Handouts and Worksheets

Close Reading and Reading Strategies

• • What Is Close Reading?
• • Close Reading Worksheet (For use with books and stories)
• • Text Structure Chart (How a text is organized, i.e. description/exposition/explanatory, sequence/chronological order, compare and contrast, cause and effect, or problem and solution)
• • How Texts Are Organized
• • Vocabulary Strategies
• • Story Map
• • Common Symbols and Meanings

Writing

• • Compare and Contrast Writing Worksheet
• • Tips for Writing a Good Conclusion
• • Writing Paragraphs
• • Transition Words Reference Guide (Show emphasis, indicate examples, summarize, show similarity or comparison, show differences or contrast)
• • Transitions for Time and Place
• • Narrative Writing Review
• • Verb Choices Guide (To make writing interesting, vary the verb choice.)
• • Common Word Rules
• • Writing Proper Citations
• • Writing Effective Summaries

Math

• • Plotting Coordinates
• • Grid Paper
• • Learning Roman Numerals
• • Fact Families
• • Math Reference Sheet (Formulas, Measurement Conversions, Temperature Conversions.)
• • Self-Assessment Table - To use with FSA Practice Tests (Allows a student to revisit the test questions several times and assess each question over time with three options: I can do this on my own, I can explain how to do a problem like this, or I need help with this one.)

Miscellaneous

Indian River Lagoon Activity Packet (Grade 4 students in the SDIRC usually have a project on this topic. This packet provides a lot of helpful information.)