When your students complete this crossword puzzle they will be introduced to a variety of words that are commonly seen in 5th grade texts and basal readers.

Wriggle out your inner wordsmith with a challenging fifth-grade spelling crossword puzzle.

Prepare kids for fifth grade with this crossword puzzle full of new vocabulary words!

Assess your students’ knowledge of spelling patterns and commonly misspelled words.

Assess your students’ vocabulary knowledge using strategies like root words and context.

Assess your students’ end-of-year knowledge of grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.

The second in a series, this activity allows students to match definitions and sentences with challenging vocabulary words which are common in 5th grade texts.

Emphasize student choice with this high-interest, differentiated word study activity!

Use this graphic organizer to help your students study new focus words or concepts.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 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!

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

Check students’ understanding and analysis of chapters 13 through 28 of Louis Sachar’s Holes with this discussion guide!

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Two Perspectives.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!

Your students will have a blast learning 18 new vocabulary words, which were selected from a list of challenging words that are commonly seen in 5th grade texts and basal readers.

Watch Louis Sachar’s Holes come to life in the movie adaptation!

Give your 5th grader a great review of her parts of speech, starting with some awesome adjectives!

Celebrate Winter with your 5th grader with this vocabulary crossword puzzle. Use the winter-themed clues to practice reading and writing.

Use this graphic organizer to introduce your students to a root word or affix of your choice.

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

Your 5th grader will be the object of her teachers praises after completing this worksheet all about parts of speech.

Help students define and understand the difference between to, too, and two with this handy reference sheet!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students continue reading The Great Fire.

Are there monsters in the closet? Your 5th grader will use her imagination to create a fun story based on this illustration!

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about a famous person. Learners will research an important figure and then write down two true statements and one false statement.

What lurks inside this spooky house? Your 5th grader can invent her own scary story based on this haunting illustration!

Give your 5th grader's vocabulary a boost with help from the Preamble to the Constitution. This worksheet packs vocab and history practice all in one.