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Fourth Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Grade 4 stories and exercises.

Use these stories and exercises to practice and improve reading comprehension at a grade 4 level.

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Leveled stories & reading worksheets

These grade 4 leveled stories are taken from our series of leveled reading workbooks ; the complexity of the texts and exercises increase with each successive level.

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Over twenty free grade 4 children's stories and comprehension worksheets.  Each passage is followed by comprehension questions.

Historical reading worksheets & fables

Each historical passage or fable is followed by questions including exercises related to prediction, inference and character traits.

Reading comprehension exercises for grade 4

These reading worksheets  focus on specific comprehension topics such as author's purpose, making inferences, understanding words through context clues, and distinguishing fact from opinion. 

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  • Tetris (Gr. 2-6)
  • Seat Belts (Gr. 2-6)
  • The Coliseum (Gr. 2-6)
  • The Pony Express (Gr. 2-6)
  • Wintertime (Gr. 2-6)
  • Reading (Gr. 3-7)
  • Black Friday (Gr. 3-7)
  • Hummingbirds (Gr. 3-7)
  • Worst Game Ever? (Gr. 4-8)
  • Carnivorous Plants (Gr. 4-8)
  • Google (Gr. 4-8)
  • Honey Badgers (Gr. 4-8)
  • Hyperinflation (Gr. 4-8)
  • Koko (Gr. 4-8)
  • Mongooses (Gr. 5-9)
  • Trampolines (Gr. 5-9)
  • Garbage (Gr. 5-9)
  • Maginot Line (Gr. 5-9)
  • Asian Carp (Gr. 5-9)
  • Tale of Two Countries (Gr. 6-10)
  • Kevlar (Gr. 7-10)
  • Tigers (Gr. 7-11)
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4th grade students are curious and full of wonderment. It's best if you put their energies to work reading appropriate leveled texts and practicing reading skills. And what better way to do that than with the activities on this page? This page has all of my reading worksheets written at the 4th grade level. I used this open source tool to determine the readability scores of my worksheets, but you should read and approve each of them yourself for quality and appropriateness before giving them to children. I encourage you to allow worksheets written for the next two grade levels as well. Reading scores vary wildly based on which algorithm one uses. The readability scores on this page are an average of those score. Still, it's sensible to open up the gates a bit to allow for a richer variety of appropriately leveled content. Click the button underneath this text to do so.

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Metal Detectors | Nonfiction Reading Test - This activity features a reading passage about metal detectors. Then they answer Common Core aligned multiple-choice and long-response questions. This is great practice for standardized tests. View my readibility scores . Metal Detectors | Nonfiction Reading Test | RTF Metal Detectors | Nonfiction Reading Test | PDF Metal Detectors | Nonfiction Reading Test | Preview Metal Detectors | Nonfiction Reading Test | Answers Metal Detectors | Nonfiction Reading Test | Ereading Worksheet

Seat Belts | Nonfiction Reading Test - This worksheet might save someone's life. It is a persuasive text about why people should wear seat belts. It has multiple-choice and long-response questions to promote authentic learning. View my readibility scores . Seat Belts | Nonfiction Reading Test | RTF Seat Belts | Nonfiction Reading Test | PDF Seat Belts | Nonfiction Reading Test | Preview Seat Belts | Nonfiction Reading Test | Answers Seat Belts | Nonfiction Reading Test | Ereading Worksheet

Black Friday | Nonfiction Reading Test - Black Friday has become an increasingly important phenomenon in the world of consumers. Students can learn about this interesting ritual while practicing their reading skill with multiple-choice and extended-response questions. View my readibility scores . Black Friday | Nonfiction Reading Test | RTF Black Friday | Nonfiction Reading Test | PDF Black Friday | Nonfiction Reading Test | Preview Black Friday | Nonfiction Reading Test | Answers Black Friday | Nonfiction Reading Test | Ereading Worksheet

Hummingbirds | Nonfiction Reading Test - There sure are some strange birds out there. Hummingbirds are included in that group. Learn more about these unique pollinators in reading passage. Students answer Common Core aligned multiple-choice and extended-response questions after the passage. View my readibility scores . Hummingbirds | Nonfiction Reading Test | RTF Hummingbirds | Nonfiction Reading Test | PDF Hummingbirds | Nonfiction Reading Test | Preview Hummingbirds | Nonfiction Reading Test | Answers Hummingbirds | Nonfiction Reading Test | Ereading Worksheet

Fact and Opinion Worksheet 4 - This worksheet has 25 statements about pizza. Students determine whether each statement is a fact or opinion. Then they explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Fact and Opinion Worksheet 4 | RTF Fact and Opinion Worksheet 4 | PDF Fact and Opinion Worksheet 4 | Preview Fact and Opinion Worksheet 4 | Answers

Fact and Opinion Worksheet 5 - This worksheet has 25 statements about cars. Students determine whether each is fact or opinion and then explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Fact and Opinion Worksheet 5 | RTF Fact and Opinion Worksheet 5 | PDF Fact and Opinion Worksheet 5 | Preview Fact and Opinion Worksheet 5 | Answers

Figurative Language Worksheet 7 - This worksheet has 10 more examples of simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification. Students read each example, determine the technique, and explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Worksheet 7 | RTF Figurative Language Worksheet 7 | PDF Figurative Language Worksheet 7 | Preview Figurative Language Worksheet 7 | Answers Figurative Language Worksheet 7 | Ereading Worksheet

Poetic Devices Worksheet 5 - This worksheet has 10 snippets of poetry, each rich in poetic devices. Students read each example and determine which techniques are being used: alliteration, consonance, onomatopoeia, repetition, rhyme, and /or rhythm. Then they refer to the text to explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Poetic Devices Worksheet 5 | RTF Poetic Devices Worksheet 5 | PDF Poetic Devices Worksheet 5 | Preview Poetic Devices Worksheet 5 | Answers

Poetic Devices and Figurative Language Worksheet - This worksheet reinforces students' knowledge of alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia, idiom, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification. Students read 26 poetry snippets and identify the techniques used in each example. Then they refer to the text to explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Poetic Devices and Figurative Language Worksheet | RTF Poetic Devices and Figurative Language Worksheet | PDF Poetic Devices and Figurative Language Worksheet | Preview Poetic Devices and Figurative Language Worksheet | Answers

Inferences Worksheet 2 - This worksheet will give students some much needed practice with making inferences. How do I know that this practice is "much needed"? Because all students need more practice with making inferences. View my readibility scores . Inferences Worksheet 2 | RTF Inferences Worksheet 2 | PDF Inferences Worksheet 2 | Preview Inferences Worksheet 2 | Answers Inferences Worksheet 2 | Ereading Worksheet

Inferences Worksheet 4 - This worksheet has 4 more curious scenarios. Students read the passages and answer questions by making inferences from the text. Then they explain their answers by referring to the text. View my readibility scores . Inferences Worksheet 4 | RTF Inferences Worksheet 4 | PDF Inferences Worksheet 4 | Preview Inferences Worksheet 4 | Answers

Inferences Worksheet 5 - This worksheet features four reading passages, each followed by a series of inferential questions. Students read the passages and practice their inferencing skills by answering the questions. Then they support their answers with text. View my readibility scores . Inferences Worksheet 5 | RTF Inferences Worksheet 5 | PDF Inferences Worksheet 5 | Preview Inferences Worksheet 5 | Answers

Inferences Worksheet 8 - Wow, another double-sided inferences worksheet. This one has four more interesting scenarios and ten inferential questions. This worksheet also asks students to support their answers with textual evidence. View my readibility scores . Inferences Worksheet 8 | RTF Inferences Worksheet 8 | PDF Inferences Worksheet 8 | Preview Inferences Worksheet 8 | Answers

Infer the Setting Worksheet 2 - In this worksheet students read five very short passages and find clues that reveal the setting of each. They then describe the setting of each passage and support their answers with text. View my readibility scores . Infer the Setting Worksheet 2 | RTF Infer the Setting Worksheet 2 | PDF Infer the Setting Worksheet 2 | Preview Infer the Setting Worksheet 2 | Answers

Making Predictions 4 - Here is another predictions worksheet. This will help students practice making predictions based on text. View my readibility scores . Making Predictions 4 | RTF Making Predictions 4 | PDF Making Predictions 4 | Preview Making Predictions 4 | Answers

Point of View Worksheet | Works of Roald Dahl - Roald Dahl is a favorite writer among budding readers and their teachers for good reason. This worksheet has 9 paragraphs taken from his collection. Students identify the narrator's perspective in each paragraph and then explain their answers. This worksheet only asks students to distinguish between first, second, and third-person, but it could be easily modified to allow for objective, limited, and omniscient narrative modes as well. View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet | Works of Roald Dahl | RTF Point of View Worksheet | Works of Roald Dahl | PDF Point of View Worksheet | Works of Roald Dahl | Preview

Point of View Worksheet 9 - Students read 7 paragraphs written from either first, second, or third-person perspective. Students determine the narrator's perspective and explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet 9 | RTF Point of View Worksheet 9 | PDF Point of View Worksheet 9 | Preview Point of View Worksheet 9 | Answers

Point of View Worksheet 10 - This worksheet features another 8 paragraphs written from a variety of perspectives. Students determine whether each story is told from first, second, or third-person perspective. Then they explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet 10 | RTF Point of View Worksheet 10 | PDF Point of View Worksheet 10 | Preview Point of View Worksheet 10 | Answers

Point of View Test 1 - Students determine the narrator's perspective in 10 different texts and answer multiple-choice questions. Then they match terms to definitions. View my readibility scores . Point of View Test 1 | RTF Point of View Test 1 | PDF Point of View Test 1 | Preview Point of View Test 1 | Answers

Point of View Test 2 - Students read ten passages narrated from a variety of perspectives. They determine whether each is told from first, second, third-person objective, third-person limited, or third-person omniscient perspective. Then they match point of view terms to the matching definitions. View my readibility scores . Point of View Test 2 | RTF Point of View Test 2 | PDF Point of View Test 2 | Preview Point of View Test 2 | Answers

Story Structure Worksheet | "The Phone Call" - A young man overcomes the negative emotions brought about by a negligent parent. Students analyze and identify the structure of the story. View my readibility scores . Story Structure Worksheet | "The Phone Call" | RTF Story Structure Worksheet | "The Phone Call" | PDF Story Structure Worksheet | "The Phone Call" | Preview Story Structure Worksheet | "The Phone Call" | Answers

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Finding key points

In this reading worksheet, your child will read a short informational passage and then underline key points and answer questions about the language and content of the passage.

Making metaphors

How many metaphors can you find in this poem? In this language arts worksheet, your child learns to spot metaphors, determine their meaning from context, write them as similes, and decide which metaphors are most effective and why. Bonus: your child gets practice writing poetry using metaphors.

New words: make a conservation dictionary

Make your own dictionary of words about conservation! In this language arts worksheet, your child will look up words related to pollution prevention and write each word's definition. Bonus: your child gets practice alphabetizing words!

Poems: The Rabbit

In this language arts worksheet, your child will read the poem aloud and then answer questions about the poem's meaning and language.

Putting sentences in order

Can you fix this paragraph? It's all out of order! In this language arts worksheet, your child will put the sentences into logical order and then rewrite the paragraph using compound and complex sentences.

Reading comprehension: David Copperfield

Here's an excerpt from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. In this reading worksheet, your child will read a description of young David's life and answer questions about the story, point of view, character's feelings, and use of language.

Reading comprehension: Hard Times

Here's an excerpt from Hard Times by Charles Dickens. In this reading worksheet, your child will read a description of Coketown and answer questions about Dickens' use of language.

Reading comprehension: letter of complaint

What does this writer want? In this language arts worksheet, your child reads a letter to the city council and then answers questions about the writer's intent, language, and reasons.

Reading comprehension: The Mango Tree

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12 Ways To Boost 4th Grade Reading Comprehension

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By the time students reach the fourth grade, they have mastered the basics of phonics and decoding and are starting to dig deeper into understanding what they’re reading. It’s a great time to introduce learning strategies that will help them be lifelong readers. Here are a dozen ways to boost fourth grade reading comprehension.

1. Color-code your thinking

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Taking notes and highlighting reading passages with color can help students differentiate, retain, and transfer knowledge as well as pay attention to critical information for meaningful learning. Teach your students to use colors to highlight passages as they read to help them identify features such as main idea, details and vocabulary words. Or use different colors to mark different sections of a graphic organizer.

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2. Try think-alouds

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Another way to improve fourth grade comprehension is through think-alouds. While reading a text to students, share the questions and answers that are going through your mind. For example, “How does the story make you feel?”

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3. Watch a story-elements rap video

You know how they say setting learning to music helps improve retention? Well, with this story-elements rap video, kids will find themselves chanting the chorus long after they watch it. And if rap’s not your thing, check out this list of Our Favorite YouTube Videos for Teaching Story Elements.

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4. Play a round of reading comprehension Jenga

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Who doesn’t love a rousing game of Jenga? The careful strategy in picking just the right block … the rush of successfully pulling out a block … the loud crash of the whole tower tumbling down! This classroom version is not only a blast, it helps boost reading comprehension skills. Score a used Jenga set at a garage sale or thrift store, then download this huge collection of fiction and nonfiction reading comprehension questions from Elementary Assessments.

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5. Beef up vocabulary skills

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The more words a student knows, the greater their access to complex reading passages. Practice vocabulary skills in a fun way with these 20 Meaningful Vocabulary Activities . Draw vocabulary Sketchnotes , play Vocabulary Jeopardy, join the Million Dollar Word Club, and more.

6. Practice using context clues

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It is vitally important for all students to be able to use context clues to determine the definitions of unknown words. This poster and lesson plan from Crafting Connections will give your students the strategies they need to be a word detective.

7. Find creative ways to respond to reading

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Gone are the days of the dreaded, old-fashioned, stand-in-front-of-the-class and read your boring book report. How about making a mint-tin book report? Or a book report cake? Or a mobile made from a clothes hanger or a paper bag book report? These are just a few of the Creative Ways Kids Can Respond to Books we’ve rounded up to get your students excited about reading.

8. Learn about close-reading strategies

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Close reading is defined as “an intensive analysis of a text in order to come to terms with what it says, how it says it, and what it means.” And research shows that teaching students how to close-read helps them become better readers. The trick is spicing it up so that students apply close-reading skills without getting bored. Here are Innovative Teacher Ideas for Teaching Close Reading.

9. Create anchor charts together

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From marking a text to visualizing to understanding a character’s journey, we’ve got the fourth grade reading comprehension anchor charts for you! Choose from dozens of colorful samples for you to build along with your students during direct instruction time.

10. Introduce figurative language

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Figurative language—things like metaphors, similes, and onomatopoeia—make reading more colorful and interesting. Understanding figurative language is a complex literacy skill that will stretch your students’ understanding. Center your lessons around these fantastic figurative language anchor charts .

11. Focus on theme

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To fully explore theme, students must be able to understand what they read and then extract ideas from the text. Here are essential tips for teaching theme in language arts .

12. Read between the lines

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Learning to make inferences is a key literacy skill and something all good readers do. When students pause while they are reading to ask questions and make connections, it strengthens their comprehension. For more on this topic, visit Teaching With a Mountain View .

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4th Grade CCSS: Reading: Informational Text

For fourth graders, this Common Core area helps students gain mastery of the deeper tasks involved in reading a non-fiction text. No matter what they are reading, the standards require students to increase the complexity in the texts they read and deepen their understanding of the connections within and between texts. Among the complete standards for this grade, fourth graders will be asked to: explain what a text says, draw inferences from it, and refer to key details of the text, state the main idea of the text and how the details support it, describe the overall structure of events or information in a text, understand and differentiate between first- and second-hand accounts of the same events in a text, use and understand visual elements in a text like diagrams, time lines, or digitally interactive elements, synthesize information from two texts on the same topic, read informational texts at grade band level, increasing in complexity throughout the year.

African American Inventors: Elijah McCoy

African American Inventors: Elijah McCoy

Comprehension is strengthend through practice. Here is a worksheet about Elijah McCoy for students to read and answer the questions.

African American Inventors: George Washington Carver

African American Inventors: George Washington Carver

Born into slavery, it was not until the end of the Civil War in 1865 that George became free. Students will read and answer questions based on George Washington Carver in this worksheet.

African American Inventors: Granville T. Woods

African American Inventors: Granville T. Woods

Granville Woods died in 1910. He contributed much to the electrical world with his inventions, ideas, and devices. Students will read about his life and answer questions in this comprehension activity.

African American Inventors: Lewis Latimer

African American Inventors: Lewis Latimer

Students can learn about African American inventor Lewis Latimer with this worksheet. First, they will read an excerpt and then answer questions to test comprehension.

African American Inventors: Patricia Bath

African American Inventors: Patricia Bath

Here is a reading activity for students to learn about Patricia Bath. Following the reading, students will answer a few questions to help comprehension.

Cause and Effect: Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland

Cause and Effect: Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland

An excerpt from Alice in Wonderland is a great tool to help students understand cause and effect. Not only will they enjoy reading, but when you print out this activity they will also identify the cause and effect. Have tehm share with the class when yhey are finished!

Cause and Effect: Match Them!

Cause and Effect: Match Them!

Matching cause and effect make this worksheet a valuable resource for your students. Several examples are given. Your students will match each effect with the correct cause with this free printable worksheet.

Classifying Triangles

Classifying Triangles

Week 17 Reading Comprehension (C-17). Passage and questions about equilateral, isosceles, and scalene triangles. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.

Competing for Resources

Competing for Resources

Week 13 Reading Comprehension (C-13). A reading passage that describes how plant and animals compete for limited resources. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.

Evaluating in Math

Evaluating in Math

Week 3 Reading Comprehension (C-3). A reading passage and questions about the meaning of “Evaluate” when it is used in mathematics. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.

Find the Cause and Effect

Find the Cause and Effect

An important part of learning is knowing the difference between cause and effect. You also need to know how they relate to each other. Print out this free worksheet for students to practice recognizing the cause and effect in each example.

First American Woman in Space: Sally Ride

First American Woman in Space: Sally Ride

Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. Read about her journey and answer the questions following the article.

Geometric Shape Names

Geometric Shape Names

Week 15 Reading Comprehension (C-15). A reading passage and questions about how geometric shape names use number prefixes. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.

Habitat Destruction

Habitat Destruction

Week 12 Reading Comprehension (C-12). A short passage about human impact on plants and animals. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.

In danger of Extinction

In danger of Extinction

Week 14 Reading Comprehension (C-14). A passage about the Koala and how it faces possible extinction. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.

Kinds of Angles

Kinds of Angles

Week 18 Reading Comprehension (C-18). A description and comprehension questions about the different types of angles. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.

Location, Location, Location

Location, Location, Location

Week 29 Reading Comprehension (C-29). A brief passage about a location’s resources, climate and terrain affect livability. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.

Main Idea Graphic Organizer

Main Idea Graphic Organizer

Learning how to properly structure an essay can be difficult. With this Main Idea Tree, students will create an outline that allows them to better understand the different parts of a five paragraph essay. Students will be asked to write their introduction, a main idea, three topic sentences, three supporting details for each topic sentence, and a conclusion.

Main Idea Tree

Main Idea Tree

Use this image of a large tree to help your students understand the components of a paragraph. With this worksheet, students will be asked to write a main idea and follow it with three supporting details. What a great way for students to visualize the importance of the main idea in a paragraph!

Mount Rushmore: A Stone Salute to the Presidents

Mount Rushmore: A Stone Salute to the Presidents

In this activity, students read text about Mount Rushmore and then answer related questions.

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4th Grade Reading Comprehension - Short Passages

This page contains printable reading comprehension passages at a 4th grade level. Most passages are only 1 or 2 paragraphs long. Each passage includes reading comprehension questions.

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The Guide to 4th Grade: Reading and Writing

Review reading and writing curricula for 4th grade, including what to expect and resources to support learning..

Congratulations: Your child is officially a member of the “upper” grades! As fourth graders, students deepen their skills to prepare for middle school. That being said, they still learn like elementary school students do. Most fourth graders are developmentally very much still children — they enjoy and learn from play, and they thrive in nurturing and warm environments. However, the content of most 4th grade curricula pushes students to think, analyze, and learn in more sophisticated and structured ways than they did in the “lower” grades.

In 4th grade, students learn how to deeply think about and make connections in new material, and grasp more complex concepts across all subjects. They also write with clarity, flow, and structure similar to that of traditional essays. Fourth graders are encouraged to be more independent in how they learn, and depend less on their teacher's guidance. They research, plan, and revise their work more by themselves — setting the foundation to be lifelong, self-starting learners.

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Reading in 4th Grade

Much of the 4th grade reading curriculum teaches students how to analyze the books they read. Rather than just understand the plot and information given in a text, students are encouraged to think about the messages and how they relate to their own lives. They also compare texts to each other and make connections both within one text and across multiple texts.

In short, 4th graders begin to learn how to think and talk about a text to find deeper meanings and messages. This is done both with texts students read independently and those read by the whole class or smaller groups of students. Teachers may often use a class read-aloud to show students strategies for thinking about and analyzing what they read, encouraging them to do this in their own reading. Students also do this as they write in more detail about the texts they read. 

To build reading skills, your 4th grader :

  • Uses specific examples from the text to explain characters’ motivations, main events, central themes, or ideas about a text.
  • Uses the context of a text to determine the meaning of a word.
  • Understands and can explain the differences between narrative prose, drama, and poetry.
  • Identifies and refers to the different parts of poems and plays, such as verses, settings, and characters.
  • Interprets and connects information from illustrations, graphs, charts, or other sources related to the text.
  • Identifies, compares, and contrasts different perspectives from which texts are written (for example, first and third person).
  • Compares and contrasts the way different texts address the same issue, theme, or topic.
  • Makes connections between people, events, or important ideas in a text.
  • Uses previous knowledge to read unfamiliar multi-syllable words.
  • Reads grade-level texts with accurate comprehension, pacing, and expression.

Fourth Grade Reading Activities

Read and Research Together : Read the same book as your child independently, together, or a combination of both. Talk about the book as you read it, reviewing main ideas and plots and expressing your opinions. Then read an additional book or books on the same subject and compare and contrast how they dealt with the same issue. 

Compare Perspectives : Read two texts — one written in first person and one in third person — about the same event. Talk with your child about the differences and why they thinks these differences exist. Or, try it yourself! After sharing an experience with your child, each of you can write about it from your own perspective. Talk about the differences between what you wrote to gain a better understanding of perspective.

Read magazine and newspaper articles. Focus on the illustrations, graphs, or charts. Point out to your child what they show, ask them to help you interpret them, and discuss how they help explain or elaborate on the text. 

Writing in 4th Grade

Much of the 4th grade writing curriculum focuses on developing writing that has clarity and structure, and that uses reasons, facts, and details to support and strengthen arguments. Fourth graders are taught to organize their writing, ensure that it flows well, and group together related components. As students learn to think more deeply about concepts they are taught, they are encouraged to write in deeper ways as well. They do this by going beyond simply stating the facts — they express ideas, make connections, and provide details and emotions when appropriate.

To build writing skills, your 4th grader :

  • Writes opinion pieces that express a point of view; have an introduction, a conclusion, reasons, and facts to support the opinion; and group together related ideas.
  • Writes informative/explanatory pieces that present information on a topic, use facts and details, and group together related topics; provides introductions and conclusions in these pieces.
  • Writes narrative pieces that use specific details, descriptions, and dialogue to convey a real event; includes an introduction and conclusion in each piece.
  • Plans, revises, and edits their writing.
  • Uses technology to publish, research, and communicate with others under the proper guidance of an adult or teacher.
  • Types with a beginner’s accuracy and ability (for example, types one page of text within one sitting).
  • Completes research projects by taking notes, organizing them, and presenting them; lists the texts and resources used.
  • Writes for both long (over weeks) and shorter (one sitting or a couple of days) periods of time.

Fourth Grade Writing Activities

Ask Why : When your child expresses their opinion about something, ask them why they think that or how they know it is true. This will help them learn to support their opinion with reasons and/or facts. Do the same when you express your opinion or ideas about something.

Email with your Child : Set up an email account for your child and write emails describing your days to each other. Include details, conversations, thoughts, and emotions you had. This can be done in addition to generally encouraging (and supervising) your child’s use of technology — helping them use it for research, writing, and communicating with others. As always, be cautious of your child’s technology use by monitoring and supervising how much it is used and with whom they communicate.

Practice Note Taking : When you and your child go somewhere like a museum or a new city, pretend to be reporters and take notes (give them a journal they'll love to take notes in, like the Klutz: Decorate This Journal ). Later on, use those notes to describe what you learned. You can even relay your “reports” like a newscaster would.

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Exploring Poem Structure Worksheet

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Image Inference: Enhance Critical Thinking Skills Worksheet

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Let's Predict: What Happens Next?

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Discovering the Core: Unveiling Main Ideas Worksheet

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Eli Tries to Escape: Comprehension Skills Worksheet

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Elis Day of Adventure:Comprehension Skills Worksheet

Elis Day of Adventure:Comprehension Skills Worksheet

Eli imagines himself as a pirate and sheriff to escape the boredom of waiting in line. With his mom, they conquer grocery stores and Burger Barn before heading to the park. Read and practice your comprehension skills.

Lets read Camping in the Rain! Worksheet

Lets read Camping in the Rain! Worksheet

Seth is excited about going camping. Will he get to go? Read on to find out and answer the questions that follow.

Lets read The Snowshoeing Day! Worksheet

Lets read The Snowshoeing Day! Worksheet

Snowshoeing is fun! It's time to read a super exciting story about a little boy's first snowshoeing experience and test your comprehension skills.

Read and Answer - Camping in the Rain Worksheet

Read and Answer - Camping in the Rain Worksheet

Read about the camping adventures of Seth in this fun worksheet that helps you sharpen your comprehension skills.

Read and Answer - The Snowshoeing Day Worksheet

Read and Answer - The Snowshoeing Day Worksheet

Who's ready to read an exciting winter story and complete a fun reading exercise? Download this worksheet today!

Think and Write Worksheet

Think and Write Worksheet

In this fun-filled worksheet, children will answer comprehension questions based on an exciting story.

Cause and Effect: Exploring Actions and Consequences Worksheet

Cause and Effect: Exploring Actions and Consequences Worksheet

Discover the power of the cause-and-effect relationships with our worksheet. Learn how actions lead to consequences and enhance your critical thinking.

Cause and Effect Matching Worksheet

Cause and Effect Matching Worksheet

Strengthen your analytical skills with our cause-and-effect matching worksheet. Practice matching causes with effects to improve understanding.

Find Cause and Effect with Pictures Worksheet

Find Cause and Effect with Pictures Worksheet

Enhance comprehension with our picture-based cause and effect worksheet. Explore the relationship between events through visual cues for improved understanding.

Pick Out the Cause Worksheet

Pick Out the Cause Worksheet

Strengthen comprehension skills with our engaging worksheet. Explore cause and effect relationships for enhanced critical thinking and analytical abilities.

Unraveling the Cause and Effect Relationship Worksheet

Unraveling the Cause and Effect Relationship Worksheet

Unleash your analytical abilities with our engaging cause-and-effect worksheet. Explore the connections between events and their outcomes.

Is it Inferred or Explicit? Worksheet

Is it Inferred or Explicit? Worksheet

Deepen reading comprehension by identifying inferred and explicit information. Uncover hidden meanings with our thought-provoking worksheet.

Select the Suitable Inference Worksheet

Select the Suitable Inference Worksheet

Boost your child's inferencing skills. In this engaging worksheet, they will select suitable inferences based on key details in the given passages.

Sort the Inferred and Explicit Information Worksheet

Sort the Inferred and Explicit Information Worksheet

Uncover the hidden meaning with our thought-provoking worksheet. Enhance reading comprehension skills by identifying inferred and explicit information.

Using Key Details to Decode Meaning Worksheet

Using Key Details to Decode Meaning Worksheet

Uncover the secret place! Guess the place being described based on the clues provided in these statements. Can you infer using the key details?

Eli and His Ideas Worksheet

Eli and His Ideas Worksheet

Join Eli and his mom, as they navigate waiting in line by imagining themselves as pirates and sheriffs, adding excitement to mundane errands. Sharpen your reading comprehension skills with this fun worksheet.

Find the Main Idea Worksheet

Find the Main Idea Worksheet

In this fun worksheet, children will read an exciting story and practice identifying the main idea and key details.

Find the Main Idea and Summarise Worksheet

Find the Main Idea and Summarise Worksheet

Strengthen comprehension and summarization skills with our worksheet. Identify main ideas and key details for better understanding.

Spot the Main Idea and Summarize Worksheet

Spot the Main Idea and Summarize Worksheet

Strengthen your grasp of main ideas with our interactive worksheet. Practice identifying central idea and improve overall comprehension skills.

Whats the Idea in Camping in the Rain? Worksheet

Whats the Idea in Camping in the Rain? Worksheet

What's the main idea of the story? Read about Seth's camping adventures and practice finding out the main idea of the story and the key details that support it.

Whats the Idea in The Snowshoeing Day? Worksheet

Whats the Idea in The Snowshoeing Day? Worksheet

What's your favorite winter activity? Well, if you like snowshoeing, then you'll definitely enjoy this reading worksheet!

Whats the Main Idea? Worksheet

Whats the Main Idea? Worksheet

Develop strong reading skills with our main idea and key details worksheet. Learn to identify the main idea for better comprehension and analysis.

Prediction Practice: What Happens Next?

Prediction Practice: What Happens Next?

Inspire children to practice prediction with this engaging spaceship-themed worksheet, designed to build comprehension skills.

Predict the Mystery: Sarah's Midnight Adventure

Predict the Mystery: Sarah's Midnight Adventure

Discover the joy of creative writing and practice prediction with our fun worksheet on a midnight adventure.

Making Predictions: What Will Happen Next?

Making Predictions: What Will Happen Next?

Introduce kids to the skill of prediction with this fun worksheet while reading a story about a strange discovery in a jungle.

Can You Predict What Happens Next?

Can You Predict What Happens Next?

Build creative writing skills with our fun worksheet on prediction and read a story to predict where a map leads.

Predict the Discovery: Dr. Anderson's Science Marvel

Predict the Discovery: Dr. Anderson's Science Marvel

Explore the world of creative writing with our fun science-themed worksheet focused on developing prediction skills.

Read and Predict: The Mansion on the Hill

Read and Predict: The Mansion on the Hill

Advance your child's creative writing skills with our exciting prediction worksheet with a story about a mansion on the hill.

Read and Predict: Daniel the Explorer

Read and Predict: Daniel the Explorer

Develop creative writing skills with our fun prediction printable while reading about the adventures of Daniel the explorer.

Let's Predict: The Talking Tree

Let's Predict: The Talking Tree

Practice creative writing with our fun worksheet, while honing your prediction skills using the story of a talking tree.

Let's Predict: Museum Mysteries

Let's Predict: Museum Mysteries

Encourage creative writing practice with our exciting museum-themed worksheet, focusing on the skill of prediction.

Order it Right Worksheet

Order it Right Worksheet

With a vivid imagination, Eli transforms the mundane task of waiting in line into a thrilling journey filled with swashbuckling pirates, courageous cowboys, and intergalactic adventures. Practice sequencing skills with this fun worksheet.

Sequence It Right Worksheet

Sequence It Right Worksheet

Readers will practice sequencing the events from a fictional story in this interesting worksheet.

Sequence the Events in Camping in the Rain Worksheet

Sequence the Events in Camping in the Rain Worksheet

Seth is excited about going camping. What happens next and what happens at the end? Read on to find out and practice your sequencing skills.

Sequence the Events in The Snowshoeing Day Worksheet

Sequence the Events in The Snowshoeing Day Worksheet

Let's find out what's the order of events in a story. Sharpen your reading comprehension skills with this fun worksheet.

Elements of the Story Worksheet

Elements of the Story Worksheet

Eli and his mom turn waiting in line into an adventure by role-playing as pirates and cowboys, bringing fun and excitement to their errands. Join them in this fun story and sharpen your comprehension skills.

Lets Practice Plot Elements! Worksheet

Lets Practice Plot Elements! Worksheet

This well-curated worksheet consists of a fun activity around plot elements along with an interesting short story for children to enjoy.

The Story Elements of The Snowshoeing Day Worksheet

The Story Elements of The Snowshoeing Day Worksheet

Are you wondering what makes a good story? Read on to find out in this fun reading worksheet!

Time for the Story Elements of Camping in the Rain Worksheet

Time for the Story Elements of Camping in the Rain Worksheet

There are many elements that come together to make a story. Read about Seth's camping adventures and practice identifying these story elements.

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