Welcome to the Fourth Grade Teachers Toolbox

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Welcome to theFourth Grade Teachers Toolbox
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This is Why Youre Here

• Take Home Tools
• to Increase Student
• Academic Performance

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What is Already in Your Toolbox
Share Your Good Ideas!
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This is How We Assess

• Multiple Choice
• Matching
• Essay
• Projects
• Short Answer

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This is How You Can Help Multiple Choice

• Key Words
• Elimination
• Prove It

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Multiple Choice Example

• Why does Lydia go to live with Uncle Jim?
• a. because her parents want her to go to school
  in the city
• b. because she wants to learn how to bake
• c. because she wants to plant flowers
• d. because Uncle Jim is helping out until her
  father gets work

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This is How You Can Help Matching

• Memory Game

Tells the direction of the wind
Wind Vane
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Matching Example

• ___Wind Vane
• ___Anemometer
• ___Thermometer
• ___Rain Gauge

• Measures speed of wind
• b. Shows direction of wind
• c. Measure the amount of rain fall
• d. Measure the temperature of the air

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This is How You Can Help Essay
My Plan!

• Whats Important
• Whats Your Format

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Essay Example

• Describe the Northwest Coast region.
• What did they eat?
• What did their homes look like?
• What was the climate like?
• What are some interesting facts about this
  region?

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This is How You Can Help Projects

• Begin with the End
• Providing Resources

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Project Example
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This is How You Can Help Short Answer

• Ask Open-Ended Questions
• Prove It

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Short Answer Example

• What trick does Lydia Grace play on Uncle Jim?
• (page 24)

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This is How You Can HelpTechnology
Parent Toolbox Webpage
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This is Why You Were Here

• Take Home Tools
• to Increase Student
• Academic Performance