Comprehension Strategies Teaching Resources for Year 5
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Applying Reading Comprehension Strategies Worksheets
A collection of worksheets to enable students to apply reading comprehension strategies.
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Novel Study - Chapter Summary Worksheet
A worksheet to help students reflect on their thoughts after reading a chapter in a class novel.
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Year 5 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 5 magazine.
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Year 5 Magazine – What's Buzzing? (Issue 3)
Issue 3 of our beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 5 students.
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Making Text Connections Graphic Organiser (Years 3–6)
A graphic organiser to use with students when making connections with a text.
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Interpret Figurative Language Poster
A poster highlighting how to interpret figurative language when reading a piece of text.
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Understand Sequence Poster
A poster highlighting how to sequence when reading a piece of text.
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Novel Study - How Thinking Changes Worksheet
A worksheet allows students to examine how events in a novel can change the main character's thinking.
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Novel Study - Important Events Worksheet
A worksheet for students to explore how decision making in a story changes the course of the plot.
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Novel Study - Alternate Story Ending Worksheet
A worksheet which encourages students to write an alternate ending to a shared class story.
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Movie Versus Book Popcorn and Drink Review - Template
Templates that students can compare and review a movie and a book with the same title, then construct them into a 3D popcorn box and movie drink cup.
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Novel Study - Create a New Cover Worksheet
A worksheet which encourages students to create a new book cover for a shared class novel.
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Novel Study - Draw a Scene Worksheet
A worksheet which helps students explore important scenes from a class novel.
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Book Review Worksheet
A book review and summary card for comprehension learning.
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Novel Study - Making Predictions Worksheet
A worksheet to assist students in making predictions before reading a novel.
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Novel Study - Points of View Worksheet
3 worksheets to help students analyse the points of view of opposing characters in a literary text.
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Reciprocal Teaching Role Cards
A set of 4 colourful reciprocal teaching role cards to assign to students during guided reading groups.
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Novel Study - Character Map Worksheet
3 worksheets to assist with analysing characters in a class novel.
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Literature Study - Upper Primary - Task Cards
A set of 14 literature study task cards for upper primary students to use when analysing children's literature.
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Literature Study - Lower Primary - Task Cards
A set of 12 literature study task cards for lower primary students to use when analysing children's literature.
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Activating Prior Knowledge - Comprehension Strategy Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to help students activate their prior knowledge before reading.
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The Inferring Song Poster
A fabulous song to use when learning about inference.
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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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Inferring Written Scenario Task Cards
Task cards that help students use their knowledge and ideas to help them decode ideas in texts
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Using Context Clues – Worksheet
A worksheet to practise using context clues when reading.
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Figurative Language - Self Portrait Activity
A worksheet using figurative language to describe a student's self portrait.
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Super Stamina Reading Posters
A set of 6 reading stamina posters that highlight strategies students can use to read for longer periods of time.
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'I take it you already know' - Poster
A poster displaying 'I take it you already know', a poem describing the difficulties in the English language.
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The Games Arena - Comprehension Board Game
A sport themed board game for students to play when learning about international sporting events.
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Research Skills Worksheets - Note Taking
A set of 6 worksheets to help students identify key facts, details and vocabulary when researching information.
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Comprehension Strategy Teaching Resource Pack - Draw Conclusions and Make Inferences
A comprehensive resource pack helping students draw conclusions and make inferences.
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Comprehension Strategy Teaching Resource Pack - Interpreting Figurative Language
A comprehensive resource pack helping students explore the concept of figurative language.