Grade 4 – Unit 2
Animal Categories
The Animal Categories Releasing Writers-inspired POWeR Cycle helps Grade 4 students explore how animals are classified based on diet while building structured, meaningful writing skills. Aligned with the Ontario Science curriculum, this classroom-ready resource was created by Ontario teachers for Ontario classrooms.
Structured Writing Cycle
What’s for Dinner? Classifying Animals by what they Eat
- Mentor Text – What’s for Dinner? Classifying Animals by what they Eat
- Educator Resource – Structured Writing
- Instructional Slide Deck – Structured Writing
- Instructional Slide Deck – Vocabulary
- Colour Coded and Student Exemplars
- Student Writing Page with Prompt
General Resources
- Learning Through Literacy Grade 4 Overview