5th Grade Reading Resources : Page 2

Learners will practice distinguishing fact from opinion in this literacy worksheet.

Students will read passages and compare the traits of two characters.

Help students appreciate the information they can get from text features!

Teachers can use this general organizer template for main idea and details, pre-writing, word analysis, brain dumps, concept mapping, background knowledge collection, and more.

Martin Luther King Jr. is honored as one of the key leaders in the civil rights movement. Students will read his biography and find text evidence to support or refute some statements before completing a short writing activity.

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

In this worksheet, children read the story of Parks' act of passive resistance, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on why the boycott was successful, as well as why it inspired the support of so many people around the United States.

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Use this resource to read a nonfiction passage about sharks and write a summary.

Learn about the Bill of Rights by Illustrating them!

Practice analyzing point of view and perspective with this relatable excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons.

Your students will need to read between the lines as they make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Using this worksheet template, students plan their work by filling out a plot diagram with their story's exposition, rising action climax, falling action, and climax.

Shake up your science studies with this worksheet about earthquakes.

Children learn about three songs that inspired and gave hope to the people who fled slavery via the Underground Railroad, then answer questions about what they have learned.

Teach students all about the Jamestown colony and important settlers with this social studies worksheet.

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass.

Many folk tales share similarities, but are also very different. Can you find the similarities and differences between these two stories?

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

In this exercise, students will work through a series of steps to identify the theme of a classic story.

Explore cause and effect in a short excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons with this targeted reading comprehension worksheet!

Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.