
Reading strategies
1 Make predictions about a story 2 Which book title goes with the picture?

Writing strategies		1 Choose the best topic sentence
Writing strategies
1 Choose the best topic sentence

Vocabulary		1 Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 2 Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech
Vocabulary
1 Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 2 Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech

Grammar and mechanics		1 Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense?
Grammar and mechanics
1 Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense?

12	Week 12
Reading strategies		1 Use key details to determine the main idea 2 Determine the order of events in informational texts
Reading strategies
1 Use key details to determine the main idea 2 Determine the order of events in informational texts

Vocabulary		1 Form compound words with pictures
Vocabulary
1 Form compound words with pictures

Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify possessive pronouns 2 Use possessive pronouns
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify possessive pronouns 2 Use possessive pronouns

13	Week 13
Reading strategies		1 Identify the purpose of a text 2 Read about animals
Reading strategies
1 Identify the purpose of a text 2 Read about animals

Writing strategies		1 Choose the best concluding sentence
Writing strategies
1 Choose the best concluding sentence

Vocabulary		1 Choose the synonym
Vocabulary
1 Choose the synonym

Grammar and mechanics		1 Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns
Grammar and mechanics
1 Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns

14	Week 14
Reading strategies		1 Compare and contrast in informational texts 2 Match causes and effects in informational texts
Reading strategies
1 Compare and contrast in informational texts 2 Match causes and effects in informational texts

Vocabulary		1 Form compound words
Vocabulary
1 Form compound words

Grammar and mechanics		1 Form the singular or plural possessive 2 Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns
Grammar and mechanics
1 Form the singular or plural possessive 2 Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

15	Week 15
Reading strategies		1 Read about art, music, and traditions
Reading strategies
1 Read about art, music, and traditions

Writing strategies		1 Choose the best transition
Writing strategies
1 Choose the best transition

Vocabulary		1 Form and use compound words 2 Word pattern analogies
Vocabulary
1 Form and use compound words 2 Word pattern analogies

Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify coordinating conjunctions 2 Identify subordinating conjunctions
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify coordinating conjunctions 2 Identify subordinating conjunctions

16	Week 16
Reading strategies		1 Select and use text features 2 Read graphic organizers
Reading strategies
1 Select and use text features 2 Read graphic organizers

Vocabulary		1 Choose the antonym
Vocabulary
1 Choose the antonym

Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify relative pronouns 2 Use relative pronouns: who and whom
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify relative pronouns 2 Use relative pronouns: who and whom

17	Week 17
Reading strategies		1 Read about famous places
Reading strategies
1 Read about famous places

Writing strategies		1 Use coordinating conjunctions
Writing strategies
1 Use coordinating conjunctions

Vocabulary		1 Find synonyms in context 2 Which sentence has the same meaning?
Vocabulary
1 Find synonyms in context 2 Which sentence has the same meaning?

Grammar and mechanics		1 Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 2 Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies
Grammar and mechanics
1 Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 2 Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies

18	Week 18
Reading strategies		1 Determine the main idea of a passage 2 Match problems with their solutions
Reading strategies
1 Determine the main idea of a passage 2 Match problems with their solutions

Writing strategies		1 Use subordinating conjunctions
Writing strategies
1 Use subordinating conjunctions

Vocabulary		1 Which sentence uses an antonym?
Vocabulary
1 Which sentence uses an antonym?

Grammar and mechanics		1 Form regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies, and -ves 2 Use regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies, and -ves
Grammar and mechanics
1 Form regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies, and -ves 2 Use regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies, and -ves

19	Week 19
Reading strategies		1 Read about sports and hobbies
Reading strategies
1 Read about sports and hobbies

Writing strategies		1 Distinguish facts from opinions
Writing strategies
1 Distinguish facts from opinions

Vocabulary		1 Find antonyms in context
Vocabulary
1 Find antonyms in context

Grammar and mechanics		1 Form and use irregular plurals 2 Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives
Grammar and mechanics
1 Form and use irregular plurals 2 Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives

20	Week 20
Reading strategies		1 Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 2 Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Reading strategies
1 Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 2 Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source

Writing strategies		1 Identify an author's statement of opinion
Writing strategies
1 Identify an author's statement of opinion

Vocabulary		1 Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 2 Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1
Vocabulary
1 Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 2 Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1

Grammar and mechanics		1 Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that
Grammar and mechanics
1 Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that

21	Week 21
Reading strategies		1 Label the rhyme scheme 2 Identify elements of poetry
Reading strategies
1 Label the rhyme scheme 2 Identify elements of poetry

Vocabulary		1 Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 2 Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2
Vocabulary
1 Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 2 Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2

Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify the irregular past tense 2 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify the irregular past tense 2 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2

22	Week 22
Reading strategies		1 Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Reading strategies
1 Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Writing strategies		1 Choose reasons to support an opinion
Writing strategies
1 Choose reasons to support an opinion

Vocabulary		1 Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
Vocabulary
1 Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context

Grammar and mechanics		1 Change the sentence to future tense 2 Choose between the past tense and past participle
Grammar and mechanics
1 Change the sentence to future tense 2 Choose between the past tense and past participle

23	Week 23
Reading strategies		1 Read poetry
Reading strategies
1 Read poetry

Writing strategies		1 Identify supporting details in literary texts
Writing strategies
1 Identify supporting details in literary texts

Vocabulary		1 Which definition matches the sentence? 2 Which sentence matches the definition?
Vocabulary
1 Which definition matches the sentence? 2 Which sentence matches the definition?

Grammar and mechanics		1 Use the progressive verb tenses 2 Form the progressive verb tenses
Grammar and mechanics
1 Use the progressive verb tenses 2 Form the progressive verb tenses

24	Week 24
Reading strategies		1 Read about famous people
Reading strategies
1 Read about famous people

Vocabulary		1 Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2 Word pattern sentences
Vocabulary
1 Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2 Word pattern sentences

Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify adjectives 2 Order adjectives
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify adjectives 2 Order adjectives

25	Week 25
Reading strategies		1 Combine main ideas from two texts 2 Identify text structures
Reading strategies
1 Combine main ideas from two texts 2 Identify text structures

Writing strategies		1 Identify supporting details in informational texts
Writing strategies
1 Identify supporting details in informational texts

Vocabulary		1 Order alphabetically: challenge 2 Use guide words
Vocabulary
1 Order alphabetically: challenge 2 Use guide words

Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify the adjective that describes the noun
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify the adjective that describes the noun

26	Week 26
Reading strategies		1 Read about business and technology
Reading strategies
1 Read about business and technology

Vocabulary		1 Use dictionary entries 2 Use dictionary definitions
Vocabulary
1 Use dictionary entries 2 Use dictionary definitions

Grammar and mechanics		1 Spell adjectives that compare 2 Use adverbs to compare
Grammar and mechanics
1 Spell adjectives that compare 2 Use adverbs to compare

27	Week 27
Reading strategies		1 Read about science and nature
Reading strategies
1 Read about science and nature

Writing strategies		1 Remove the sentence that does not belong
Writing strategies
1 Remove the sentence that does not belong

Vocabulary		1 Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
Vocabulary
1 Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

Grammar and mechanics		1 Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 2 Use relative adverbs
Grammar and mechanics
1 Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 2 Use relative adverbs

28	Week 28
Reading strategies		1 Read about history
Reading strategies
1 Read about history

Writing strategies		1 Correct errors with signs
Writing strategies
1 Correct errors with signs

Vocabulary		1 Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
Vocabulary
1 Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1 Punctuating dialogue 2 Capitalization: review
Grammar and mechanics
1 Punctuating dialogue 2 Capitalization: review

29	Week 29
Reading strategies		1 Compare information from two texts
Reading strategies
1 Compare information from two texts

Writing strategies		1 Identify and correct plagiarism
Writing strategies
1 Identify and correct plagiarism

Vocabulary		1 Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
Vocabulary
1 Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words

Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify prepositions 2 Identify prepositional phrases
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify prepositions 2 Identify prepositional phrases

30	Week 30
Reading strategies		1 Read realistic fiction
Reading strategies
1 Read realistic fiction

Vocabulary		1 Use thesaurus entries 2 Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1 Use thesaurus entries 2 Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1 Pronoun-verb contractions 2 Contractions with "not"
Grammar and mechanics
1 Pronoun-verb contractions 2 Contractions with "not"

31	Week 31
Reading strategies		1 Read historical fiction
Reading strategies
1 Read historical fiction

Writing strategies		1 Create varied sentences based on models
Writing strategies
1 Create varied sentences based on models

Vocabulary		1 Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 2 Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1 Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 2 Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1 Abbreviate people's titles 2 Abbreviate street names and state names: review
Grammar and mechanics
1 Abbreviate people's titles 2 Abbreviate street names and state names: review

32	Week 32
Reading strategies		1 Read drama
Reading strategies
1 Read drama

Writing strategies		1 Summarize a story
Writing strategies
1 Summarize a story

Vocabulary		1 Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings 2 Use academic vocabulary in context
Vocabulary
1 Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings 2 Use academic vocabulary in context

Grammar and mechanics		1 Commas: review 2 Prepositions: review
Grammar and mechanics
1 Commas: review 2 Prepositions: review