W.5.3 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
:"Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences."
Our Take: In fifth grade, students are challenged to write stories that are well thought out and organized. There are many types of graphic organizers and outline formats that can help young writers sketch out the events of a story before diving in.
These worksheets, workbooks, lesson plans, and teacher editions can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
Creative Writing Prompt: Snowstorm
Worksheet
Creative Writing Prompt: Snowstorm
Young writers will use their imagination and descriptive language to tell a fictional story in this seasonal writing prompt.
5th Grade
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Creative Writing: Mystery Letter
Worksheet
Creative Writing: Mystery Letter
A letter is found in an attic. There's a mystery ahead! Your young author can use their imagination to create a fictional story based on this writing prompt.
5th Grade
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Creative Writing: Time Machine
Worksheet
Creative Writing: Time Machine
Your little writer will use his imagination to bend time and space with this creative writing prompt. Where will he go and what will he see?
5th Grade
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Monster in the Closet
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Monster in the Closet
Are there monsters in the closet? Your 5th grader will use her imagination to create a fun story based on this illustration!
5th Grade
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Writing Prompt: Haunted House
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Haunted House
What lurks inside this spooky house? Your 5th grader can invent her own scary story based on this haunting illustration!
5th Grade
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Writing Prompt: Ogre in the Woods
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Ogre in the Woods
What if you came upon a monster in the woods? Have your little writer use their imagination to create a story based on this scene!
5th Grade
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Lesson Plans
Object Creative Writing
Lesson plan
Object Creative Writing
This writing lesson allows young authors to take random objects on exciting adventures. Students will enjoy telling stories from their objects' points of views, from exposition to resolution.
5th Grade
Lesson plan
Fan Fiction Finales
Lesson plan
Fan Fiction Finales
Help your students' favorite characters come to life in new adventures as student writers draft new endings to their favorite stories.
5th Grade
Lesson plan
Poetry Harvest
Lesson plan
Poetry Harvest
Looking for a fun way to assess your students' knowledge of poetry? Try having a poetry harvest! With fun decorations, unexpected elements, and activity-based workstations, this fun test is sure to get your students excited.
5th Grade
Lesson plan
Punctuating Dialogue
Lesson plan
Punctuating Dialogue
Your students will surely exclaim, "This is fun!" in response to this writing lesson. It covers topics that range from dialogue punctuation to sentence types, and will definitely help improve reading comprehension skills.
5th Grade
Lesson plan
Mixed Up Fairy Tales
Lesson plan
Mixed Up Fairy Tales
Put your students' imaginations to the test with this lesson on storytelling and creative writing. After reading some classic fairy tales, students will create their own using printed figures.
5th Grade
Lesson plan
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
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Workbooks
A Brain Break: Zombpocalypse
Workbook
A Brain Break: Zombpocalypse
From zombie history to writing prompts and survival preparedness, this mix of zombie-themed worksheets is the perfect treat for kids who need fun brain breaks and supplementary work.
5th Grade
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Games
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Exercises
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Teacher Editions
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 5: Ideas and Organization
Teacher Edition
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 5: Ideas and Organization
Instruct students on the intricacies of idea generation and writing organization!
Teacher Edition
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 5: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice
Teacher Edition
Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 5: Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice
Catapult students’ writing abilities forward with every page!
Teacher Edition
