CONTENT CONNECTION WORKSHEET Grade 4
Theme Title
FACING CHALLENGES
Theme #1 Lesson #3
Content Connection Social Studies
Essential Questions
 What are some healthy activities you can do in your community?
 How do character traits relate to people’s actions and motivations?
Resources
Main Selection and Leveled Books
 Danitra Brown Leaves Town
 Our Car Is Not a Star! (Below-Level)
 Jen is Gone (On-Level)
 See You Soon, June (Advanced)
 The Greco Family Reunion (ELL)
 Living Night Lights (Comprehension)
 Summertime Star Parties (Paired
Selection)
Core Program Vocabulary (Tier II)
 stroll
 sizzles
 particular
 clusters
 surrender
 sparkling
Other Resources
 Classroom Library
Cliff Hanger
The Disappearing Island
Chang and the Bamboo Flute
 Thanks a Million
 The Gardener
 Rhyme & PUNishment: Adventures in
Wordplay
Content Vocabulary (Tier III)
 archaeology
 artifacts
 communication
 erosion
 excavations
 landforms
 natural resources
 regions
 seismic activity
 transportation
 tourism
Comprehension Focus Strategy
 Identify types of question-answer
relationships
 Use strategies for answering questions
Comprehension Focus Skill
 Recognize comparison and contrast in
text
 Compare and contrast characters,
events, and places
Connecting Social Studies Standard
 Standard I: Students will understand
the relationship between the physical
geography in Utah and human life.
Objective
 2. a. Identify population
concentrations in the state and infer
causal relationships between
population and physical geography
Intended Learning Outcomes
 Understand concepts
Social Studies Activities t0 Develop Social Studies Concepts