IXL skill plan | 4th grade plan for Wonders 2023

1	Unit 1
Weeks 1 and 2: How do people respond to natural disasters?		Vocabulary 1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Comprehension 2. Read about famous places 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Identify the purpose of a text 5. Select and use text features Phonics and spelling 6. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 7. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay, ea, ey, eigh 8. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear Writing 9. Identify and correct plagiarism 10. Distinguish facts from opinions 11. Identify an author's statement of opinion Grammar and mechanics 12. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? 13. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 14. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 15. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 16. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence
Weeks 1 and 2: How do people respond to natural disasters?
Vocabulary 1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Comprehension 2. Read about famous places 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Identify the purpose of a text 5. Select and use text features Phonics and spelling 6. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 7. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay, ea, ey, eigh 8. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear Writing 9. Identify and correct plagiarism 10. Distinguish facts from opinions 11. Identify an author's statement of opinion Grammar and mechanics 12. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? 13. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 14. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 15. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 16. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence

Weeks 3 and 4: How do your actions affect others?		Vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 2. Homophones with pictures 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Comprehension 4. Make predictions about a story 5. Identify story elements 6. Draw inferences from a text 7. Read realistic fiction with illustrations Phonics and spelling 8. Spell the long e word: silent e, ee, ea, ie 9. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y, igh, ind, ild 10. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies Writing 11. Identify supporting details in literary texts 12. Identify supporting details in informational texts Grammar and mechanics 13. Is the sentence simple or compound? 14. Create compound sentences 15. Identify dependent and independent clauses 16. Commas with compound and complex sentences
Weeks 3 and 4: How do your actions affect others?
Vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 2. Homophones with pictures 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Comprehension 4. Make predictions about a story 5. Identify story elements 6. Draw inferences from a text 7. Read realistic fiction with illustrations Phonics and spelling 8. Spell the long e word: silent e, ee, ea, ie 9. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y, igh, ind, ild 10. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies Writing 11. Identify supporting details in literary texts 12. Identify supporting details in informational texts Grammar and mechanics 13. Is the sentence simple or compound? 14. Create compound sentences 15. Identify dependent and independent clauses 16. Commas with compound and complex sentences

Week 5: How can starting a business help others?		Vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness Comprehension 3. Use key details to determine the main idea 4. Determine the order of events in informational texts Phonics and spelling 5. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow, old, ost, olt 6. Form compound words with pictures 7. Form compound words 8. Form and use compound words Writing 9. Choose reasons to support an opinion 10. Choose the best transition Grammar and mechanics 11. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 12. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?
Week 5: How can starting a business help others?
Vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness Comprehension 3. Use key details to determine the main idea 4. Determine the order of events in informational texts Phonics and spelling 5. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow, old, ost, olt 6. Form compound words with pictures 7. Form compound words 8. Form and use compound words Writing 9. Choose reasons to support an opinion 10. Choose the best transition Grammar and mechanics 11. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 12. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?

2	Unit 2
Weeks 1 and 2: What helps an animal survive?		Vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Comprehension 3. Determine the main idea of a passage 4. Read about animals Phonics and spelling 5. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 6. Spell words with consonant digraphs Writing 7. Organize information by main idea 8. Remove the sentence that does not belong 9. Use coordinating conjunctions Grammar and mechanics 10. Identify common and proper nouns 11. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 12. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features 13. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 14. Commas with a series
Weeks 1 and 2: What helps an animal survive?
Vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Comprehension 3. Determine the main idea of a passage 4. Read about animals Phonics and spelling 5. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 6. Spell words with consonant digraphs Writing 7. Organize information by main idea 8. Remove the sentence that does not belong 9. Use coordinating conjunctions Grammar and mechanics 10. Identify common and proper nouns 11. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 12. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features 13. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 14. Commas with a series

Weeks 3 and 4: How do animal characters change familiar stories?		Vocabulary 1. Choose the antonym 2. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots Comprehension 3. Read drama 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Phonics and spelling 5. Complete the word or sentence with a three-letter consonant blend 6. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 7. Spell words with r vowel patterns 8. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Writing 9. Choose the best topic sentence 10. Choose the best concluding sentence 11. Create varied sentences based on models 12. Use linking words in paragraphs Grammar and mechanics 13. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies, and -ves 14. Form and use irregular plurals 15. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives
Weeks 3 and 4: How do animal characters change familiar stories?
Vocabulary 1. Choose the antonym 2. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots Comprehension 3. Read drama 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Phonics and spelling 5. Complete the word or sentence with a three-letter consonant blend 6. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 7. Spell words with r vowel patterns 8. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Writing 9. Choose the best topic sentence 10. Choose the best concluding sentence 11. Create varied sentences based on models 12. Use linking words in paragraphs Grammar and mechanics 13. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies, and -ves 14. Form and use irregular plurals 15. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives

Week 5: How are writers inspired by animals?		Vocabulary 1. Identify similes and metaphors Comprehension 2. Sort sensory details 3. Identify elements of poetry Phonics and spelling 4. How many syllables does the word have? 5. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 6. Pronoun-verb contractions 7. Contractions with "not" Grammar and mechanics 8. Capitalizing titles 9. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates
Week 5: How are writers inspired by animals?
Vocabulary 1. Identify similes and metaphors Comprehension 2. Sort sensory details 3. Identify elements of poetry Phonics and spelling 4. How many syllables does the word have? 5. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 6. Pronoun-verb contractions 7. Contractions with "not" Grammar and mechanics 8. Capitalizing titles 9. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates

3	Unit 3
Weeks 1 and 2: In what ways can you help your community?		Vocabulary 1. Find words using context 2. Choose the synonym 3. Which sentence has the same meaning? Comprehension 4. Identify sensory details 5. Identify the narrative point of view 6. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 7. Read fantasy with illustrations Phonics and spelling 8. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur 9. Complete the words with silent letters 10. Is the syllable open or closed? Writing 11. Put the sentences in order 12. Distinguish facts from opinions Grammar and mechanics 13. Identify action verbs 14. Use action verbs 15. Capitalizing titles 16. Which sentence is in the regular past tense? 17. Identify verbs in the regular past tense 18. Form and use the regular past tense 19. Use the correct subject or verb
Weeks 1 and 2: In what ways can you help your community?
Vocabulary 1. Find words using context 2. Choose the synonym 3. Which sentence has the same meaning? Comprehension 4. Identify sensory details 5. Identify the narrative point of view 6. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 7. Read fantasy with illustrations Phonics and spelling 8. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur 9. Complete the words with silent letters 10. Is the syllable open or closed? Writing 11. Put the sentences in order 12. Distinguish facts from opinions Grammar and mechanics 13. Identify action verbs 14. Use action verbs 15. Capitalizing titles 16. Which sentence is in the regular past tense? 17. Identify verbs in the regular past tense 18. Form and use the regular past tense 19. Use the correct subject or verb

Weeks 3 and 4: How can one person make a difference?		Vocabulary 1. Which sentence uses an antonym? 2. Which definition matches the sentence? Comprehension 3. Read graphic organizers 4. Read about famous people Phonics and spelling 5. Sort and spell soft c and soft g words 6. Form the singular or plural possessive 7. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies, and -ves 8. Is the noun singular or plural? Writing 9. Identify an author's statement of opinion 10. Use academic vocabulary in context Grammar and mechanics 11. Identify main verbs and helping verbs 12. Pronoun-verb contractions 13. Contractions with "not" 14. Use the correct subject or verb – with compound subjects
Weeks 3 and 4: How can one person make a difference?
Vocabulary 1. Which sentence uses an antonym? 2. Which definition matches the sentence? Comprehension 3. Read graphic organizers 4. Read about famous people Phonics and spelling 5. Sort and spell soft c and soft g words 6. Form the singular or plural possessive 7. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies, and -ves 8. Is the noun singular or plural? Writing 9. Identify an author's statement of opinion 10. Use academic vocabulary in context Grammar and mechanics 11. Identify main verbs and helping verbs 12. Pronoun-verb contractions 13. Contractions with "not" 14. Use the correct subject or verb – with compound subjects

Week 5: In what ways can advances in science be helpful or harmful?		Vocabulary 1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Comprehension 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Compare information from two texts Phonics and spelling 5. Form compound words 6. Form and use compound words Writing 7. Choose reasons to support an opinion 8. Identify supporting details in informational texts Grammar and mechanics 9. Identify the irregular past tense
Week 5: In what ways can advances in science be helpful or harmful?
Vocabulary 1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Comprehension 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Compare information from two texts Phonics and spelling 5. Form compound words 6. Form and use compound words Writing 7. Choose reasons to support an opinion 8. Identify supporting details in informational texts Grammar and mechanics 9. Identify the irregular past tense

4	Unit 4
Weeks 1 and 2: Why do we need government?		Vocabulary 1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 2. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 3. Identify homophones 4. Which definition matches the sentence? Comprehension 5. Read about art, music, and traditions 6. Match causes and effects in informational texts Phonics and spelling 7. Form and use the regular past tense 8. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 9. Identify syllable types Writing 10. Remove the sentence that does not belong 11. Identify supporting details in literary texts Grammar and mechanics 12. Identify personal pronouns 13. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun 14. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns
Weeks 1 and 2: Why do we need government?
Vocabulary 1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 2. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 3. Identify homophones 4. Which definition matches the sentence? Comprehension 5. Read about art, music, and traditions 6. Match causes and effects in informational texts Phonics and spelling 7. Form and use the regular past tense 8. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 9. Identify syllable types Writing 10. Remove the sentence that does not belong 11. Identify supporting details in literary texts Grammar and mechanics 12. Identify personal pronouns 13. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun 14. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns

Weeks 3 and 4: How do inventions and technology affect your life?		Vocabulary 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Comprehension 4. Read historical fiction 5. Make predictions about a story 6. Distinguish characters' points of view 7. Identify story elements Phonics and spelling 8. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew, ui 9. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 10. Spell consonant-l-e words Writing 11. Choose the best topic sentence 12. Choose the best concluding sentence Grammar and mechanics 13. Pronoun-verb agreement 14. Punctuating dialogue 15. Identify possessive pronouns 16. Use possessive pronouns
Weeks 3 and 4: How do inventions and technology affect your life?
Vocabulary 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Comprehension 4. Read historical fiction 5. Make predictions about a story 6. Distinguish characters' points of view 7. Identify story elements Phonics and spelling 8. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew, ui 9. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 10. Spell consonant-l-e words Writing 11. Choose the best topic sentence 12. Choose the best concluding sentence Grammar and mechanics 13. Pronoun-verb agreement 14. Punctuating dialogue 15. Identify possessive pronouns 16. Use possessive pronouns

Week 5: How do writers look at success in different ways?		Vocabulary 1. Positive and negative connotation Comprehension 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Read poetry 4. Label the rhyme scheme 5. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Phonics and spelling 6. Variant vowel words 7. Spell words with variant vowels: oo, ou, ow, ea Writing 8. Create varied sentences based on models 9. Choose the best transition Grammar and mechanics 10. Use the correct homophone 11. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns
Week 5: How do writers look at success in different ways?
Vocabulary 1. Positive and negative connotation Comprehension 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Read poetry 4. Label the rhyme scheme 5. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Phonics and spelling 6. Variant vowel words 7. Spell words with variant vowels: oo, ou, ow, ea Writing 8. Create varied sentences based on models 9. Choose the best transition Grammar and mechanics 10. Use the correct homophone 11. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

5	Unit 5
Weeks 1 and 2: What can you discover when you look closely at something?		Vocabulary 1. Which sentence uses an antonym? 2. Find antonyms in context 3. Which sentence matches the definition? Comprehension 4. Read about science and nature 5. Determine the order of events in informational texts Phonics and spelling 6. Spell words with open and closed syllables 7. Form and use irregular plurals Writing 8. Identify sensory details 9. Show character emotions and traits Grammar and mechanics 10. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 11. Identify adjectives 12. Identify articles 13. Use the correct article: a, an, or the
Weeks 1 and 2: What can you discover when you look closely at something?
Vocabulary 1. Which sentence uses an antonym? 2. Find antonyms in context 3. Which sentence matches the definition? Comprehension 4. Read about science and nature 5. Determine the order of events in informational texts Phonics and spelling 6. Spell words with open and closed syllables 7. Form and use irregular plurals Writing 8. Identify sensory details 9. Show character emotions and traits Grammar and mechanics 10. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 11. Identify adjectives 12. Identify articles 13. Use the correct article: a, an, or the

Weeks 3 and 4: In what ways do people show they care about each other?		Vocabulary 1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 Comprehension 3. Read realistic fiction 4. Summarize a story 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 6. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Phonics and spelling 7. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 8. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur Writing 9. Add imagery to stories 10. Use subordinating conjunctions Grammar and mechanics 11. Use adjectives to compare 12. Spell adjectives that compare 13. Use adjectives with more and most 14. Greetings and closings of letters
Weeks 3 and 4: In what ways do people show they care about each other?
Vocabulary 1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 Comprehension 3. Read realistic fiction 4. Summarize a story 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 6. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Phonics and spelling 7. Complete the word with the correct vowel team 8. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur Writing 9. Add imagery to stories 10. Use subordinating conjunctions Grammar and mechanics 11. Use adjectives to compare 12. Spell adjectives that compare 13. Use adjectives with more and most 14. Greetings and closings of letters

Week 5: How can learning about the past help you understand the present?		Vocabulary 1. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 2. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Comprehension 3. Read about history 4. Identify text structures 5. Identify the purpose of a text Phonics and spelling 6. Spell consonant-l-e words Grammar and mechanics 7. Good, better, best, bad, worse, and worst 8. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates
Week 5: How can learning about the past help you understand the present?
Vocabulary 1. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 2. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Comprehension 3. Read about history 4. Identify text structures 5. Identify the purpose of a text Phonics and spelling 6. Spell consonant-l-e words Grammar and mechanics 7. Good, better, best, bad, worse, and worst 8. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates

6	Unit 6
Weeks 1 and 2: How have our energy resources changed over the years?		Vocabulary 1. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 2. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 3. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review Comprehension 4. Read about business and technology 5. Organize information by main idea Phonics and spelling 6. Use the correct homophone Writing 7. Describe the difference between related words 8. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Grammar and mechanics 9. Identify adverbs 10. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 11. Use adverbs to compare 12. Commas: review 13. Capitalization: review 14. Correct errors with signs
Weeks 1 and 2: How have our energy resources changed over the years?
Vocabulary 1. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 2. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 3. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review Comprehension 4. Read about business and technology 5. Organize information by main idea Phonics and spelling 6. Use the correct homophone Writing 7. Describe the difference between related words 8. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Grammar and mechanics 9. Identify adverbs 10. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 11. Use adverbs to compare 12. Commas: review 13. Capitalization: review 14. Correct errors with signs

Weeks 3 and 4: How do traditions connect people?		Vocabulary 1. Positive and negative connotation 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Comprehension 3. Read historical fiction 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Phonics and spelling 5. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 6. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words Writing 7. Show character emotions and traits 8. Add imagery to stories Grammar and mechanics 9. Identify prepositions 10. Punctuating dialogue
Weeks 3 and 4: How do traditions connect people?
Vocabulary 1. Positive and negative connotation 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Comprehension 3. Read historical fiction 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Phonics and spelling 5. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 6. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words Writing 7. Show character emotions and traits 8. Add imagery to stories Grammar and mechanics 9. Identify prepositions 10. Punctuating dialogue

Week 5: What shapes a person's identity?		Vocabulary 1. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Comprehension 3. Read poetry 4. Distinguish characters' points of view 5. Use personification Phonics and spelling 6. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Grammar and mechanics 7. Identify prepositions and their objects 8. Identify prepositional phrases 9. Prepositions: review 10. Commas with introductory words and phrases
Week 5: What shapes a person's identity?
Vocabulary 1. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Comprehension 3. Read poetry 4. Distinguish characters' points of view 5. Use personification Phonics and spelling 6. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Grammar and mechanics 7. Identify prepositions and their objects 8. Identify prepositional phrases 9. Prepositions: review 10. Commas with introductory words and phrases

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