In 4th grade we emphasize explaining your thinking and providing support for your thinking. One tool we use are text evidence stems. Here are a few examples of text evidence stems that students can use at home to work on gaining a deeper understanding of what they are reading. Have them use them with you as you read together. They can also use a few and explain their thinking to you when they finish reading independently.

• On page ___, the authors said ___. This makes me think...
• The author said ___, I think ___ because...
• I am thinking that the author believes ___. I think this because the author said ___.
• The author thinks ____. I think this because on pg ___, they said___.

Spelling Words for week of 9/12/16

 Orange List

(o) families

ock-

• flock
• mock
• smock
• stock
• block

ong-

• strong
• long
• song
• wrong

oss-

• boss
• floss
• moss
• toss
• loss
• gloss

Blue List-  

words with ou and ow

• mountain
• fountain
• route
• proud
• round
• flower
• chowder
• powder
• power
• shower

Purple List

Greek roots

 tele (far;distant)

therm (heat)

photo (light)

• photocopy
• photograph
• photography
• telegraph
• telephone
• telegram
• thermometer
• thermos
• thermostat
• thermosphere