4th Grade

By fourth grade, kids are expected to be proficient readers and writers.

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Resources for 4th Grade

Cover of Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy Neuschwander, illustrated by Wayne Geehan

Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi

The picture book that gets elementary students to pi through a story rather than a formula. Reliable read-aloud for the circumference-and-diameter lesson.

Cover of Side by Side Student Book 1, third edition, by Molinsky and Bliss

Side by Side: Student Book 1 (Third Edition)

A conversation-first beginner course built around guided dialogues, which makes it one of the few ESL books that works with two people at a kitchen table.

Cover of the Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids English-Spanish edition

Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids (English-Spanish)

The school-subject vocabulary an English learner needs to actually follow a math or science lesson, with Spanish translations alongside.

Cover of the Oxford Picture Dictionary Third Edition monolingual edition

Oxford Picture Dictionary, Third Edition

The standard visual dictionary in ESL classrooms worldwide: roughly 4,000 words organized by real-life situation rather than alphabetically.

Cover of Late, Lost, and Unprepared by Joyce Cooper-Kahn and Laurie Dietzel

Late, Lost, and Unprepared

A clinical psychologist's parent guide to executive functioning, organized skill by skill so you can work on the one your child actually struggles with.

Cover of How to Do Homework Without Throwing Up by Trevor Romain

How to Do Homework Without Throwing Up

A short, cartoon-illustrated book written directly to kids aged 8-13 about why homework feels awful and what to actually do about it. Read it in an afternoon.

Cover of Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Bud, Not Buddy

Newbery Medal novel following a ten-year-old orphan across Depression-era Michigan in search of the father he thinks he has found.

Cover of The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

The Sign of the Beaver

Newbery Honor survival story set in 1768 Maine, in which a settler boy and a Penobscot boy teach each other to live in the wilderness.

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D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths

The classic illustrated introduction to the Greek gods, goddesses and heroes — a staple read-aloud in classical homeschool programs.

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Famous Men of Rome

Memoria Press's classical-education reader covering Rome through short biographies, from Romulus to Constantine.

Cover of Writing with Ease: Strong Fundamentals by Susan Wise Bauer

Writing with Ease: Strong Fundamentals

Susan Wise Bauer's guide to teaching elementary writing through narration, copywork, and dictation—explaining the why behind each skill so parents can build their own four-year writing plan. For grades 1–4.

National Geographic Kids Beginner's World Atlas, 5th Edition

National Geographic Kids Beginner's World Atlas, 5th Edition

National Geographic's photo-rich, easy-to-read world atlas for ages 4–10—introducing continents, oceans, and map skills with stunning images and simple, colorful maps.