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This Week in Fifth Grade
Week 11
Prefixes
Prefixes
Help your child make a list of synonyms and antonyms for each challenging word on their word list. Then, discuss examples and non-examples for each word.
Have your students work in groups to make a list of synonyms and antonyms for each challenging word on their word list. Then, discuss examples and non-examples for each word.
Circle the Prefixes!
Worksheet
Circle the Prefixes!
Learn all about root words and prefixes, then try your hand at defining them, in this quick and easy practice activity about words with prefixes.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Pondering Prefixes
Lesson plan
Pondering Prefixes
Beyond just prefix identification, this meaty lesson taps into your students’ thinking. Using a combination of analogies, constructing, and deconstructing words with prefixes, students will learn the meaning and mechanics of prefixes.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Prefixes Related to Numbers
Exercise
Prefixes Related to Numbers
Help students put a name to their favorite numbers with this exercise on prefixes related to numbers.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Exercise
Measurement Word Problems
Measurement Word Problems
When your child is introduced to metric units of measurement, help them make a connection to their knowledge of place value and decimals. Try to find authentic ways to incorporate measurement into family activities, like cooking or reading food labels at the grocery store.
When you introduce metric units of measurement, help students make a connection to their knowledge of place value and decimals.
Metric Measurements
Worksheet
Metric Measurements
Get your child clued in on the metric system by quizzing her with these challenging problems converting and comparing metric measurements.
5th grade
Math
Worksheet
Converting Metric Measurement in Word Problems
Lesson plan
Converting Metric Measurement in Word Problems
Students will learn to convert metric units by applying concepts in word problems. Exercises and worksheets incorporate length (meters), and optional practice offers more instructions on mass (grams) and volume (liters).
4th grade
Math
Lesson plan
Metric Conversions Conversations
Lesson plan
Metric Conversions Conversations
Challenge students to convert measurements between their metric counterparts! Students will relate the measurements to real-world objects. Use this lesson as support for the Converting Metric Measurements in Word Problems lesson.
5th grade
Math
Lesson plan
Fact and Opinion Review
Fact and Opinion Review
In the real world, the line between fact and opinion can be blurry. It's no wonder, then, that kids might be confused when asked to differentiate between the two. Children are oftentimes inclined to attach their own perspective to factual issues rather than looking for evidence within a text. Help your child learn the difference between statements of fact and opinion by analyzing the language of different phrases. For example: "I like oranges" versus "Oranges are round." Challenge your child with persuasive statements, such as "Oranges are the best fruit" or, "Everyone knows that oranges are better than apples."
In the real world, the line between fact and opinion can be blurry. It's no wonder, then, that kids might be confused when asked to differentiate between the two. Students are oftentimes inclined to attach their own perspective to factual issues rather than looking for evidence within a text. Help your class learn the difference between statements of fact and opinion by analyzing the language of different phrases: "I like oranges" versus "Oranges are round," for example. Challenge your class with persuasive statements, such as "Oranges are the best fruit" or, "Everyone knows that oranges are better than apples."
Identifying Fact and Opinion
Worksheet
Identifying Fact and Opinion
Are chickens cute? Do orcas eat seals? In this reading exercise, students will be challenged to differentiate between statements of fact and opinion.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Is It True?
Lesson plan
Is It True?
Don't believe everything you read! Teach students to differentiate between statements of fact and opinion. This important skill will help students become critical and discerning readers.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Fact vs. Opinion in Texts
Lesson plan
Fact vs. Opinion in Texts
Understanding the difference between fact and opinion is a critical skill. Your students will practice differentiating between facts and opinions in nonfiction texts and will apply the skills they learn to write their own statements.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Personal Narratives
Personal Narratives
Have a mini-conference with your learner to discuss the first draft of a paper they are writing for school. Make sure to discuss things that worked along with a few things that didn't.
Try to find time to have final writing conferences with students as they finish up personal narrative papers.
Great Writing Starts with Golden Ideas
Worksheet
Great Writing Starts with Golden Ideas
Use this worksheet as a tool to assist your young writers in selecting the perfect idea for their narrative.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Ideas and Hooks: Personal Narrative
Lesson plan
Ideas and Hooks: Personal Narrative
This lesson walks students through the first few steps of crafting a personal narrative. Writers will start by going through a process to select an idea to write about, then begin to craft a hook that invites readers into their story.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
What is a Narrative? Kinds of Narratives
Worksheet
What is a Narrative? Kinds of Narratives
In this activity, students will explore different kinds of narratives.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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