GIPS TIE Program: Mr. Balcom's Classroom: Teacher's Work Room

Here you will find resources for teaching 4th grade that may be helpful to you. Feel free to use or modify any of these resources to suit your needs. This section is arranged by subject.

Scholastic Shared Reading

Prevoke Vocabograms

UNIT 1: Chapter by Chapter	UNIT 2: What an Idea!	UNIT 3: Discovery Teams
Young Arthur (.cwk)	A Piece of String is a Wonderful Thing (.cwk)	The Best New Thing (.cwk)
Cherokee Summer (.cwk)	The Invetion of Sneakers (.cwk)	The Desert Beneath the Sea (.cwk)
Growing Up With Jerry Spinelli (.cwk)	The Donuts (.cwk)	The Lost Lake (.cwk)
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (.cwk)	Wings (.cwk)	from Sarah Plain and Tall (.cwk)

UNIT 4: The Funny Side	UNIT 5: Nature Guides	UNIT 6: It Takes a Leader
Yours Truly Goldilocks (.cwk)	Ali Baba Hunts for a Bear (.cwk)	Dinner at Aunt Connie's House (.cwk)
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (.cwk)	from Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back (.cwk)	Rain Player (.cwk)
Fifteen Minutes (.cwk)	from Swimming with Sea Lions (.cwk)	The Rag Coat (.cwk)
Sally Ann, Thunder Ann, Whirlwind (.cwk)	The Great Kapok Tree (.cwk)	Teammates (.cwk)

Misc. Reading Resources

Rubric for behavior in Guided Reading Groups (.cwk)

Writing Resources

	Math	Trailblazers
Unit 1: Data About Us	Unit 2: Geometric Investigations	Unit 3: Numbers and Number Operations	Unit 4: Products and Factors
			4.1 Mult. Rectangles 1-25 (.pdf)

Unit 5: Using Data To Predict	Unit 6: Place Value Patterns	Unit 7: Patterns in Multiplication	Unit 8: An Assessment Unit
	6.2 Data Table (.pdf)	7.3 Broken Calculator Backpage (.pdf)

Unit 9: Shapes and Solids	Unit 10: Using Decimals	Unit 11: Multiplication	Unit 12: Exploring Fractions
	10.2 Tenths Data Table (.pdf)

Unit 13: Division	Unit 14: Chancy Predictions	Unit 15: Using Patterns	Unit 16: Assessing Our Learning
13.2 Division Quiz (.pdf)	14.3 Raw Data (.pdf) 14.4 Class Data Table (.pdf)

		Trailblazers Generic Pages

		Click the thumbnaial images to download the .jpg files you need.

Misc. Math Trailblazers Items
Unit by Unit Vocabulary Screensaver: Download this file to display the words from each Math Trailblazers unit on your classroom computer. The .zip file contains all the vocabulary words from each unit as .jpg files. These files can then be displayed as pictures using the screen saver preferences on your classroom computer. (All units are now online!) Download the Units 1-8 .zip file HERE. Download the Units 9-15 .zip file HERE.
Unit by Unit Vocabulary Printable Posters: These Appleworks documents are simple lists of all the vocabulary words used in Math Trailblazers. They are seperated into individual files for each unit and you may download them all as a .zip file. Download the .zip file HERE.
Math Trailblazers Journal Notebook: This Appleworks document is new for this year. I compiled all the journal entries for each unit, added lines for writing answers and spaces for illustrations and bound it in this handy journal book for the students. Complete with cover page, this is an excellent resource for teachers as well as students. Download Journal (.cwk) HERE.
Math Trailblazes iCal Lesson Plans: This is a calendar file which contains lesson plans for every single 4th Grade Math Trailblazers lesson. Every Unit. Every Lesson. Simply download the file and then open with iCal. These lessons are self repeating annualy. A great planning tool especially when using pacing guides. Download Lesson Plans HERE.