9 Independent Work Packets - 72 Seasonal Activities for Fourth & Fifth Grade

Eight no-prep seasonal learning activities per month engage fourth or fifth grade students in meaningful independent work. Kids respond in printable or digital packets. It's a teacher's (or parent's) dream come true!

Each module merges digital content with engaging tasks. The specially designed interactive websites house texts, presentations, and motivational links keep kids working independently in the classroom or through hybrid or distance learning. Packets may be printed, accessed as forced Google Slides, or shared as Easel Activities.

Open the previews to see activities in more detail. Monthly topics are listed below.

September - Fall Foliage and Trees

• Informational Text – Exploring Cause and Effect in Text
• Language – Analyzing Figurative Language
• Listening – Examining Claims and Evidence
• Literature – Investigating Imagery
• Math – Using Factor Trees
• Science – Using Chromatography to Separate Pigments in Leaves
• Social Studies – Mapping Changes in Fall Foliage
• Writing – Personifying a Tree

October - Halloween

• Informational Text - Answering Questions
• Language - Writing Dialogue
• Listening - Gathering Information from a Speech
• Literature - Making Inferences from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
• Math - Practicing Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division
• Science - Exploring Physical and Chemical Changes
• Social Studies - Creating a Fall Foliage Map
• Writing - Writing an Informational Piece

November - Veterans Day, Pizza Day, Thanksgiving

• Informational Text - Reading a Turkey Diagram
• Language - Capitalizing Relatives’ Names
• Listening – Taking Notes on How to Make Pizza Video
• Literature – Reading and Responding to “Two Thanksgiving Gentlemen”
• Math – Evaluating Thanksgiving Dinner Nutrition Facts and Logic Puzzles
• Science – Exploring Engineering and Design
• Social Studies – Sequencing the History of Veteran’s Day
• Writing – Persuasive Writing About the National Anthem

December - Holidays

• Informational Text – Learning About the December Solstice
• Language - Capitalizing Titles
• Listening – Drawing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Literature – Analyzing “Twas the Night Before Christmas"
• Math – Determining Perimeter and Area in Santa’s Workshop
• Science – Exploring Electrical Circuits
• Social Studies – Considering How Kids Can Make a Difference
• Writing – Persuading Santa to Hire You

January - Snow

• Informational Text – Discriminating Between Primary and Secondary Sources
• Language – Exploring Commonly Confused Words
• Listening – Investigating Snowboarding
• Literature – Comparing Personification of Jack Frost in Video and Poetry
• Math – Finding Symmetry
• Science – Exploring the Formation of Snow
• Social Studies – Studying How People Use Snow
• Writing – Designing a Snow Fort

February - The Heart and Valentine's Day

• Informational Text – Keeping Your Heart Healthy
• Language – Studying Coordinating Conjunctions
• Listening – Exploring How the Heart Functions
• Literature – Making Inferences from Drawings of the Queen of Hearts
• Math – Analyzing Candy Heart Fractions
• Science – Writing About the Sequence of a Heart Attack
• Social Studies – Discovering Economics Related to Candy Hearts
• Writing – Writing a Shape Poem

March - Leprechauns and the Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow

• Informational Text – Reading About the Gold Rush
• Language – Understanding Common Proverbs
• Listening – Investigating Panning and Mining for Gold
• Literature – Exploring Two Golden Tales by Aesop
• Math – Calculating the Price of Gold
• Science – Exploring Light and Rainbows
• Social Studies – Following Gold Through the Ages
• Writing – Using Ethos, Logos, or Pathos to Convince the Leprechaun

April - Kites and Windy Weather

• Informational Text – Exploring the Water Cycle
• Language – Using Precise Language
• Listening – Building a Tetrahedral Kite
• Literature – Comparing Two Poems About Wind
• Math – Analyzing Weather Data
• Science – Considering Why the Wind Blows
• Social Studies – Taking a Look at Kite Festivals Around the World
• Writing – Writing a Story About Flying Kites

May - Plants and Growing Things

• Informational Text – Exploring Pollination
• Language – Ordering Adjectives
• Listening – Exploring Seed Dispersal
• Literature – Analyzing Classic Literature from Hans Christian Andersen
• Math – Planning a Garden
• Science – Taking Notes on Photosynthesis
• Social Studies – Exploring Causes and Effects of Deforestation
• Writing – Writing About Germination

Kids love these online learning experiences. They're great for early finishers, gifted and talented programs, or anyone!

Enjoy teaching!

Brenda Kovich