Reading Comprehension Teaching Resources for 5th Grade
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Inspirational Woman Profile: Obiageli Ezekwesili – Comprehension Worksheet
Review our profile on Nigerian social pioneer Obiageli Ezekwesili and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
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Halloween Reading Comprehension Passage and Task Cards - The Curious Crusader
Practice reading comprehension skills with an exciting Halloween reading comprehension activity for 4th graders!
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Frida's Fiesta Stimulus – Task Cards
39 activity task cards based on the Frida's Fiesta Restaurant menu which is included.
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Black History Profile: Kamala Harris - Comprehension Worksheet
Review our profile on Vice President Kamala Harris and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
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Curious Creature Book Review Template
Create a curious creature-themed book review during Halloween or any time!
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Back to School Today! Poem for Kids
Ease back-to-school jitters and launch your students into a love of poetry with a short poem for kids written just for the first day of school!
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What Does It Really Mean? - Hyperbole Task Cards
Identify and interpret hyperboles used in sentences.
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Onomatopeia Writing Activity
A template to practice using onomatopeias in a piece of text.
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Alliteration Brainstorming Template
Use this brainstorming template to practice using the sound device alliteration.
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Making Text Connections Recording Sheet
Make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections when reading a piece of text with this recording sheet
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What's the Connection? Worksheet
Use this reading skills worksheet to help your students learn about the types of text connections: text-to-text, text-to-self and text-to-world.
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Novel Study - How Thinking Changes Worksheet
Examine how events in a novel can change the main character's thinking with this one-page worksheet.
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Character Analysis: New Year's Activity
Practice inferring how a character would ring in the new year with this 7-activity booklet.
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Novel Study – Important Events Worksheet
Explore how decision making in a story changes the course of the plot with this one-page worksheet.
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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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Novel Study - Create a New Cover Worksheet
Create a new book cover for a shared class or independent novel.
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Novel Study – Draw a Scene Worksheet
Explore important scenes from a class novel through a drawing activity.
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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
Analyze the points of view of opposing characters in a literary text with this set of three worksheets.
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Novel Study – Character Map Worksheet
Explore and analyze the characters in your class novel with this set of three worksheets.
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Setting-Plot Relationship Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the connections between setting and plot.
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Comic – Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: Find Your Sport – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a comic about all types of sports.
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Book Review Paper Fortune Teller
A fun paper fortune teller template to help your students to review a book or narrative text.
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Onomatopoeia Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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Grade 5 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Grade 5 magazine.
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Reading Response Template – Retelling Important Events
Help students retell important events in a piece of text with this one-page template.
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Reading Response Template – Questioning
A reading response template for students to ask questions about a piece of text.
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Springtime Blooms – Comprehension Task
An article about springtime blooms and festivals paired with a comprehension task.
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New Year's Celebrations - Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about the origins of New Year’s celebrations with our informational text and comprehension questions worksheet.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. - Comprehension Task
Apply a range of reading comprehension strategies to learn about Martin Luther King, Jr.
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What's the Author's Purpose? - Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify the author’s purpose for a piece of text.
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Reading Response Template – Double-Entry
A reading response template for students to use the double-entry strategy on a piece of text.
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