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        <title>5th Grade Writing Activities</title>
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            <title>Root Out the Meaning of Words</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Root_Out_fifth/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/24901_25000/24983/file_24983.jpg" /><p>When you can put together the meaning of a root with the meaning of a prefix or suffix, unlocking the definitions of words is a snap! Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Book Through the Summer</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Summer_Book_fifth/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/22701_22800/22737/file_22737.jpg" /><p>Whatever your child will be doing this summer, it's bound to be memorable. To help keep those memories alive forever, have your child create a Summer Book utilizing the writing process! </p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>An Adverb Acting Game</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Adverb_Game_fifth/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/25001_25100/25007/file_25007.jpg" /><p>Adverbs are all around us. Here's an adverb acting game that will have your child hungrily, unceasingly, enthusiastically learning!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>You're on the Air! Write a Commercial</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/On_Air_fifth/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/24901_25000/24965/file_24965.jpg" /><p>By strengthening their oral communication skills, students become confident speakers, whether they are speaking one-on-one or to an audience. Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Fact or Inference? Learn the Difference</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Fact_or_Inference_fifth/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/25001_25100/25041/file_25041.jpg" /><p>Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>&quot;Bump!&quot; A Spelling Game</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Bump_Spelling_fifth/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/22501_22600/22589/file_22589.jpg" /><p>Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Play Vocabulary Bingo</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Vocabulary_Bingo_fifth/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/24901_25000/24961/file_24961.jpg" /><p>It's an easy twist on the classic game and it will prepare your fifth grader for the vocabulary challenges that lie ahead!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Sentence Stretchers: A Writing Tool</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Sentence_Stretchers_fifth/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/24901_25000/24951/file_24951.jpg" /><p>For some, structuring a good sentence can be agonizing! Here's a fun activity that will give your child a way to develop his sentences, making them more detailed and interesting.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Go Direct for Better Paragraphs</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Better_Paragraphs_fifth/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/24901_25000/24927/file_24927.jpg" /><p>If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>16 Ways to Bring Books Alive</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Bring_Books_Alive_fifth/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/22601_22700/22634/file_22634.jpg" /><p>There are many ways to have your child respond to literature, including discussion, written expression, arts and crafts, and drama.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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