English Year 4 Language Language for Expressing & Developing Ideas

Expand vocabulary by exploring a range of synonyms and antonyms, and using words encountered in a range of sources

Code AC9E4LA11

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24 resources

  • Unit Plan Year: 4

    English Unit: Word Origins

    This unit helps students understand the etymological origins of common Latin and Greek roots and stems they may encounter in year level text...

  • Unit Plan Year: 1 2 3 4 +2

    STEAM Unit: Designing Robots

    Unlike many of our STEAM activities, this is a full unit, designed for Year 3 and 4 students to fulfil part of the Design and Technologies p...

  • Presentation Year: 4

    Step-by-Step - Word Origins - Presentation

    This presentation introduces students to our language as we know it today. It begins by exploring where and how our dialect formed over time...

  • Presentation Year: 1 2 3 4 +2

    Designing Robots - Presentation

    This STEAM presentation teaches students how robots are designed and made to solve student problems, and then walks students through the des...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Word Origins - Check In

    This check in has been designed as a formative assessment tool to gauge how students are progressing in the understanding of common Greek an...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Word Origins Quiz

    This fun an engaging quiz includes questions to activate and test your student's knowledge of word origins. The 15 questions provide definit...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Make a Word

    Consolidate knowledge of Latin and Greek roots with this fun, no prep game! Students work their way around the gameboard, landing on Greek o...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Where in the World?

    An interesting and engaging worksheet where students will need to research the original definitions of the words to match them correctly....

  • Resource Year: 4

    Word Origins - Crossword

    A great way for students to consolidate their knowledge of common Latin and Greek roots and stems. Β 

  • Resource Year: 4

    Match the Roots

    In this fun and engaging worksheet, students must match the root or stem to the provided definitions, to solve the joke at the bottom of the...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Find the Roots

    Use this worksheet to provide students the opportunity to identify and colour the root or stem in each of the words on the page.Β  Β 

  • Resource Year: 4

    Word Origins - Student Reference Card

    This card serves as a great personal reference for students to refer to after being introduced to word origins.Β  Β 

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    I have, who has - Etymology

    Consolidate knowledge of Latin and Greek roots with this fun, whole class activity! Included are 28 common Latin and Greek roots. A perfect...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    What is the Word?

    Consolidate knowledge of Latin and Greek roots with this fun, no prep game! Students work their way around the gameboard, landing on Greek o...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Foldable Root Words

    This fun an engaging worksheet can be utilised in the teaching and learning of Greek and Latin etymology.Β  Use the sheet when focusing on...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Root Word Bunting

    This fun and engaging activity has been designed to get the whole class involved in the teaching and learning of Greek and Latin etymology.Β ...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Root Words - Poster Set

    These bright and informative posters show the link between some English words and their origins in Latin and Greek. The posters are not o...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4

    Egg Drop Evaluation

    Students complete this worksheet after testing their egg drop design and watching others in the class. They sketch their design, and then re...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4

    Building a Tiny House

    For this worksheet, students have to weigh the desire to create a sustainable and environmental sound house, while sticking to a budget. The...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4

    Choosing Materials

    While no materials is capable at being good at everything, all materials serve a purpose. The story of the three little pigs shows how impor...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4

    Types of Materials

    Students rank common materials based on their physical, mechanical, and chemical properties.

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4

    Material Properties

    Students look closely at a familiar material and assess it’s various properties, including physical, mechanical and economic properties.

  • Worksheet Year: 4

    A Material World

    Students examine objects around them to figure out what materials go into their construction.

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6 +1

    Vivid Verbs - Word Display

    This Vivid Verb display provides students with numerous synonyms for 15 common verbs that can transform their writing to be powerfullyΒ descr...

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