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• Common Core aligned

• Daily practice paired with weekly assessments

• Ready to use for warm-ups, centers, or early finishers

• Reproducible

• A full 40 weeks of activities

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CD-104599 LANGUAGELANGUAGEARTSARTS

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Introduction

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Salt and PepperSalt and Pepper were born in the same month and lived

together at Peterson’s Pet Shop. Salt was a white kitten whose

cage sat in the front window beside a black puppy named

Pepper. The two were best friends.One day, Manuel and his father came into Peterson’s Pet

Shop to purchase a kitten. Manuel chose Salt because she was

so playful. Several weeks later, Liv and her mother stopped by the pet

shop to look at the puppies. “Oh, Mama,” said Liv. “This little

black puppy has such beautiful eyes, and he likes me already.”

“He seems great,” said her mother. “I hope he gets along with our neighbor Manuel’s new

white kitten.”“Oh, I think they’ll be best friends,” Liv replied. “Won’t they be cute together? Just like salt

and pepper!” 1. Find a word with the suff ix -ful. What does the suff ix mean?

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2. What word could you use instead of purchase?

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3. What was the effect of Salt and Pepper living next to each other in the pet shop?

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4. Is Liv right when she says, “Oh, I think they’ll be best friends”? What clues from the

story helped you answer that question?

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5. Tell about cat and dog friends you have met.

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Week #1 Assessment

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Trey and Nick were roller-skating down the sidewalk. Nick hit a stone and fell. His

knees and hands slammed into the ground. It was a good thing he was wearing

kneepads. His hands were another story.

1. Find a word in the paragraph that starts with a silent consonant. __________

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2. What is another word that you could use instead of slammed? ___________

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3. What was the effect of Nick hitting a stone while roller-skating? ___________

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4. What happened to Nick’s hands? ___________

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Only three problems out of his thirty-two were done. For the past half hour, Darren

had been looking at the page and daydreaming. “Hey, pass your paper up,” said Joe.

“Mrs. Walker just asked for our work.”

1. Find a word that is made up of two other words. ____

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2. What is another way to say half hour? ____________

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3. Pass is a homograph, a word that can be used in different ways. Circle the use

that is the same as in the paragraph: “I passed the test anyway!” or “Pass me the

butter.”

4. Who is Mrs. Walker? ___________

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Bonnie Butterf ly f lew through the air. She could see for miles. Bonnie was exhausted

and hungry and she wanted to land. She felt very comfortable f lying, but landing was

still hard for her. She caught sight of a patch of delicious-looking f lowers. “Oh dear,”

she thought. “Do I dare land there?”

1. Circle the word in the paragraph that has the same consonant blend as angry.

2. What does exhausted mean? ___________

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3. What does dare mean to Bonnie? Did another butterf ly dare her to land there?

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4. Bonnie Butterf ly has only just learned how to f ly. Circle the sentence that tells

you that.

Have you ever listened to the sweet strin

gs of symphony violins? Perhaps you have

heard the light melody of the f lutes. Or maybe you have heard the ping of harp

strings. The musicians in the orchestra are seated in special places to make the music

sound just right.

1. Circle the words that rhyme with f ight.

2. What is a symphony? ___________

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3. Some words sound like what they mean. As your teacher reads the paragraph

out loud, circle the word or words that sound like what they mean.

4. Is a symphony the same as an orchestra? ____________

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Week #1

Common Core Language Arts 4 Today: Daily Skil l Practice is a perfect supplement to any classroom language arts curriculum. Students’ reading skills will grow as they work on comprehension, f luency, vocabulary, and decoding. Students’ writing skills will improve as they work on elements of writing, writing structure, genre, parts of speech, grammar, and spelling, as well as the writing process.

This book covers 40 weeks of daily practice. Four comprehension questions or writing exercises a day for four days a week will provide students with ample practice in language arts skills. A separate assessment is included for the f if th day of each week.

Various skills and concepts are reinforced throughout the book through activities that align to the Common Core State Standards. To view these standards, please see the Common Core State Standards Alignment Matrix on pages 7 and 8.

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practice exercisesIndicates the weekly assessment

Indicates the Common Core State Standards covered in the daily practice exercises and the weekly assessment

Common Core State Standards Alignment Matrix

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Day 1

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Day 3

Day 4


Name_____________________________________________

Trey and Nick were roller-skating down the sidewalk. Nick hit a stone and fell. His knees and hands slammed into the ground. It was a good thing he was wearing kneepads. His hands were another story. 1. Find two words in the paragraph that start with a silent consonant. �� 2. What is another word that you could use instead of slammed? �� 3. What was the effect of Nick hitting a stone while roller-skating? �� 4. What happened to Nick’s hands? ��

Only three problems out of his thirty-two were done. For the past half hour, Darren had been looking at the page and daydreaming. “Hey, pass your paper up,” said Joe. “Mrs. Walker just asked for our work.” 1. Find a word that is made up of two other words. �� 2. What is another way to say half hour? �� 3. Pass is a homograph, a word that can be used in different ways. Circle the use

that is the same as in the paragraph: “I passed the test anyway!” or “Pass me the butter.”

4. Who is Mrs. Walker? ��

Bonnie Butterf ly f lew through the air. She could see for miles. Bonnie was exhausted and hungry and she wanted to land. She felt very comfortable f lying, but landing was still hard for her. She caught sight of a patch of delicious-looking f lowers. “Oh dear,” she thought. “Do I dare land there?” 1. Circle the word in the paragraph that has the same consonant blend as angry. 2. What does exhausted mean? �� 3. What does dare mean to Bonnie? Did another butterf ly dare her to land there? �� 4. Bonnie Butterf ly has only just learned how to f ly. Circle the sentence that tells

you that.

Have you ever listened to the sweet strings of symphony violins? Perhaps you have heard the light melody of the f lutes. Or, maybe you have heard the ping of harp strings. The musicians in the orchestra are seated in special places to make the music sound just right. 1. Circle the words that rhyme with f ight. 2. What is a symphony? �� 3. Some words sound like what they mean. As you read the paragraph, underline

the word or words that sound like what they mean. 4. Is a symphony the same as an orchestra? ��

Week #1

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Sugar and SpiceSugar and Spice were born in the same month and lived

together at Peterson’s Pet Shop. Sugar was a white kitten that sat in the front window beside a black puppy named Spice. The two were best friends.

One day, Manuel and his father came into Peterson’s Pet Shop to purchase a kitten. Manuel chose Sugar because she was so playful.

Several weeks later, Liv and her mother stopped by the pet shop to look at the puppies. “Oh, Mama,” said Liv. “This little black puppy has such beautiful eyes, and he likes me already.”

“He seems great,” said her mother. “I hope he gets along with our neighbor Manuel’s new white kitten.”

“Oh, I think they’ll be best friends,” Liv replied. “Won’t they be cute together? Just like Sugar and Spice!” 1. Find and write a word with the suff ix -ful. What does the suff ix mean? ��

2. What word could you use instead of purchase? ��

3. What was the effect of Sugar and Spice living next to each other in the pet shop? ��

4. Is Liv right when she says, “Oh, I think they’ll be best friends”? What clues from the story helped you answer that question?

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5. Tell about cat and dog friends you have met. ��

Week #1 Assessment

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

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Write three short lines under the f irst letter of each word that should be capitalized. 1. Did you watch the rose parade on new year’s eve?Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb to be (is, am, are). 2. I �� going to the movies on Saturday.Add the correct punctuation mark to the end of the sentence. 3. Do you want to go to the movies on Saturday night ��Write the plural form of the following nouns. 4. tooth �� woman �� mouse ��

Write three short lines under the f irst letter of each word that should be capitalized. 1. The librarian helps us choose books during national book week.Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb to be (is, am, are). 2. My friends �� going with me.Add the correct punctuation mark to the end of the sentence. 3. We are going to the theater at the mall ��Write the plural form of the following nouns. 4. goose �� person �� deer ��

Write three short lines under the f irst letter of each word that should be capitalized. 1. My family eats turkey and potatoes on thanksgiving day.Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb to be (is, am, are). 2. What �� your phone number?Add the correct punctuation mark to the end of the sentence. 3. I am going to buy a large popcorn and a bag of candy ��Write the plural form of the following nouns. 4. child �� sheep �� man ��

Write three short lines under the f irst letter of each word that should be capitalized. 1. The class planted a tree on arbor day.Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb to be (is, am, are). 2. You �� a nice person.Add the correct punctuation mark to the end of the sentence. 3. What do you like to eat at the movies ��Write the plural form of the following nouns. 4. ox �� moose �� f ish ��

Week #2

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Write three short lines under the f irst letter of each word that should be capitalized. Put punctuation marks in the right places.

1. We love to watch the f ireworks on independence day

2. Did you watch the f ireworks at the park on independence day

3. The irish celebrate st. patrick’s day every year

4. What is your favorite valentine’s day candy

Write the plural form of each noun.

5. calf ��

6. foot ��

7. child ��

Use each verb phrase in a sentence.

8. am taking ��

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9. are going ��

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10. is reading ��

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Week #2 Assessment

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