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Scrambled Similes
Scrambled Similes
Worksheet
Scrambled Similes
This worksheet will help your child understand what similes are, and she'll even get to use her imagination to write some of her own!
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Figurative Language
Figurative Language
Workbook
Figurative Language
Descriptive language and metaphoric phrases take the spotlight in this workbook. Kids use new vocabulary and common phrases to tackle writing skills.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Workbook
What Is Figurative Language?
What Is Figurative Language?
Worksheet
What Is Figurative Language?
Introduce your students to eight common types of figurative language with this colorful exercise.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Winter Hyperbole
Winter Hyperbole
Worksheet
Winter Hyperbole
Delve into the art of exaggeration with a fun hyperbole activity! Kids will think of wacky ways to describe some cold winter scenarios.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms of Figurative Language
Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms of Figurative Language
Lesson Plan
Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms of Figurative Language
Similes, metaphors, and idioms are some of the most widely used literary devices in both speaking and writing. Students will review each of these and practice creating some of their own.
5th grade
Math
Lesson Plan
Thanksgiving Writing Activity #3
Thanksgiving Writing Activity #3
Worksheet
Thanksgiving Writing Activity #3
In this creative writing prompt, children recall a past Thanksgiving and describe what made it so memorable.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Superstitions: Ideas for Writing
Superstitions: Ideas for Writing
Workbook
Superstitions: Ideas for Writing
No need to knock on wood, this book just takes a page from common superstitions to give kids great writing practice! They can consider some origins as they read and write about different beliefs.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Workbook
Just Write
Just Write
Workbook
Just Write
Get your fifth grader to love writing with these creative writing prompts. Students will practice building stories, and can find inspiration from great authors such as Jack London or Mark Twain.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Workbook
Writers' Building Blocks
Writers' Building Blocks
Workbook
Writers' Building Blocks
Here is some basic training for every budding author. This series focuses on the pre-writing and organization stages of writing, including sequencing stories, making outlines and researching.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Workbook
I SHAMPOO C: Figurative Language
I SHAMPOO C: Figurative Language
Lesson Plan
I SHAMPOO C: Figurative Language
Do your students have trouble understanding the main types of figurative language? This lesson will teach them about I SHAMPOO C, an acronym used to to remember nine of the main types with ease.
5th grade
Math
Lesson Plan
Marvelous Metaphors
Marvelous Metaphors
Lesson Plan
Marvelous Metaphors
Help your students become shining stars with this lesson about metaphors. Your class will hone art skills and practice comparison using figurative language.
5th grade
Math
Lesson Plan
That Old Cliché
That Old Cliché
Lesson Plan
That Old Cliché
Once in a blue moon, you will have students who completely understand clichés but they can be few and far between. In this lesson, your students will explore how clichés are popular, but overused.
5th grade
Math
Lesson Plan
It's Elemental
It's Elemental
Workbook
It's Elemental
Kids can practice reading informational texts and explore the periodic table with this introduction to science topics that will extend to high school chemistry and beyond.
5th grade
Science
Workbook
Everyday Physics
Everyday Physics
Workbook
Everyday Physics
Paper airplanes, the force of gravity on objects, how lightning works, magnets and so much more! This workbook helps build a good foundation for basic physics knowledge. Newton would be proud.
5th grade
Science
Workbook
Onomatopoeia Practice
Onomatopoeia Practice
Lesson Plan
Onomatopoeia Practice
Does onomatopoeia BANG your students up or cause them to want to BARF? Help them out with this comical lesson on the well-known figurative device. Students will have a fun time completing worksheets and using onomatopoeias themselves.
5th grade
Math
Lesson Plan
Thanksgiving Creative Writing #3
Thanksgiving Creative Writing #3
Worksheet
Thanksgiving Creative Writing #3
Children are invited to plan their ideal Thanksgiving in this creative writing exercise.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Comic Book Composition
Comic Book Composition
Workbook
Comic Book Composition
POW! Knock writing practice out cold with this super series of creative writing sheets. Your young superhero can flex his imagination by drafting his own comic strips.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Workbook
Transition Words & Phrases: Task Cards
Transition Words & Phrases: Task Cards
Worksheet
Transition Words & Phrases: Task Cards
Upper grade students practice using transitions to craft clear and cohesive writing.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Transition Word Hunter
Transition Word Hunter
Lesson Plan
Transition Word Hunter
Help your students learn how to move smoothly between ideas and paragraphs using transition words and phrases. Young writers will use real texts as mentors as they study how authors use words to transition between ideas and support their claims. As a result, they will have a word bank to use in their own writing.
5th grade
Math
Lesson Plan
Monster Writing
Monster Writing
Workbook
Monster Writing
Have a monstrous amount of fun with this series of ghoulish writing activities. Get acquainted with famous monsters like Frankenstein, and write a few frightful stories of your own.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Workbook
Narrative Writing: Add Sensory Details
Narrative Writing: Add Sensory Details
Worksheet
Narrative Writing: Add Sensory Details
Take mystery and suspenseful writing to the next level with this worksheet! Students can revise sentences and then use this exercise to make their own writing more evocative. Use this worksheet to practice adding vivid details to sentences.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Working with Analogies
Working with Analogies
Worksheet
Working with Analogies
Use this resource with your students to practice making connections between words. As your students complete the analogies, they will identify the relationships between words and their meanings.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Transition Word Hunt
Transition Word Hunt
Worksheet
Transition Word Hunt
Students will use real nonfiction texts to search for transition words and then consider how they are used to connect ideas.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
America's Favorite Sport Is Transitioning from Baseball and Football to Soccer
America's Favorite Sport Is Transitioning from Baseball and Football to Soccer
Worksheet
America's Favorite Sport Is Transitioning from Baseball and Football to Soccer
Students can practice finding transition words using a sample text about the popularity of soccer that’s chock full of transitions.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Working with Analogies 2
Working with Analogies 2
Worksheet
Working with Analogies 2
Use this resource with your students to practice identifying relationships between words. As your students complete the analogies, they will notice synonym relationships.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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