5th Grade Reading Instruction Resources
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LESSON PLANS
Predicting Lesson
Predicting actively engages students and connects them to what they…Subjects:ReadingReading Instruction -
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart
This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
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WORKSHEETS
The Chronicles of Narnia Classroom Activity Guide
Help students explore themes, analyse structure, and recognise literary devices…Subjects:LiteratureFantasy FictionReading and Literature -
LESSON PLANS
"Two Travelers and the Bear": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to recognize…SubjectsLiteratureAncient CivilizationsReading and Literature -
ACTIVITIES
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins tells the story of an American Indian girl stranded…Subjects:LiteratureNative-American History (American Indians)Animals (Zoology) -
LESSON PLANS
"The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions…SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
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ACTIVITIES
Repeated Reading
Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.Subjects:ReadingReading InstructionReading and Literature -
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Fishbone Map: Main Idea and Supporting Details
Help students build their reading comprehension or prewriting skills through…Subjects:Main Idea and Supporting DetailsWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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WORKSHEETS
The Tale of Despereaux Teacher's Guide
Deepen students' reading comprehension through the pre-reading questions,…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureChildren's Book -
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Problem and Solution 2
Have your students fill in this graphic organizer to identify the problem,…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionReading and Literature -
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WORKSHEETS
The Lemonade War Teacher's Guide
Encourage the development of students' entrepreneurial skills with the economics…Subjects:ReadingLiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
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WORKSHEETS
Fever 1793 Teacher's Guide
Explore late eighteenth-century life in America with the discussion topics and…Subjects:LiteratureHistorical FictionLanguage Arts and Writing -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Student Guide to Web Research Learning to Read on the Web
Lesson plan 3, about reading on the Web, in a series for middle-school students…Subjects:Reading InstructionReading ComprehensionReading -
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
A Map to Organization
Enhance your instruction about story development with this graphic organizer…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLanguage Arts and Writing -
ACTIVITIES
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Enrichment Activities
In Chris Van Allsburg's The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, the dog who protagonist Alan…Subjects:Caldecott Medal Books & IllustratorsChris Van Allsburg, Author & Illustrator: Guides to His BooksAward and Prize Winners -
LESSON PLANS
The Donkey and the Dog
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to compare and contrast…SubjectsLiteratureAncient CivilizationsReading and Literature -
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WORKSHEETS
The Buried Bones Mystery Teacher's Guide
Develop students' language arts skills while extending their enjoyment of Ziggy…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureAdventure -
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WORKSHEETS
African Drums Craft & Reading Activity
Connect music and reading with this craft project. Students will build African…Subjects:MusicArt, Music and DramaMusical Instruments -
LESSON PLANS
Student Guide to Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web
Deliver a lesson plan that will help you teach students to read on the Web, a…SubjectsReading InstructionReading ComprehensionReading -
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Story Comparison
Use this chart to compare the basic elements of two stories. This printable is…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionReading InstructionReading -
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Cause and Effect Organizer
Use this graphic organizer while teaching any subject to help your students…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
ACTIVITIES
Charlotte's Web Enrichment Activities
Use these creative enrichment project ideas while reading Charlotte's Web.Subjects:Reading ComprehensionReadingReading and Literature -
ACTIVITIES
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery provides lots of laughs for the reader. This…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureFiction -
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Celebrate Women's History
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers reading ideas for…Subjects:Suffrage and Women's RightsAmerican History/U.S. HistorySocial Studies and History
