Reading Comprehension Teaching Resources for 5th Grade
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Sound Devices Sorting Activity
Reinforce sound devices used in text by sorting 16 poetic device cards into their appropriate category.
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Inspirational Women Profiles Poster Pack
A set of 7 posters profiling inspirational women from around the world.
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Inspirational Woman Profile: Malala Yousafzai – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension task to use when learning about Malala Yousafzai.
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Inspirational Woman Profile: Dr. Mae Jemison – Comprehension Worksheet
Review our profile on the first Black woman astronaut and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
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Valentines Around the World – Comprehension Worksheet
Explore five global Valentine’s Day traditions with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
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Inspirational Woman Profile: Jessica Watson – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension task to use when learning about Jessica Watson.
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Narrative Text Structure - PowerPoint
A 20-slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the text structure and language features of narrative texts.
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The Enigma of AX29 - Narrative Plot Worksheet
Explore the features of narrative plot structure with this gripping science fiction story.
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Human Histories: Amazing Achievements - Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a biographical text about four humans who have achieved great things.
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The Firefighter Story – International Women's Day
A story and worksheet that explores issues regarding female gender stereotypes.
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Sequencing Activity - Stop Polluting The Ocean (Opinion Text)
A sequencing task using an opinion text.
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Black History Profile Poster Pack for the Classroom
Print a Black History poster pack for the classroom, to introduce your students to revered Black icons and the impacts their contributions have made to American history.
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Writing Checklists - Various Genres
Use these Writing Checklists to ensure that your students have everything they need in their pieces of writing.
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Comprehension - The Great Wall of China
A comprehension activity about The Great Wall of China.
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Advertising Resource Pack
An educational resource pack with opinion writing tasks and worksheets about advertising.
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Descriptive Writing Poster
A poster outlining the main points and structure of a descriptive text.
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Activate Prior Knowledge Poster
A poster highlighting how to activate prior knowledge when reading a piece of text.
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Monitor Understanding Poster
A poster highlighting how to monitor understanding when reading a piece of text.
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Information Text Structure Worksheet – The Apple iPad
Teach your students about informational text structure with this cut-and-paste sequencing worksheet.
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Elements of Poetry - Figurative Language
An activity to help students understand figurative language in poetry.
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Making Predictions - Recording Card
A template for students to make predictions with a piece of text.
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Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) Bookmarks
A bookmark highlighting the different strategies involved with the QAR comprehension strategy.
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Guided Reading Groups - Retelling a Text Template
Use this template during a guided reading session for a scaffold to help your students retell a text.
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Interesting Idioms Worksheet
A worksheet using common idioms.
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Onomatopoeia Man Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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Figurative Language Anchor Chart - Onomatopoeia
Help young readers and writers recognize figurative language and onomatopoeia with a set of onomatopoeia anchor charts.
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Opinion Sentence Worksheet
Some opinion sentence starters to be completed with evidence.
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QR Code Reading Comprehension Strategy Question Cubes
A set of QR code question cubes to use when working with reading comprehension strategies.
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Independence Day - Word Wall
Teach your students about the Fourth of July and inspire them to read and write with an illustrated Fourth of July Word Wall.
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Viewing Response Template
A useful template to encourage students to make careful observations and interpretations while viewing visual prompts.
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Comprehension - Creepy Cat Club
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
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Comprehension - Dog Park Days
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.