5th grade Writing Process Resources

All About Mummies

Unwrap the history behind a spooky Halloween favorite: mummies! With this reading worksheet, your child will learn all about mummies.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Opening Sentences Writing Practice

Worksheet

Opening Sentences Writing Practice

Offering three strategies on how to write a good first sentence, this worksheet helps kids become stronger writers.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Organization in Writing

Worksheet

Organization in Writing

This worksheet will improve your child's organization in writing by having him to use a flow chart to get in the habit of outlining his ideas.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Scientific Method Steps

Worksheet

Scientific Method Steps

Is your child baffled by the scientific method? Dr. McSquare is here to help! Learn the steps by helping the doctor organize his lab reports.

5th grade

Science

Worksheet

What is a Narrative? Key Features

Worksheet

What is a Narrative? Key Features

In this activity, students will consider the key features of a narrative, such as plot, setting, rising action, and characters.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

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

All About Zombies

Worksheet

All About Zombies

Get into the spirit of Halloween with a spooky info page, all about zombies! Your child will learn the ways of the walking dead as he hones his reading skills.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Writing Resources

Worksheet

Writing Resources

Teach your child how to use writing resources like dictionaries thesauruses and help her brush up on her alphabetizing skills with this handy worksheet.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension: Wizard of Oz

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension: Wizard of Oz

Dive into the world of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with this reading comprehension page.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Giving Directions: Tell Me How

Lesson plan

Giving Directions: Tell Me How

Students will have fun engaging in activities that develop their ability to write sequential step-by-step directions. This lesson helps young learners with being detailed and using transition words in their writing.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

All About Vampires

Worksheet

All About Vampires

Sink your teeth into this fun reading and writing activity, and learn all about vampires! Your child will read some history behind these Halloween villains.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Rethink, Revise, Rewrite

Lesson plan

Rethink, Revise, Rewrite

Using the skills of revising and editing, this lesson incorporates the process of peer editing conferences into the revision and editing processes. Students will expand their editing and revision skills via peer editing conferences.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Editing for Capitalization and Punctuation

Lesson plan

Editing for Capitalization and Punctuation

Students often understand the basic conventions of writing, but may need support in incorporating these skills into their work. In this lesson, students will review some of the more common capitalization and punctuation errors and apply their editing skills to real writing.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Find Author’s Claim with Reasons and Evidence

Lesson plan

Find Author’s Claim with Reasons and Evidence

In this lesson, your class will identify an author’s claim in nonfiction text by identifying evidence and reasons.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Informational Text: Close Reading

Lesson plan

Informational Text: Close Reading

Let's learn about natural disasters. After reading through some informational texts, students will use their close reading skills to answer questions about different types of disasters.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Exploring the Narrative

Lesson plan

Exploring the Narrative

Teach your students to entertain readers with narrative writing. This lesson will help your students understand the genre, the different parts of a story, and elements such as character, setting, and conflict.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Write Your Essay

Worksheet

Write Your Essay

This worksheet will help your writers begin to craft their essay by walking them, step-by-step, through paragraph writing and structuring their ideas.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Three Sentence Structures

Worksheet

Three Sentence Structures

Students will review and play with three basic sentence structures to liven up their writing.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Comparing Two Characters

Lesson plan

Comparing Two Characters

Your students have probably heard of both Mickey Mouse and Ironman, but have they ever compared and contrasted them? This lesson engages students in a fun double bubble map activity while helping them learn about internal character traits.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

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

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Using Adjectives and Verbs to Make Writing Come to Life

Lesson plan

Using Adjectives and Verbs to Make Writing Come to Life

Imagery is one of the most important tools in a narrative writer's arsenal. In this lesson, students will will learn to craft vivid scenes by selecting powerful verbs and adjectives, as well as to critique descriptive writing using the same criteria.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan