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This Week in Fifth Grade
Week 12
Using Suffixes to Change Meaning
Using Suffixes to Change Meaning
Did you know that suffixes are word parts that have specific meanings? Introduce your child to different suffixes and their meanings, then discuss how each suffix alters the base word to which it is added.
Did you know that suffixes are word parts that have specific meanings? Introduce your students to different suffixes and their meanings, then discuss how each suffix alters the base word to which it is added.
Spelling with Suffixes
Lesson plan
Spelling with Suffixes
Spelling is sensational with common suffixes! With this lesson, your students will learn how to navigate various suffixes and use them as they create and spell new words.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Common Prefixes and Their Meanings
Worksheet
Common Prefixes and Their Meanings
Children create their own reference guide to prefixes in this comprehensive, three-page grammar worksheet.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Common Root Words and their Meanings
Worksheet
Common Root Words and their Meanings
This worksheet encourages students to work together to think of as many examples of common root words as they can.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Two-Digit Divisors
Two-Digit Divisors
Encourage young mathematicians to make estimates before they solve a problem. This will help them evaluate whether an answer makes sense or not.
Encourage students to make estimates before they solve a problem. This extra step can help them evaluate the reasonableness of an answer.
Solve a Division Riddle
Worksheet
Solve a Division Riddle
Fifth graders practice multi-digit division as they work on cracking the riddle.
5th grade
Math
Worksheet
Division Riddle
Worksheet
Division Riddle
Do you know what ghosts have for breakfast? Put your long division math skills to use to solve this Halloween-themed riddle!
5th grade
Math
Worksheet
Math Review: Multi-Digit Division
Interactive Worksheet
Math Review: Multi-Digit Division
This no-frills worksheet serves up three- and four-digit division practice to help your fifth grader brush up on his division skills.
5th grade
Math
Interactive Worksheet
Comparing & Contrasting
Comparing & Contrasting
Help build critical thinking with exercises that focus on comparing and contrasting skills.
When doing the close reading of nonfiction articles, have students annotate the texts on their second read. Do this prior to whole class discussion and then have students create a concept thinking map in order to consolidate all the information from each article.
Explorer Letters
Lesson plan
Explorer Letters
Step into the shoes of an explorer. Students will learn more about the lives and accomplishments of important explorers, and they'll demonstrate their knowledge through a creative writing assignment.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Stories: Extinct Birds
Worksheet
Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Stories: Extinct Birds
Comparing and contrasting nonfiction stories is an important skill for fourth and fifth graders. This worksheet gives kids plenty of chance to practice.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Lesson plan
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Help your ELs learn how to identify the main idea and supporting details in a nonfiction text by using nouns and pronouns as guide words. It can be a stand-alone lesson or used as support to the lesson Explorer Letters.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Self-Evaluation
Self-Evaluation
Have young writers read their paper while keeping the assignment guidelines in mind. Ask them if there's anything they think they've done especially well or what they could improve.
During self-evaluation, students should be given a grading rubric to reference. Let them focus on one thing that they feel they did successfully as writers and one area that they feel still needs more work. Allow students to read aloud and be proud of their writing!
Peer Editing of Student Writing
Worksheet
Peer Editing of Student Writing
In this worksheet, kids will be able to practice giving three kinds of editing feedback: Corrections, compliments, and suggestions.
5th grade
Worksheet
Polishing Student Writing with Peer Editing
Lesson plan
Polishing Student Writing with Peer Editing
With this lesson you can teach students to be peer editors. Students will sharpen their writing skills by learning to provide pointed feedback to their peers in the form of compliments, suggestions and corrections.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Peer Editing Feedback Form
Worksheet
Peer Editing Feedback Form
This worksheet asks kids to reflect on the feedback they were given on their writing, including observations on the process and next steps.
5th grade
Worksheet
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