Common Core Top Pick for Language and Reading Literature and Informational Text Language Conventions of Standard English Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Reading Literature and Informational Text Key Ideas and Details Integration of Knowledge and Ideas View all Common Core Top Picks for Language and Reading Literature and Informational Text Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 4 provides 16 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories. For example: Fiction Stories: "Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat" "The Three Sillies"   "An Oregon Trail Diary" Nonfiction Stories: "Penguins, Pelicans, and Puffins" "Grandma Moses" "Go Fly a Kite"                                      Activity pages include: comprehension questions a vocabulary exercise a sequencing activity for every story Other skills addressed include the following: main idea parts of speech synonyms & antonyms alphabetical order contractions prefixes and suffixes