The right workbooks can supplement classroom learning and help kids retain the concepts they’re learning. Still, there are so many options out there that it can be hard to know which ones are best. We’ve done the work for you! This list of fourth grade workbooks is teacher-approved. Plus, you’ll find engaging, curriculum-aligned activities for specific subject areas and to prevent summer learning loss.
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Best Math Fourth Grade Workbooks
4th Grade Common Core Math
20 weeks of daily multiple choice practice and weekly assignments! This workbook follows a state-aligned Common Core curriculum to help fourth grade students learn math concepts. Also, you’ll find an end of year assessment.
Real review: “I am a 4th grade teacher and this book is one that I am VERY happy that I purchased. It is well laid out with great day by day work with a nice assessment on each day five.”
Spectrum – Math Workbook – 4th Grade
This engaging fourth grade workbook covers nearly all subjects. Multiplication and division, fractions and decimals, measurements conversions, classifying geometric figures, and prepping for algebra.
Real review: “It has the content well ordered with lots of practice worksheets gradually getting more difficult and also with enough word problems.”
Introducing MATH! Grade 4
Provide students with a comprehensive overview of Grade 4 mathematics. Includes topic overviews with instruction, practice questions, and answer explanations. Plus, free digital access to video explanations.
Real review:“Very engaging, promotes concept learning, and helps to develop an independent learner.”
CommonCore Math Workbook Grade 4
Based on Common Core state standards, this fourth grade workbook is similar to a standardized math exam. It features questions of all types, including multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, true or false, match the correct answer and free-response questions.
Real review: “Definitely the most efficient workbooks that I have seen so far! Their pictorial representations, font legibility, practice questions and the detailed answer explanations makes my students want to practice more!”
Star Wars Workbook: 4th Grade Math
Learn well, they will with this intergalactic fourth grade workbook. Kids will enjoy working through problems as they show the Jawas which decimals are greater, multiply fractions to find out how many coins Han Solo has, play tic-tac-toe with the Jedi to practice rounding skills, and more!
Real review: “I am delighted with this workbook. I love the wonderful illustrations, but what impresses me the most is that the topics presented are aligned with the Common Core Standards.”
Best Reading Fourth Grade Workbooks
Reading Comprehension, Grade 4
This full-color fourth grade workbook contains appropriate passages and exercises based on national standards for fourth grade. The result? You can ensure that students master reading comprehension skills.
Real review: “Really has some neat exercises. Helped my son gain some confidence. Book is really short though. Will keep buying from this maker.”
Scholastic Success With Reading Tests, Grade 4
This standards-based book gives students the targeted, skill-building practice they need to succeed at reading. Each workbook includes more than 40 ready-to-reproduce practice pages. Plus, the easy-to-follow directions and fun exercises motivate students to work on their own.
Real review: “I will be using the short passages as a morning warm-up in my classroom, but these can also be used at home.”
Spectrum – Reading Workbook – 4th Grade
This fourth grade workbook focuses on practice for reading comprehension. Includes letters and sounds, word recognition, theme, integration of knowledge and ideas, main idea, story structure, summarization, key ideas, and details.
Real review: “We homeschool and this book was amazing for my daughter’s reading comprehension. The short stories are engaging and she’s learned a lot from them..”
Scholastic Success With Reading Comprehension, Grade 4
This reading comprehension workbook correlates to state standards for fourth grade students. Topics include identifying main ideas, sequencing, making inferences, predicting outcomes, and more!
Real review: “This booklet is highly detailed which is great for some. Grade level appropriate that will challenge adequately.”
180 Days of Reading: Grade 4
Students will gain regular practice through these quick diagnostic-based activities. Both fiction and nonfiction passages are provided as well as data-driven assessment tips. Also, find a Digital Resource CD with assessment analysis and electronic versions of the daily practice activities.
Real review: “The best thing about this book is the shorter daily passages. Great to work with a reluctant reader.”
Best Writing Fourth Grade Workbooks
Spectrum – Writing Workbook – 4th Grade
Encourage kids through each step of the writing process. They will practice writing paragraphs, personal narratives, fiction stories, how-to instructions, descriptive comparisons, research reports, persuasive letters, and more.
Real review: “I really like how the writing process is broken down into components to help the student build a story. Each lesson is short and sweet and easy to follow.”
Scholastic Success with Writing, Grade 4
Each fourth grade workbook includes more than 40 ready-to-reproduce practice pages. Activities are designed to correlate with state standards. They also include easy-to-follow directions and fun exercises that motivate kids to work independently.
Real review: “Very well written and organized, I use this to help create lesson plans for my tutoring services. The whole series is very helpful.”
Grade 4 Writing (Kumon Writing Workbooks)
This workbook is designed to introduce students to fourth grade vocabulary and writing skills with step-by-step guidance. Kids become familiar with one technique at a time with the goal of mastering writing concepts and becoming self-motivated learners.
Real review: “What I like about Kumon workbooks is that each page is very short, but also very challenging.”
180 Days of Writing for Fourth Grade
Fourth-grade students can practice writing opinion, informative/explanatory, and narrative pieces. They also get to strengthen their language and grammar skills. Centered on high-interest themes, each two-week unit is aligned to one writing standard.
Real review: “Good topics to keep kids interested. Stays on same topic for at least 4 lessons to fulfill total understanding.”
Star Wars Workbook: 4th Grade Reading and Writing
Take kids on a learning adventure in a galaxy far, far away with this Star Wars-themed fourth grade workbook. Students will enjoy correcting the grammar in a passage about Jango and Boba Fett, underlining the prepositional phrases in Luke Skywalker’s lines from the Star Wars movies, writing a story set on the forest moon of Endor, and more!
Real review: “My fourth grade son loves these Star Wars Workbooks! Great for Summer review or extra work. The pictures are vibrant and engaging. Well worth the price.”
Best Science & Social Studies Fourth Grade Workbooks
Spectrum Science for 4th Grade
This fourth grade workbook provides focused practice to support science literacy. Find facts about energy alternatives, plant and animal classification, and the conservation of matter. Answer keys are included to gauge skill mastery.
Real review: “I like that the passages are interesting, even to me. I also like that the questions at the end require my son to read carefully (twice at least) and also think through his own take on things and answer written questions.”
Daily Science, Grade 4
Using the scientific method, students will explore Earth, physical, and life science concepts through hands-on activities, vocabulary practice and multiple choice comprehension tests. Each week divides into five daily concentrated lessons such as is it safe to eat moldy food? and how does bacteria cause cavities?
Real review: “Every week there is a new ‘BIG IDEA’ question, with nonfiction passages, questions, and activities built into manageable daily assignments, with review every few weeks.”
180 Days of Science: Grade 4
Aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and state standards, this resource encourages students to analyze and evaluate scientific data and scenarios, improve their understanding of science and engineering practices, answer constructed-response questions, and increase their higher-order thinking skills.
Real review: “I do this weekly with my kiddos. It really helps them dig into a text to find text evidence for their answers. This helps me teach them skills that I wouldn’t have time (or even think about) teaching otherwise.”
DK Workbooks: Geography, Fourth Grade
Designed to meet Common Core standards, this fourth grade workbook develops a further understanding of geography. Plus, it contains exercises on topics including a detailed look at each continent, physical features, and types of maps, with a focus on different maps of the United States.
Real review: “This book is excellent for an overview. It does not go in detail, but is great for short, introductions to geographical concepts.”
Core Skills Social Studies: Workbook Grade 4
Engage students with simplified passages that help kids gain a better understanding of the world around them. Interactive lessons encourage active participation with the text, including practice with maps, charts, and illustrations.
Real review: “These books are really age appropriate and fun. My kids really enjoyed working through this book. I would highly recommend this.”
Best Overall Fourth Grade Workbooks for Summer
Kids Summer Academy by ArgoPrep – Grades 4-5
These fourth grade workbooks are designed to keep students engaged and prevent summer learning loss. Students will be able to review and practice English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Writing, and more!
Real review: “There are a lot of questions in the book and we enjoy going through the material. The questions are also aligned with the school making it very useful.”
Summer Bridge Activities – Grades 4 – 5
Intended to help prevent summer slide in just 15 minutes a day, this workbook focuses on all subjects! Math, writing, reading, science, social studies, fitness and character building. It also includes bonus stickers and flashcards.
Real review: “These books provide simple, one-sheet-a-day activities to keep kids’ skills fresh over the long summer.”
Summer Brain Quest: Between Grades 4 & 5
Support learning all summer long with this personalized, interactive quest. They’ll begin with a map that guides them through a workbook jam-packed with activities. Subjects include reading comprehension, research, writing, decimals, fractions, earth systems, American history, and more, with fun illustrations throughout.
Real review: “This is the third time I have done summer workbooks and these summer brain quest ones are perfection!!”
Brain Quest Workbook: Grade 4
These fourth grade workbooks review and reinforce what kids learned in the classroom in an instantly engaging, entertaining way. Each page contains hands-on activities and games covering language arts, multiplication and division, geometry, graphs, timelines, and more!
Real review: “I bought this for my 3rd grader to help her get familiar with what she’ll be learning next year. She also asked for this and loves it.”
Smart Practice Workbook: Fourth Grade
Summer practice makes perfect with this fourth grade workbook. Find more than 300 skill-building practice pages focused on reading, grammar, vocabulary, writing, and math. Plus, this resource also includes flashcards for extra skills practice.
Real review: “Challenging but not exhausting. Perfect for summer prep work.”
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