5th Grade Language Arts and Writing Reference Resources
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Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl Discussion Guide
Use these enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl.Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature -
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An Autobiographical Poem
Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject matter.SubjectsReading and LiteraturePoetryLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Nelson Mandela Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nelson Mandela and answer…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterary Biographies -
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Albert Einstein Biography: A Reading Warm-Up (Grades 5 & 6)
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Albert Einstein and answer reading comprehension…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiterary BiographiesLanguage Arts and Writing -
LESSON PLANS
Electronic PowerPoint Yearbook
Have your class create an electronic yearbook using this PowerPoint lesson plan. In this lesson, each student creates a…SubjectsLanguage Arts and Writing -
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The Peanuts Gang: Charles Schulz
Share the story of Charles Schulz with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…Subjects:Creative WritingAmerican History/U.S. HistoryTwentieth Century -
WORKSHEETS
DK in the Classroom
Bring the wonderful world of DK in to your classroom. Become an instant expert on science and social studies topics…Subjects:Foreign LanguagesLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Spoonerisms Activity
Pupils will learn about Spoonerisms, instances in speech when the initial letters or syllables of words are switched,…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryWritingLiteracy -
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Birthday Buddies
Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.SubjectsTeaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary WellsBooksLiterature -
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Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…Subjects:PoetryLiterary BiographiesSuffrage and Women's Rights -
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Homesick: My Own Story
Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.Subjects:LiteratureLiterary BiographiesImmigration -
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Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series Two
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…Subjects:PoetryCreative WritingSuffrage and Women's Rights -
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American Revolution Books by Jean Fritz
Activities, lessons, web resources, and references to teach Jean Fritz's American Revolution books.Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and WritingAmerican Revolution (1775-1781) -
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Saying "Happy New Year!" Around the World
Say "Happy New Year!" in many different languages&3150;from Afrikaans to Welsh&3150;with this reference.Subjects:Foreign LanguagesLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Sailing: Women in Sports
Share these achievements of women sailors with your pupils. Pupils will imagine they are Ellen MacCarthur during here…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Samuel Pepys - Biography & Activities
Samuel Pepys' diaries have shed great light on life in Restoration-era England. Teach your pupils about this famous…Subjects:British HistoryWorld HistorySocial Studies and History -
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Resolution Vocabulary
Learn all of the words that end in -ate that can help students resolve their conflicts.Subjects:VocabularySafetySocial Skills -
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Weather Terms
Test your students' knowledge of weather-related vocabulary with this word list.Subjects:VocabularyScienceEarth Science -
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Kwanzaa Symbols & Celebration
Reference an article that outlines the symbols of Kwanzaa and celebrations for each day. This information is useful…Subjects:VocabularyBlacksAfrican Americans -
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Animal Names: Male, Female, Young
A chart of animal names: male, female, and young.Subjects:Animals (Zoology)BiologyScience -
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Animal Group Terms
Use a list that provides terms (such as herds, flocks, and murders) for various animal groups.Subjects:ScienceAnimals (Zoology)Biology -
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Pulitzer Prize Winners for U.S. History
A list of Pulitzer Prize winners for U.S. History.Subjects:Pulitzer Prize WinnersAward and Prize WinnersLiterature -
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Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2005 - 2015
An article listing the dates and places of eclipses occurring between 2005 and 2015.Subjects:Library ResourcesLanguage Arts and WritingScience -
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Quotation Marks
A handout describing the proper use of quotation marks.Subjects:PunctuationGrammarLanguage Arts and Writing