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This Week in Fifth Grade
Week 26
Homophones
Homophones
Fifth-graders require ongoing homophone practice. These tricky words can alter the meaning of a sentence and cause confusion for readers and writers. This week, help your child review some commonly misused homophones like "they're," "there," and "their."
Fifth-grade students require ongoing homophone practice. These tricky words can alter the meaning of a sentence and cause confusion for readers and writers. This week, do a quick review of some commonly misused homophones like "they're," "there," and "their."
Homophone Hero
Interactive Worksheet
Homophone Hero
Kids practice using homophones in this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Interactive Worksheet
High-Five Homophones
Lesson plan
High-Five Homophones
In this homophone lesson, your students will have fun getting out of their seats to play a "mingle" game before they practice using homophones in sentences.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Their There and They're
Worksheet
Their There and They're
Learners will use context clues to determine the correct homophone for each of eight sentences.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Connecting Fractions to Decimal Division
Connecting Fractions to Decimal Division
Practice division with fractions and decimals using concrete materials, like base ten blocks. Use these models as a visual to support your child as they divide fractions and decimals. Once they understand the underlying concepts and can explain their process, they will be ready to use algorithms as a shortcut.
Introduce division with fractions and decimals using concrete materials, like base ten blocks. Use these models as a visual to teach students how to divide fractions and decimals. Once students understand the underlying concepts and can explain their process, they will be ready to use algorithms as a shortcut.
Dividing Decimals with Models
Worksheet
Dividing Decimals with Models
In this visual math exercise, your students will draw models to practice dividing decimals with whole number divisors.
5th grade
Math
Worksheet
Diner Division
Lesson plan
Diner Division
Students learn how to fairly split the bill with this lesson that has them race to find out the amount they owe on a check! Students will apply their knowledge of dividing decimals to real-world situations of dining out!
5th grade
Math
Lesson plan
Dividing Decimals
Lesson plan
Dividing Decimals
Help students transition from a visual representation of dividing decimals to using the standard algorithm for dividing decimals by a whole number. Use this lesson on its own or as support for th lesson Diner Division.
5th grade
Math
Lesson plan
Reading to Comprehend
Reading to Comprehend
Move beyond fluency and basic comprehension by focusing on the deeper meaning of a text. Have your child read a sample text three times: First to establish the topic or main idea; next to highlight and clarify challenging vocabulary; and finally to analyze the author's opinion, point of view, and theme. What inferences can they make about the text?
Move beyond fluency and basic comprehension by focusing on the deeper meaning of a text. Have students read a sample text three times: First to establish the topic or main idea; next to highlight and clarify challenging vocabulary; and finally to analyze the author's opinion, point of view, and theme. What inferences can they make about the text?
Common Theme Words
Lesson plan
Common Theme Words
In this support lesson, your EL students will learn eight common theme words and will practice applying them to a short story. Use this lesson as a stand-alone lesson or as support to the lesson Determining the Theme of a Poem.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Reading Between the Lines
Worksheet
Reading Between the Lines
Students will make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
A Mad Tea Party
Worksheet
A Mad Tea Party
Practice reading comprehension with "A Mad Tea Party," an exciting chapter from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, then make it into a mini-book.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Poetry: Personification, Similes, and Metaphors
Poetry: Personification, Similes, and Metaphors
The rhythms and rhymes children discover in poetry can help nurture a lifelong love of language. Find and analyze the figurative language in the poems you read together. Then, have your child experiment with these devices in their own writing.
The rhythms and rhymes children discover in poetry can help nurture a lifelong love of language. Find and analyze the figurative language in the poems you read as a class. Then, have your students experiment with these devices in their own writing.
Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms of Figurative Language
Lesson plan
Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms of Figurative Language
Similes, metaphors, and idioms are some of the most widely used literary devices in both speaking and writing. Students will review each of these and practice creating some of their own.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
The Raven
Worksheet
The Raven
Get in the spooky spirit of Halloween with our vocab-packed copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Metaphor Game
Worksheet
Metaphor Game
This printable game is a walk in the park! Get fired up for figurative language with this fun and creative metaphor game.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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