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5th Grade Common Core Nonfiction Passages Worksheets : Page 5

Help students ask and answer questions as they gather information from other students.

Information Gap Questioning Cards

This travel brochure activity summarizes the fascinating history behind the birthplace of the Renaissance.

Make a Travel Brochure for Paris

In Blarney: A Game of Deception, children learn about the legend of the Blarney Stone, along with the rules for a fun game where they must decide which player is lying!

Blarney: A Game of Deception

Celebrate Halloween with a spooky reading exercise, where you'll learn all about werewolves! Read up on the history behind these legendary beasts.

All About Werewolves

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Quotes with Introductory Phrases.

Glossary: Quotes with Introductory Phrases

Challenge your students to find real world examples of the author’s purpose with this text-based scavenger hunt.

Author's Purpose Scavenger Hunt

These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.

Comprehension Cards

Ever wonder why we wear green on St. Patrick's day, or where the leprechaun came from? Find out with this worksheet on St. Patty's Day history!

St. Patrick's Day Fun Facts

Introduce children to Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a 17th century writer, poet, and philosopher, in this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

Who Was Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz?

Your little learner can learn about the heroic Tuskegee Airmen as he hones his reading comprehension skills with this history worksheet.

Tuskegee Airmen

Challenge your student&#39;s knowledge of the U.S. presidents with this series of match-up games.

U.S. Presidents: Matching Game II

Here is a writing activity to review terms and concepts from the Civil War era. Your child will imagine being a soldier in the war and write a journal entry.

Civil War Journal Entry

Introduce young historians to Amelia Bloomer, an influential 19th century women's rights activist, in this reading comprehension worksheet. 

Amelia Bloomer

In this worksheet, children read about the March on Washington, the ideals that inspired it,  and the people who attended it.

The March on Washington

In this worksheet students will be challenged to compare and contrast the effects of different weather phenomena.

Comparing the Effects of Different Events

Your students will be amazed to learn about different types of fungus in this nonfiction reading exercise!

The Fungus Among Us

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Texts.

Vocabulary Cards: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction

Introduce children to the highest-ranking female politician in the United States in this Learning About Nancy Pelosi worksheet. 

Learning About Nancy Pelosi 

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

Tuskegee Institute

Early in the American Revolution, the Patriots captured Fort Ticonderoga. Your young historian will learn the importance of this fort in this worksheet.

The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

Paraphrasing means putting another's writing into your own words. This is an important skill for middle school children to master.

Paraphrasing: Rosa Parks

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

Who Was Junko Tabei?

Get to know nonfiction text features! Use this resource with your class to compare nonfiction text features for same-topic selections. This resource goes along with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Side-By-Side Nonfiction Text Features 

Study the contributions of African American jazz legends with this worksheet on master bassist Charles Mingus.

Jazz Greats: Charles Mingus

Tap into your students’ creativity by challenging them to create an infographic using content from their reading!

Illustrative Infographics

A great way to introduce nonfiction to early readers, this Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz biography breaks down important information into readable passages.

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

Take the monotony out of researching a topic with this Two Truths and One Lie worksheet.

Two Truths and  One Lie: Research Edition

In this worksheet, kids will learn about the author's perspective, an essential component of nonfiction comprehension.

Author Inferences and Quotes as Proof

History buffs, get ready to learn everything you ever wanted to know about all of our U.S. presidents with a fun matching game!

U.S. Presidents: Matching Game III

With this versatile graphic organizer students have spaces to record information from their sources and synthesize the information in a central space.

Putting it All Together

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