4th Grade Spelling Unit | Spelling Curriculum | Spelling Lists

Teaching spelling has never been easier!

With over 30 weeks of engaging content and more than 500 pages of resources, this program focuses on spelling patterns and rules to help students truly understand the "why" behind the words they spell. Each week offers a list of 10 carefully chosen words, plus room for 5 personalized vocabulary words that you can tailor to fit current themes or areas where your students need a little extra help.

This curriculum covers many spelling conventions like prefixes, vowel pairs, and silent letters. Your students will dive into the reasons behind spelling rules, all while strengthening their overall language arts skills.

Just print and go! No prep required!

Each weekly package comes with a colorful poster that showcases the week’s spelling words and patterns, a handy test sentence sheet, pretest and test templates, and a variety of worksheets tailored to different learning styles. Whether your students are tracing words or identifying the correct spellings in context, the activities ensure a well-rounded approach to spelling.

I’ve also included supplementary resources to make the curriculum even more adaptable, such as a comprehensive 4th grade spelling list, multiple test templates, and personalized practice sheets.

Give your 4th graders the tools they need to succeed in spelling with a curriculum that encourages active learning and lasting retention through understanding and connection.

Spelling Rules and Patterns Included By Week:

Week 1- Open Syllables in a vowel/consonant/vowel pattern

Week 2- Open Syllables in a vowel/vowel pattern

Week 3- Double Vowel Syllables (-ai and -ay)

Week 4- Double Vowel Syllables (-oa and -oe)

Week 5- Double Vowel Syllables (-ea)

Week 6- Double Vowel Syllables (-ie and -ei)

Week 7- Suffixes (-able and -ible)

Week 8- Ending Spelling Pattern (-ought and -ound)

Week 9- Suffixes (-tion and -sion)

Week 10- Contractions

Week 11- Dipthong (-ow)

Week 12- Plural Nouns (with -es endings)

Week 13- Ending Spelling Pattern (-igh)

Week 14- Prefixes (dis-, im-, and in-)

Week 15- Homophones

Week 16- "R-controlled" vowels (-ir, -er, -ur)

Week 17- Plural Forms of nouns that end with -f or -fe

Week 18- Beginning Letter Combinations (thr-, scr-, str-, and squ-)

Week 19- Suffixes (-er and -est)

Week 20- Beginning Combinations (sh-, ch-, and wh-)

Week 21- Letter Combinations (-sh, -ch, and -tch)

Week 22- Compound Words

Week 23- Commonly Misspelled Words

Week 24- Commonly Misspelled Words

Week 25- Commonly Misspelled Words

Week 26- Plural Nouns (add an -s and change -y to -e and add -es)

Week 27- Phonograms (kn-, gn-, and wr-)

Week 28- Suffixes (-ful and -ly)

Week 29- Hard and Soft C and G Sounds and Spellings

Week 30- Ending Spelling Patterns (-old, -ost, -oll, and -olt)

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