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Researching and taking notes in your own words — Take-Home — 4th Grade Finds information from two sources, notes it in their own words, and says where it came from. This one-page 4th Grade take-home carries the two-minute check that tells you whether the skill is wobbly, then "Close the Tab" — 20 minutes with two sources, paper, a device — plus what to say when it…
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Researching and taking notes in your own words LITERACY · 4TH GRADE Name Date TAKE-HOME PRACTICE Writing · 4th Grade 20 minutes WHAT THIS BUILDS Finds information from two sources, notes it in their own words, and says where it came from. 1 THE TWO-MINUTE CHECK ASK Read them a fact. "Now write it down without using my words." A SOLID ANSWER Same meaning, different wording. Not yet Getting there Solid 2 CLOSE THE TAB You need: Two sources, Paper, A device Read one paragraph, then close the book or the tab. Write what they remember, in their own words. Closing it is the whole trick. Reopen and check for accuracy — not for wording. Note the source next to each fact: title and author, that's enough at nine. Compare the two sources and find one thing they disagree on. SAY THIS WHEN IT STALLS "Close it first. If you can't say it without looking, you haven't understood it yet." One source, three facts. Three sources, and note where each fact came from so the paragraph can be traced. IF IT'S TOO HARD IF IT'S TOO EASY Did it M T W T F Full year of take-homes: www.littleactivity.com/takehome/grade-4 www.littleactivity.com 4th Grade · Literacy
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Researching and taking notes in your own words LITERACY · 4TH GRADE Name Date TAKE-HOME PRACTICE Writing · 4th Grade 20 minutes WHAT THIS BUILDS Finds information from two sources, notes it in their own words, and says where it came from. 1 THE TWO-MINUTE CHECK ASK Read them a fact. "Now write it down without using my words." A SOLID ANSWER Same meaning, different wording. Not yet Getting there Solid 2 CLOSE THE TAB You need: Two sources, Paper, A device Read one paragraph, then close the book or the tab. Write what they remember, in their own words. Closing it is the whole trick. Reopen and check for accuracy — not for wording. Note the source next to each fact: title and author, that's enough at nine. Compare the two sources and find one thing they disagree on. SAY THIS WHEN IT STALLS "Close it first. If you can't say it without looking, you haven't understood it yet." One source, three facts. Three sources, and note where each fact came from so the paragraph can be traced. IF IT'S TOO HARD IF IT'S TOO EASY Did it M T W T F Full year of take-homes: www.littleactivity.com/takehome/grade-4 www.littleactivity.com 4th Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Riddles LITERACY · 2ND GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 I have hands but cannot clap. What am I? Hint: Tick tock! Answer: 2 What has a head and a tail but no body? Hint: You flip it. Answer: 3 What gets wetter the more it dries? Hint: You use it after a bath. Answer: 4 A farmer has 5 chickens. All but 3 run away. How many are left? Hint: "All but 3"... Answer: 5 I have legs but never walk. What am I? Hint: You sit at me. Answer: 6 What has an eye but cannot see? Hint: You use it to sew. Answer: www.littleactivity.com 2nd Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Lateral Thinking LITERACY · 2ND GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 A man walks into a bar and asks for water. The bartender pulls out a gun. The man says 'Thank you' and leaves. Why? Hint: He had the hiccups. Answer: 2 A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for 5 minutes. They go out to dinner. How? Hint: She's a photographer. Answer: 3 How can a man go 8 days without sleep? Hint: He sleeps at night. Answer: 4 A truck driver goes the wrong way on a one-way street. He passes a police officer who does nothing. Why? Hint: He's walking. Answer: 5 What breaks but never falls, and falls but never breaks? Hint: Day and night. Answer: 6 A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays 3 days, and leaves on Friday. How? Hint: His horse's name... Answer: www.littleactivity.com 2nd Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Riddles LITERACY · 3RD GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 I have hands but cannot clap. What am I? Hint: Tick tock! Answer: 2 What has a head and a tail but no body? Hint: You flip it. Answer: 3 What gets wetter the more it dries? Hint: You use it after a bath. Answer: 4 A farmer has 5 chickens. All but 3 run away. How many are left? Hint: "All but 3"... Answer: 5 I have legs but never walk. What am I? Hint: You sit at me. Answer: 6 What has an eye but cannot see? Hint: You use it to sew. Answer: www.littleactivity.com 3rd Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Lateral Thinking LITERACY · 3RD GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 A man walks into a bar and asks for water. The bartender pulls out a gun. The man says 'Thank you' and leaves. Why? Hint: He had the hiccups. Answer: 2 A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for 5 minutes. They go out to dinner. How? Hint: She's a photographer. Answer: 3 How can a man go 8 days without sleep? Hint: He sleeps at night. Answer: 4 A truck driver goes the wrong way on a one-way street. He passes a police officer who does nothing. Why? Hint: He's walking. Answer: 5 What breaks but never falls, and falls but never breaks? Hint: Day and night. Answer: 6 A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays 3 days, and leaves on Friday. How? Hint: His horse's name... Answer: www.littleactivity.com 3rd Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Riddles LITERACY · 4TH GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 I have hands but cannot clap. What am I? Hint: Tick tock! Answer: 2 What has a head and a tail but no body? Hint: You flip it. Answer: 3 What gets wetter the more it dries? Hint: You use it after a bath. Answer: 4 A farmer has 5 chickens. All but 3 run away. How many are left? Hint: "All but 3"... Answer: 5 I have legs but never walk. What am I? Hint: You sit at me. Answer: 6 What has an eye but cannot see? Hint: You use it to sew. Answer: www.littleactivity.com 4th Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Lateral Thinking LITERACY · 4TH GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 A man walks into a bar and asks for water. The bartender pulls out a gun. The man says 'Thank you' and leaves. Why? Hint: He had the hiccups. Answer: 2 A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for 5 minutes. They go out to dinner. How? Hint: She's a photographer. Answer: 3 How can a man go 8 days without sleep? Hint: He sleeps at night. Answer: 4 A truck driver goes the wrong way on a one-way street. He passes a police officer who does nothing. Why? Hint: He's walking. Answer: 5 What breaks but never falls, and falls but never breaks? Hint: Day and night. Answer: 6 A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays 3 days, and leaves on Friday. How? Hint: His horse's name... Answer: www.littleactivity.com 4th Grade · Literacy
