5th Grade Reading Resources : Page 9

EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

Get your students thinking about themes as they compare and contrast two different picture books of their choice.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Supporting Details.

Students will answer questions about a nonfiction text and find quotes to support their answers.

With this reading exercise, students will identify a character’s traits and provide evidence from the text.

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.

Improve your child's reading skills and introduce her the classic tale of Peter Rabbit with this comprehension page, all about finding the main idea.

This activity guides your readers towards the key details and shows kids how to effectively underline while reading.

Kids will be fascinated by these stories of accidents that turned into huge successes!

Use this graphic organizer to list comparisons between two nouns.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Kids who are just starting to read nonfiction can get their feet wet with this easy Julia Child biography that has a quick comprehension exercise at the end.

Students will look for noun phrases in a familiar story!

Students will use content-specific vocabulary in context as they learn about the Revolutionary War.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

After reading the first few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the third part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of The Great Fire.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

Use this high-interest text about sports to explore what point the author is trying to make.

Empress Wu Zetian ruled China when the western world was in the Dark Ages. This 2nd grade worksheet that balances history with reading comprehension skills.

In this biography worksheet, children discover the challenges Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor faced in her childhood, and read about how she used those obstacles to become a good lawyer and judge.

Use these discussion questions to engage students in thoughtful dialogue as they read chapters 9-12 of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising!

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

Make reading practice fun with this reading comprehension packet, based on Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump".

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Point of View Pronouns.

Paraphrasing is an important writing skill. With this worksheet, your student will learn some history as he practices paraphrasing.