4th Grade Biliteracy Unit Framework

Unit-by-unit biliteracy resources for 4th Grade, in English and Español. Each unit includes the biliteracy framework, assessment materials, standards, foundational skills, and family newsletters.

4th Grade Sample Biliteracy Schedule: View Sample Schedule

Unit 1

English

August 24 – September 25

Internal and External Structures of Plants and Animals RL · Narrative Fiction

Standards: RL 4.1, RL 4.3, RL 4.6, RL 4.9, RL 4.10 · W 4.3, W 4.5, W 4.8, W 4.9, W 4.4, W 4.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Unit 1 Foundational Skills

Short vowels · Long a · Long e · Long i · Long o · Prefixes · Digraphs · Three-letter blends · r-controlled vowels /ar/ and /or/ · Suffixes

Wonders: Phonics/Spelling Reproducibles · Grammar Practice Reproducibles

Family Newsletter: English · Spanish

Spanish

August 24 – October 30

Cycle 1 Assessment: September 28–October 1

What are the physical characteristics that have made California a place where people want to live?

Standards: RI 4.1, RI 4.2, RI 4.4, RI 4.5, RI 4.7, RI 4.10 · W 4.2, W 4.7, W 4.8, W 4.9, W 4.4, W 4.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Unit 1 Foundational Skills

Palabras con ce, ci, z · c, s, z · c, q, k · b, bl, br · Cambio de z por c en el plural · r, rr · ge, gi, j · ga, go, gu, gue, gui, diéresis · mb, mp · ba, ban, bar, bene, bien, bor

Maravillas: Cuaderno de ortografía · Cuaderno de gramática

Family Newsletter: English · Spanish

Curriculum Alignment: Curriculum Alignment · 26-27 Matrix · Binder · Assessment ID #151833

Unit 2

English

September 28 – October 30

Cycle 2 Assessment: November 2–November 5

What is energy and how is it transferred?

Standards: RI 4.1, RI 4.2, RI 4.5, RI 4.8, RI 4.10 · W 4.2, W 4.6, W 4.7, W 4.8, W 4.9, W 4.4, W 4.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Foundational Skills Unit 2

r-controlled vowels er, ir, ur · Words with silent letters · Soft c and g · Plurals · Compound words

Family Newsletter: English Version · Spanish Version

Spanish

November 9 – January 15

Cycle 3 Assessment: January 19–January 22

Essential Question: How did different communities view historical events during California’s development? How does a community’s point of view affect how they interpret and describe events?

Standards: RL 4.1, RL 4.3, RL 4.4, RL 4.6, RL 4.9, RL 4.10 · W 4.3, W 4.5, W 4.8, W 4.9, W 4.4, W 4.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Foundational Skills Unit 2

Palabras con h · b, v · Plural de palabras terminadas en consonante o en i, u · ll, y

Family Newsletter: English Version · Spanish Version

Curriculum Alignment: Curriculum Alignment · 26-27 Matrix · Binder · Assessment ID #151834

Unit 3

English

November 9 – January 15

Our Quest for Energy RI · Opinion

Standards: RI 4.1, RI 4.3, RI 4.4, RI 4.7, RI 4.10 · W 4.1, W 4.6, W 4.8, W 4.9, W 4.4, W.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Foundational Skills

Inflectional endings · Changing y to i · Words with /ü/, /ū/, /ů/ · Diphthongs /oi/ and /ou/ · Variant vowel /ô/

Family Newsletter: English Version · Spanish Version

Spanish

January 25 – February 25

Whose rules? How have people worked together to address unfair or unjust rules or laws?

Standards: RI 4.1, RI 4.3, RI 4.6, RI 4.9, RI 4.10 · W 4.1, W 4.6, W 4.9, W 4.4, W 4.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Foundational Skills

División en sílabas · Diptongos, hiatos, triptongos · Identificar la sílaba tónica · Contar sílabas · Palabras agudas · Palabras esdrújulas · Sobresdrújulas · Acentuación ortográfica de verbos con pronombre enclítico (ej. dícese, aconsejame)

Family Newsletter: English Version · Spanish Version

Curriculum Alignment: Curriculum Alignment · 26-27 Matrix · Binder · Assessment ID #151835