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Grade 4 · English Language Arts · Unit 13 of 17

Making Connections

Link what you read to your life and the world

What your child practises

Practises using what you already know, text-to-self, text-to-text and text-to-world connections, choosing the right text, and deciding what to share from research.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: ELA.4.B1.1, ELA.4.B1.2, ELA.4.B1.3, ELA.4.B1.4, ELA.4.B2.4 · prior knowledge, choosing texts, inquiry questions and making connections to texts

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    A character feels left out. Which connection could you make?

    • It is Tuesday.
    • I like pizza.
    • I felt that way when I was new at school.

  2. Question 2

    Which helps you understand a new text about space?

    • Think about what you already know about planets
    • Ignore the title
    • Read only the last page

  3. Question 3

    Which is a good reason to choose a nonfiction book?

    • To read a made-up fairy tale
    • To learn facts about a topic
    • To read a joke only

  4. Question 4

    You want to find out when the library opens. Which text is best?

    • The library's website or sign
    • A poem about autumn
    • A fairy tale

  5. Question 5

    Which source would be best to learn how volcanoes work?

    • A cookbook
    • A science book about volcanoes
    • A map of a mall

  6. Question 6

    Why might two readers connect differently to the same story?

    • They have different experiences
    • One reads wrong
    • The words change

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