Matthew C. Winner
June 12, 2006
Worksheets for Instruction
Instruction Activities, Assessments,
and Rubrics on the Web
With
so many resources available on the web, it’s a wonder why teachers spend
so much time creating worksheets and assessments from scratch. In truth, many
teachers do this so the worksheet meets the specific needs of their students
and the information being taught. However, these online tools may help teachers
save time in many subject areas. Explore the links and decide for yourself.
Language
Arts:
School
Express: Language Arts – Great instructional worksheets
available for most grade 4 language arts objectives. Choose from a variety of
worksheets for each part of speech. Worksheets are provided in list form and
users should preview each document to assess which sheet would work best with
the specific exercise.
(http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/cat.php?id=2251)
Date
visited: 06/12/06
Free
Printable English Worksheets – There are a number of great
language arts worksheets for meeting grade 4 curriculum objectives on this
site. Information is presented in list form and material is appropriate for
grades K-5 concepts. Specifically, the practice activities with capitalization,
punctuation, and parts of speech are great for meeting the grade 4 objectives.
(http://tlsbooks.com/englishworksheets.htm)
Date
visited: 06/12/06
Language Arts
Worksheets – These worksheets cover a number of language arts
objectives covering key grammar concepts. I found the worksheets on homophones,
pronouns, synonyms, antonyms, and contractions very helpful.
(http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/wspages/languagearts.htm)
Date
visited: 06/12/06
Reading:
abc
teach: Reading Comprehension – Select from a number of short
texts written for grades 4-6 with accompanying multiple choice questions and a
brief constructed response. An extensive list of activities is available for
members of the site. Answer keys are not provided.
(http://abcteach.com/directory/reading_comprehension/grades_46/)
Date
visited: 06/12/06
abc teach: Book Reports – Here
are a few great book report forms for several different genres of books.
Students complete information regarding the title of the book, author,
characters, setting, and main events.
(http://abcteach.com/directory/researchreports/book_reports/)
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visited: 06/12/06
abc teach: Graphic Organizers – This
site provides templates for timelines, venn diagrams, word webs, and other
graphic organizers. An extensive list of resources is available to members of
the site.
(http://abcteach.com/directory/researchreports/graphic_organizers/)
Date
visited: 06/12/06
Math:
School
Express: Math – Great instructional worksheets available for K-5
math concepts. The worksheets on rounding, measurement, and reducing fractions
are particularly helpful for meeting 4th grade math objectives.
(http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/cat.php?id=2252)
Date
visited: 06/12/06
Free
Printable Math Worksheets – Here is a great list a math
worksheets and activities for K-5 concepts. I especially like the
multiplication crossword puzzles and division word reveal activities! The site
also contains great worksheets for practice with expanded form and place value.
(http://tlsbooks.com/mathworksheets.htm)
Date
visited: 06/12/06
Pre-Made
4th Grade Math Worksheets – These worksheets are
appropriate for all 4th grade math concepts. Choose from a variety
of focus areas from adding and reducing fractions, to writing decimals, to
converting fractions to decimals or percents. Very high quality worksheets
available here!
(http://www.mathfactcafe.com/view/view.aspx?vid=310&t=P&g=4)
Date
visited: 06/12/06
Social
Studies:
School
Express: Social Studies Research – These activities are great for
promoting research in the social studies content area. Explore worksheet before
printing all sheets. Worksheets are presented in list form and the focus of
each sheet is not given. However, it is definitely worthwhile to explore the
list of activities.
(http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/cat.php?id=2470)
Date
visited: 06/12/06
Science:
The Green
Frog News – This site has pdf links for K-5 science concept
activities. Search by concepts listed in alphabetical order ranging from
chemistry topics to life sciences, earth sciences, and physics. The activities
are high quality and include illustrations, well-written directions, and
examples where needed.
(http://thegreenfrognews.com/Science.html)
Date
visited: 06/12/06