Grade 4 Vocabulary
36 weekly lessons connected to an illustrated, printable digital textbook.
Learn, practice, and explore
Use the 36-week lesson sequence alongside the digital textbook. The book provides lesson explanations, worked examples, practice, instructional illustrations, and a parent answer guide. Reading alone does not record scores or change assignments.
These original lesson companions support parent-led learning. Standards alignment for North Carolina and South Carolina requires separate verification.
All 36 weekly vocabulary lessons
📖 Open Textbook- Week 1
Context clues
I can define and explain the essential ideas in context clues and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 2
Context clues — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in context clues and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 3
Context clues — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in context clues and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 4
Context clues — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in context clues and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 5
Word roots and word families
I can define and explain the essential ideas in word roots and word families and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 6
Word roots and word families — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in word roots and word families and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 7
Word roots and word families — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in word roots and word families and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 8
Word roots and word families — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in word roots and word families and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 9
Prefixes and meanings
I can define and explain the essential ideas in prefixes and meanings and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 10
Prefixes and meanings — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in prefixes and meanings and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 11
Prefixes and meanings — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in prefixes and meanings and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 12
Prefixes and meanings — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in prefixes and meanings and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 13
Suffixes and parts of speech
I can define and explain the essential ideas in suffixes and parts of speech and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 14
Suffixes and parts of speech — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in suffixes and parts of speech and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 15
Suffixes and parts of speech — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in suffixes and parts of speech and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 16
Suffixes and parts of speech — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in suffixes and parts of speech and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 17
Multiple-meaning words
I can define and explain the essential ideas in multiple-meaning words and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 18
Multiple-meaning words — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in multiple-meaning words and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 19
Multiple-meaning words — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in multiple-meaning words and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 20
Multiple-meaning words — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in multiple-meaning words and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 21
Synonyms and shades of meaning
I can define and explain the essential ideas in synonyms and shades of meaning and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 22
Synonyms and shades of meaning — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in synonyms and shades of meaning and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 23
Synonyms and shades of meaning — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in synonyms and shades of meaning and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 24
Synonyms and shades of meaning — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in synonyms and shades of meaning and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 25
Academic vocabulary
I can define and explain the essential ideas in academic vocabulary and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 26
Academic vocabulary — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in academic vocabulary and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 27
Academic vocabulary — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in academic vocabulary and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 28
Academic vocabulary — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in academic vocabulary and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 29
Figurative expressions
I can define and explain the essential ideas in figurative expressions and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 30
Figurative expressions — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in figurative expressions and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 31
Figurative expressions — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in figurative expressions and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 32
Figurative expressions — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in figurative expressions and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 33
Vocabulary in nonfiction
I can define and explain the essential ideas in vocabulary in nonfiction and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 34
Vocabulary in nonfiction — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in vocabulary in nonfiction and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 35
Vocabulary in nonfiction — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in vocabulary in nonfiction and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 36
Vocabulary in nonfiction — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in vocabulary in nonfiction and support my explanation with a clear example.