The Orange Book - 4th Grade Skills
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THE Orange BOOK
4th GRADE SKILLS
The Orange Book is a blend of dictation of literature passages, book studies, and special writing units. The story writing unit also includes instructions on making and binding their new book. The updated third edition is even easier to use with added editing and synonym practice to strengthen your student’s writing. Lessons integrate all the fourth grade language arts skills: grammar, creative writing, composition, spelling, higher-order reasoning, and study skills.
The Orange Student Activity Book is the perfect companion for the Orange Teacher Book! Everything in one book: student instruction, a place for writing, and a tool for easy record keeping. Allows for more independent work, a BONUS for teachers. The Orange SAB provides Enrichment Activities such as word puzzles, analogies, logic/reasoning activities and more found ONLY in the SAB. (Answers are found in The Teacher Book.) Please note: The Student Activity Book cannot be used independently.
- 36 weekly lessons divided into easy-to-use daily plans. Teacher friendly, with little or no preparation needed! Everyday Words lessons contain dictation, grammar exercises, spelling tips, creative writing, and more.
- Five units that provide the opportunity for your student to apply skills through various styles. The five units include:
- Research
- Journal Writing
- Poetry
- Newspaper
- Story Writing and Book Making
- Four Book Studies (listed in the order which they appear):
- The Boxcar Children (Book #1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Wilbur and Orville Wright by Augusta Stevenson
- Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin By His Good Mouse Amos by Robert Lawson
- The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
- Each book study contains a summary, vocabulary skills, reading comprehension, and exciting activities.
- Reviews Activities follow most lessons providing additional skill practice.
- Assessments help teachers to evaluate student's progress.
The Orange Student Activity Book is the perfect companion for the Orange Teacher Book! Everything in one book: student instruction, a place for writing, and a tool for easy record keeping. Allows for more independent work, a BONUS for teachers. The Orange SAB provides Enrichment Activities such as word puzzles, analogies, logic/reasoning activities and more found ONLY in the SAB. (Answers are found in The Teacher Book.) Please note: The Student Activity Book cannot be used independently.
As a former elementary school teacher, I love the way that the Orange book is organized. Each week includes practice in grammar, spelling, vocabulary, reading, and writing. Concepts are introduced sequentially and lots of review is included within the lessons.
I also love that this curriculum does not include busywork. Each day’s activities are thoughtfully designed to teach important concepts without a lot of extra worksheets or drills.
- Sarah, Homeschooling 4 Him
Read the full review here.
Video Reviews
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The following reviews are for the 2nd edition of the Orange Book. Some changes have been made in the 3rd edition.
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Spelling
adding suffixes to words ending in: silent e,y,ch,sh,s,z,x - copy words - how to study words - spelling tips: ch,dge,ear,er,ie,ir,ou,ow,sh, tch,ur - words ending with: ss,ff,zz - vowel rules
Reading
a Book Study Unit on: Boxcar Children, Wright Brothers, Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin By His Good Mouse Amos, The Sign of the Beaver - antonyms autobiography - biography - cause and effect - character sketch - comprehension - discussion of content - homonyms - parts of a story - poetry - recalling detail - silent / oral reading - similes - syllables - synonyms - vocabulary
Grammar
abbreviations - action verbs - adjectives - adjectives in comparison - adverbs - antecedents - antonyms - apostrophes - articles - base or root words - capitalization - commas - common nouns - complete sentences - complete subjects - compound sentences - compound subjects - compound verbs - conjunctions - contraction - dates - exclamation marks - fragment - helping verbs - homonyms - initials - interjections - irregular verbs - nouns - periods - plural nouns - plural possessive nouns - predicate - preposition - prepositional phrase - pronouns - proper nouns - question marks - quotations - simple subjects - singular nouns - singular possessive nouns - suffixes - title of a book - verbs - verb phrases - verb tenses
Composition
advertisements - bibliography - book making - business letter - character sketch - copying literature - descriptive writing - dialogue - editing - envelopes - first person - friendly letter - indention - journals - list writing - map making - newsletter - note taking - paragraph - poetry - report writing - sentences - sentence types - story writing - summary - writing an ad - writing directions - writing from dictation
Research and Study Skills
advertisements - alphabetical order - atlas - decision making - dictionary - encyclopedia - following directions - guide words - interview - library - map study - newspaper - note-taking - parts of a book - poetry memorization - research skills - table of contents - thesaurus
Higher Order Thinking Skills
compare and contrast - decision making - fact and opinion - following directions - sequencing events - decision making - memorization
Creative Expression
book making - illustrating poetry - recitation - rhyme - rhythm - story writing - writing an ad - writing poetry— cinquain, concrete, couplet, haiku, limerick, prose
Penmanship
copying passages - writing final drafts
adding suffixes to words ending in: silent e,y,ch,sh,s,z,x - copy words - how to study words - spelling tips: ch,dge,ear,er,ie,ir,ou,ow,sh, tch,ur - words ending with: ss,ff,zz - vowel rules
Reading
a Book Study Unit on: Boxcar Children, Wright Brothers, Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin By His Good Mouse Amos, The Sign of the Beaver - antonyms autobiography - biography - cause and effect - character sketch - comprehension - discussion of content - homonyms - parts of a story - poetry - recalling detail - silent / oral reading - similes - syllables - synonyms - vocabulary
Grammar
abbreviations - action verbs - adjectives - adjectives in comparison - adverbs - antecedents - antonyms - apostrophes - articles - base or root words - capitalization - commas - common nouns - complete sentences - complete subjects - compound sentences - compound subjects - compound verbs - conjunctions - contraction - dates - exclamation marks - fragment - helping verbs - homonyms - initials - interjections - irregular verbs - nouns - periods - plural nouns - plural possessive nouns - predicate - preposition - prepositional phrase - pronouns - proper nouns - question marks - quotations - simple subjects - singular nouns - singular possessive nouns - suffixes - title of a book - verbs - verb phrases - verb tenses
Composition
advertisements - bibliography - book making - business letter - character sketch - copying literature - descriptive writing - dialogue - editing - envelopes - first person - friendly letter - indention - journals - list writing - map making - newsletter - note taking - paragraph - poetry - report writing - sentences - sentence types - story writing - summary - writing an ad - writing directions - writing from dictation
Research and Study Skills
advertisements - alphabetical order - atlas - decision making - dictionary - encyclopedia - following directions - guide words - interview - library - map study - newspaper - note-taking - parts of a book - poetry memorization - research skills - table of contents - thesaurus
Higher Order Thinking Skills
compare and contrast - decision making - fact and opinion - following directions - sequencing events - decision making - memorization
Creative Expression
book making - illustrating poetry - recitation - rhyme - rhythm - story writing - writing an ad - writing poetry— cinquain, concrete, couplet, haiku, limerick, prose
Penmanship
copying passages - writing final drafts
Four of the 36 weekly lessons in the Orange Book have been set aside as Books Studies. Your student will have the opportunity to read these four novels throughout the year.
The Boxcar Children, #1 by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Wilbur and Orville Wright by Augusta Stevenson
Ben and Me by Robert Lawson
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
If your student needs more time, you may use this guide as a reading schedule: The Orange Book - Book Study Reading Guide
The Boxcar Children, #1 by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Wilbur and Orville Wright by Augusta Stevenson
Ben and Me by Robert Lawson
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
If your student needs more time, you may use this guide as a reading schedule: The Orange Book - Book Study Reading Guide
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