First Demolition 5th Grade Reading Resources

Skim First, Answer Later: A Textbook Study Strategy

Textbook studying doesn't have to be a slog. Here's an at-home activity for before your middle-schooler begins those end-of-the-chapter review questions.

Activity

Skim First, Answer Later: A Textbook Study Strategy

Activity

Skim First, Answer Later: A Textbook Study Strategy

Textbook studying doesn't have to be a slog. Here's an at-home activity for before your middle-schooler begins those end-of-the-chapter review questions.

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

Fifth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt

Worksheet

Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt

Fourth Grade

Reading

Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.

Worksheet

Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt

Worksheet

Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt

Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.

Your budding historian can learn about the Buffalo Soldiers, the first African American military troops to serve in peacetime.

Your budding historian can learn about the Buffalo Soldiers, the first African American military troops to serve in peacetime.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #1

Worksheet

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #1

Fourth Grade

Reading

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Worksheet

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #1

Worksheet

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #1

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Introduce young learners to Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and all of the Seven Summits, with this worksheet.

Introduce young learners to Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and all of the Seven Summits, with this worksheet.

Learn about the Tuskegee Institute, an important site in American History. It was one of the first universities made to help educate African Americans.

Learn about the Tuskegee Institute, an important site in American History. It was one of the first universities made to help educate African Americans.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Book Study: The Great Fire: Pre-Reading Activity

Worksheet

Book Study: The Great Fire: Pre-Reading Activity

Fifth Grade

Reading

Prepare students for reading The Great Fire by facilitating a picture walk through the first chapters’ images, pictures, and maps.

Worksheet

Book Study: The Great Fire: Pre-Reading Activity

Worksheet

Book Study: The Great Fire: Pre-Reading Activity

Prepare students for reading The Great Fire by facilitating a picture walk through the first chapters’ images, pictures, and maps.

Fifth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Jazz Greats - Thelonious Monk

Worksheet

Jazz Greats - Thelonious Monk

Fifth Grade

Reading

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African American jazz legends! Here’s a page on Thelonious Monk, the first name in the modern jazz movement.

Worksheet

Jazz Greats - Thelonious Monk

Worksheet

Jazz Greats - Thelonious Monk

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African American jazz legends! Here’s a page on Thelonious Monk, the first name in the modern jazz movement.

Fifth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Picture Walk Preview Notes

Worksheet

Picture Walk Preview Notes

Fifth Grade

Reading

Track first impressions of a text and kickstart background knowledge using this efficient organizer. This resource goes along with the Picture Walk-A-Preview lesson plan.

Worksheet

Picture Walk Preview Notes

Worksheet

Picture Walk Preview Notes

Track first impressions of a text and kickstart background knowledge using this efficient organizer. This resource goes along with the Picture Walk-A-Preview lesson plan.

Fifth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

African American Communities: Eatonville, Florida

Worksheet

African American Communities: Eatonville, Florida

Third Grade

Reading

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.

Worksheet

African American Communities: Eatonville, Florida

Worksheet

African American Communities: Eatonville, Florida

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.

Third Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Finding the Main Idea: Madam C.J. Walker

Worksheet

Finding the Main Idea: Madam C.J. Walker

Fourth Grade

Reading

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

Worksheet

Finding the Main Idea: Madam C.J. Walker

Worksheet

Finding the Main Idea: Madam C.J. Walker

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #1

Worksheet

Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #1

Fifth Grade

Reading

After reading the first few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

Worksheet

Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #1

Worksheet

Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #1

After reading the first few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

Fifth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

A Misty Copeland Biography

Worksheet

A Misty Copeland Biography

Fourth Grade

Reading

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Worksheet

A Misty Copeland Biography

Worksheet

A Misty Copeland Biography

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Who is Katherine Johnson?

Worksheet

Who is Katherine Johnson?

Fourth Grade

Reading

Katherine Johnson was an African American physicist and mathematician who worked to create the first calculations to send humans into space. Learn more about this inspiring woman with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Worksheet

Who is Katherine Johnson?

Worksheet

Who is Katherine Johnson?

Katherine Johnson was an African American physicist and mathematician who worked to create the first calculations to send humans into space. Learn more about this inspiring woman with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Movies and Main Ideas

Worksheet

Movies and Main Ideas

Fifth Grade

Reading

This worksheet focuses on finding details within a nonfiction text. First students will read a short paragraph, then they'll answer questions using words from the text before rewording their answers to make them unique.

Worksheet

Movies and Main Ideas

Worksheet

Movies and Main Ideas

This worksheet focuses on finding details within a nonfiction text. First students will read a short paragraph, then they'll answer questions using words from the text before rewording their answers to make them unique.

Fifth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Biography of Wangari Maathai

Worksheet

Biography of Wangari Maathai

Fourth Grade

Reading

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Worksheet

Biography of Wangari Maathai

Worksheet

Biography of Wangari Maathai

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

A Biography of Mae Jemison

Lesson Plan

A Biography of Mae Jemison

Fourth Grade

Reading

Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space! Use this lesson plan to help your students get to know this prominent scientist, and determine what makes her an influencial person.

Lesson Plan

A Biography of Mae Jemison

Lesson Plan

A Biography of Mae Jemison

Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space! Use this lesson plan to help your students get to know this prominent scientist, and determine what makes her an influencial person.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Lesson Plan

Compare and Contrast: Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day

Worksheet

Compare and Contrast: Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day

Fourth Grade

Reading

Do your students know the difference between Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day? This reading comprehension worksheet will teach them about the similarities and differences of the holidays. First, they’ll read a passage that provides facts ab

Worksheet

Compare and Contrast: Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day

Worksheet

Compare and Contrast: Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day

Do your students know the difference between Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day? This reading comprehension worksheet will teach them about the similarities and differences of the holidays. First, they’ll read a passage that provides facts ab

Interactive Worksheet

Rhyme Schemes

Fourth Grade

Reading

This poetry worksheet is an engaging way for upper elementary students to master the music of verse! Students will first review clear examples that break down how to identify and assign letters to rhyming lines. Then, they’ll put their<

Interactive Worksheet

Rhyme Schemes

Interactive Worksheet

Rhyme Schemes

This poetry worksheet is an engaging way for upper elementary students to master the music of verse! Students will first review clear examples that break down how to identify and assign letters to rhyming lines. Then, they’ll put their<

Fourth Grade

Reading

Interactive Worksheet