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Fourth Grade Rats - Activities and Creative Projects

Nothing but Class

Regular price $5.25

Discover the humor of Fourth Grade Rats with this 36-page activity pack, designed to inspire deeper understanding and engagement with Jerry Spinelli's story! Includes both printable and digital versions, along with answer keys.

Featuring 16 standards-aligned activities, this resource helps students practice with key literary features like character, theme, plot, figurative language, and opinion writing.

Perfect for whole class, small group, or independent learning, the open-ended questions and graphic organizers are adaptable for any learning style!

This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this novel study.

1) 16 Standards-aligned Reading Response Activities

  • Cause and Effect
  • Figurative Language
  • Character Responses
  • Comic Strip
  • Joey's Point of View
  • Character Notes
  • Ask and Answer Questions
  • How to be a Fourth Grade Rat
  • Character Traits
  • Learning Log
  • Would You Rather...?
  • Chapter Highlights
  • Suds: Character Changes
  • Theme Thoughts
  • My Book Cover
  • Fourth Grade Rats: Quotes and Responses

2) Culminating Project Options

  • 10 creative project options for students to showcase their understanding after finishing the book

3) Easy Planning and Low Prep

  • Table of Contents provides a clear, organized overview.
  • Teacher Tips for guidance.
  • Common Core Codes included for every activity.
  • Student Packet Covers to keep everything neat and organized.
  • Assignment Tracker for students to track their progress.
  • Complete Answer Keys for effortless grading.

4) Instructions for digital Google Slides Version

This product is contained within my complete novel study for this book.

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Fourth Grade Rats - Comprehension and Vocabulary Pack

What You'll Receive: Upon purchasing, you will download a zip file. Within the zip file, you will find multiple PDFs. One PDF is the printable version. The other PDF(s) contain instructions for how to access the digital version(s). To clarify, you will not receive a physical book or packet. (Applies to paid products only.)

Digital Version Info: For the digital version(s), you will need Internet access and a free Google account, OR Google Classroom. Digital versions will work on computers or iPads. (To use Google Slides versions on an iPad without Google Classroom, simply have your students download the Google Slides app, available for free on iTunes.) Within your downloaded zip file, you will see explicit, easy-to-follow instructions that will get you started in minutes! Students will be highly engaged and freshly invigorated as they type, draw, and diagram directly into the file on their computers or tablets. They can easily share their work with you as they go, all without the hassle of paper, pencil, and copies. (Applies to paid products only.)

Terms of Use: This product is not editable. Redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item on the Internet are all strictly prohibited. Purchasing this product obtains one license, which allows it to be used in one classroom only. (Applies to both free and paid products.)

Refund Policy: Due to the digital nature of this resource, refunds or exchanges cannot be issued. Thank you for carefully reading the description and viewing the preview before your purchase.