Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 4 provides 16 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories. For example:

Fiction Stories: "Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat""The Three Sillies""An Oregon Trail Diary" Nonfiction Stories: "Penguins, Pelicans, and Puffins""Grandma Moses""Go Fly a Kite" Activity pages include: comprehension questionsa vocabulary exercisea sequencing activity for every story Other skills addressed include the following: main ideaparts of speechsynonyms & antonymsalphabetical ordercontractionsprefixes and suffixes Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! Skill Sharpeners: Reading Teaching Guides include: How to Use directions for teaching reading skills and vocabularySample pacing guide to complete lessons and activitiesTeaching suggestions for analyzing textsExtension activities that include graphic organizers, reading journals, and hands-on activities to help children connect their learning