ms. bingham’s 4 th grade re ding ch llenge activities from houghton mifflin reading
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Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade
Re dingCh llenge Activities
From Houghton Mifflin Reading
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Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade
Ch llenge Activities
Directions: Select one of the following activities
to complete independently to extend your understanding of our Journeys theme. Complete a challenge activity contract. Your teacher will give you the due date when the contract is turned in.
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Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade
Ch llenge ActivitiesResearch Johnny’s Journey
Johnny Appleseed was an American pioneer.
• Research when and where Johnny Appleseed lived.• Explain the purpose of his journey.• Include a map to show where he traveled.
Objective Research and write about Johnny Appleseed
MaterialsReference sources, drawing paper, writing paper,
colored pencils
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Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade
Ch llenge ActivitiesTraveling to Space
Think about what it might be like when people can take trips to a space station. Write a magazine ad for a
travel company that might run such trips.
• Create a name for the company.• Tell what the trip will be like.• Include what people will see on the way.• Remember to use language that will catch a reader’s attention.
Objective Write an advertisement.
Materials Poster board, colored pencils or markers
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Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade
Ch llenge ActivitiesCrossing Time Zones
Write and solve math word problems that involve crossing one or more time zones as you take a journey across the United
States. Include the following:
• Where the journey begins and ends.• The time the journey begins.• The kind of transportation you use.• The length of the trip.• A question about the time you arrived.
Objective Write word problems.
Materials Map of United States time zones
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Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade
Ch llenge ActivitiesDesign a Mural
Design a mural showing different modes of transportation people use when they travel. Show both familiar and unusual ways to
travel. Include the following in your mural:
• Compare modes of traveling today and in the past.
• Show the most popular modes of transportation in various countries.
• Label each mode of travel.
Objective Create a mural about transportation.
Materials Mural paper, markers, reference materials
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Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade
Ch llenge ActivitiesAnimal Journeys
Make a chart showing the journeys of four or five migrating animals.
Include the following information on your chart:
• Name of each animal.
• Where each animal travels.
• How far each animal travels.
Objective Make a chart about animal migration.
Materials Reference sources, drawing paper