5th Grade Reading Resources : Page 3

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

Students will refer to important details to answer text-dependent questions about some wild weather! Get ready to read like a detective and learn some cool facts along the way.

Help students boost their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills with this making inferences graphic organizer.

Read about the history of the Winchester Mystery House, and then answer some comprehension questions.

Students will practice using pronouns to support their understanding of point of view.

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

Children learn about Rosie the Riveter, a fictional character who would became a well-known symbol of the World War II war effort, in this social studies worksheet.

In this biography worksheet, children are introduced to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who in 1993 became the second female Justice of the Supreme Court in the United States.

Young readers will refer to a passage from The Secret Garden to answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Use this worksheet to provide an engaging text for your students as they practice reading and analyzing an author’s claims.

Comparing and contrasting nonfiction stories is an important skill for fourth and fifth graders. This worksheet gives kids plenty of chance to practice.

Children learn about Susan B. Anthony, an abolitionist and civil rights advocate best remembered for her contributions to the women's suffrage movement.

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

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.

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.

Students will use an adjective word bank to help them identify statements of fact and opinion.

Your young learner will discover the basics of local government with this worksheet all about municipalities.

Children put their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution to the test with this simple quiz!

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.

With this easy-to-use flowchart, your students will learn how to find the theme of a fictional story.

In this reading exercise, students answer literal and interpretive questions about a classic text.

Ever wonder how the plasma TV came to be? Read a brief history of the television with this ode to inventors.

Get in the spooky spirit of Halloween with our vocab-packed copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."

This ELA-focused choice board is perfect for supporting independence and encouraging students to practice their reading skills, build reading fluency, and boost reading comprehension.

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

This worksheet gives kids the opportunity to compare and contrast two different versions of the Greek myth of Persephone.