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Night Visitors on the Trail Camera

Grade 4 word choice practice: pick exact verbs, describing words and nouns to write clear captions for trail camera photos of animals.

Grade 4ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.4.3.a

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students choose exact verbs that show how an animal moved or acted.
Students replace vague words and phrases with precise nouns and describing words.

How to use

Read the class trail camera story together, then have students picture each photo before choosing a word. Share the final captions aloud.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.4.3.a

Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.

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Night Visitors on the Trail Camera

Choose exact words for wildlife photo captions.

Exact action words

Read about each photo. Choose the words that tell exactly what happened.

Ms. Okafor's fourth-grade class set up a trail camera at the edge of the woods behind their school. The camera takes photos and short videos whenever an animal moves in front of it. Every morning, the class looks at what the camera recorded during the night and writes captions for the hallway display. A good caption uses exact words so readers can picture the photo.

Photo 1 shows a raccoon pulling the lid off the compost bin with its front paws. Which caption tells what happened most precisely?

A. A raccoon sat on top of the compost bin's lid.
B. A raccoon did something to the compost bin.
C. A raccoon pried the lid off the compost bin.
D. A raccoon was over by the compost bin a while.

Photo 2 shows a red fox moving along the fence. It is going faster than a walk but slower than a run, with quick, light steps. Which word fits best? "A red fox ___ along the fence."