Comparing Characters

Here is an anchor chart I created for a 4th grade classroom. After reading the story, Moon Runners, they will use context clues (students filled out grpahic organizers during the reading of the story that listed the characters thoughts, actions, and words) to infer character traits! I laminated the chart so the teacher can write the traits the kids come up with in the silhouette of that character.

Students can work in pairs or groups and using their own silhouttes write in what their character traits would be in colored chalk. At the end when they share their character traits with the class have them give an example of why that trait fits them or describes them. These would make a pretty hallway display!

Persuasion Anchor Chart

This would be a fun lesson to reward students with double stuffed Oreos, no?? 

Compare & Contrast Anchor Charts

Just a couple more charts I have done recently for Reading and Language Arts:

"Peppermints"

Peppermints

By Ivy Morrison

Peppermints abound at Christmas time,

It’s out with bananas, melons, and lime.

But why should I wait for such a sweet taste?

In my cookies, my cocoa and my coffee! Make Haste!

Peppermints come in so many ways.

Any form or shape I will eat just the same.

Such as ice-cream and candy and chocolate – Oh my!

Oh my word – could you picture a peppermint pie?!

But when Christmas time is just about over,

I’ll start to freak out and run to Ms. Toler.

I’ll scream “OH NO! The stores have run out!”

To which she’ll respond “Heavens’ sakes child, don’t pout!”

At Tarkington Intermediate it is poetry time with 4th grade language arts! Before the holidays they had some fun coming up with Christmas themed Shape Poems and Concrete Poems! During my Tutorials I decided to go ahead and make one along with the students. Above is my ode to peppermints, my absolute FAVORITE flavor!!

And in case anyone wondered who the heck Ms. Toler is...she is our lovely librarian. And in case you're STILL curious she is pictured below :)

                                          

Isn't she cute?!

Halloween Antonyms!!

On a whim today I created a miniature 4th grade anchor chart for an Antonym lesson tomorrow! Since it will be Halloween I found this cute Frankenstein guy and the put down some words that relate to the holiday. Again it was on a whim so yes some of the words I chose weren't the greatest and yes I wish I could go back and redo some words however when you work on a whim you typically work in Sharpie, so they stayed what they were. 

Feel free to insert some better (and easier) words to find antonyms for!!

Idioms Anchor Chart

Here is the Idioms Anchor Chart I created for a 4th grade classroom! Use it with a smaller example that has a picture with the literal meaning and then a picture with the actual meaning and define Idiom!! 

I just love the cute little piggies in this one! Got the idea off a book cover someone made! If I can find the original source I will add it to this post later!

4th grade Anchor Charts

I have been preparing anchor charts for 4th grade this year and thought I'd share some of them! 😊