Tip: browse all Grade 4 worksheets for follow-up practice, or grab a printable game pack (sorting cards, bingo, spelling tiles) for centers time.
Synonyms — Grade 4 Lesson Plan
Common Core L.4.5c · 20–30 minutes · whole class or small group
🎯 Objective
Demonstrate understanding of words by identifying synonyms Students practice through a printed warm-up, then reinforce with an interactive game at their own pace.
📄 Warm-up (5–10 min): printable worksheet
Print one per student. Work the first two items together, then let students finish independently.
- Synonyms: Same Meaning Words — Match, choose, and write words with similar meanings
- Synonyms: Recognize — Synonyms — worksheet 2 of 10.
- Synonyms: Sort & Compare — Synonyms — worksheet 3 of 10.
🎮 Practice (10 min): online game
Same skill, game form — students who finish the worksheet early start here. Progress saves locally; classrooms with class codes sync to the teacher dashboard.
✅ Wrap-up (5 min): quick check
Call out three words from the worksheet. Students show the answer with fingers (counts) or whiteboards (spellings). Anyone shaky returns to the game's earlier levels for review tomorrow.