Weekly Boost
This Week in Fifth Grade
Week 37
Vocabulary Review
Vocabulary Review
Make vocabulary review fun! Introduce your child to unusual words or let them play vocabulary games, like crossword puzzles, memory, or bingo. As the end of the year approaches, try to go back to words your child learned early in the year.
Make vocabulary review fun! Introduce your students to unusual words or let them play vocabulary games, like crossword puzzles, memory, or bingo. As the end of the year approaches, try to spiral back to words your students learned early in the year.
Build Vocabulary: Word Meaning and Spelling #10
Worksheet
Build Vocabulary: Word Meaning and Spelling #10
Children build their vocabulary in this word meaning and spelling worksheet by learning 10 new vocabulary words, along with their definitions, then writing them on the spaces provided.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Build Vocabulary: Word Meaning and Spelling #15
Worksheet
Build Vocabulary: Word Meaning and Spelling #15
Children build their vocabulary in this word meaning and spelling worksheet by learning 10 new vocabulary words, along with their definitions, then writing them on the spaces provided.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Vocabulary Practice: Using Context
Worksheet
Vocabulary Practice: Using Context
Kids travel to a golden cave to learn new vocabulary in this reading comprehension worksheet.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Order of Operations
Order of Operations
Your child will continue to rely on the order of operations as they move on to middle school math, so make sure to review PEMDAS (or GEMDAS) as they approach the end of fifth grade. Turn it into a game by presenting your child with a puzzle or a challenge. Reward each correct answer with a ticket and allow them to choose a prize when they've earned five tickets!
Your students will continue to rely on the order of operations as they move on to middle school math, so make sure to review PEMDAS (or GEMDAS) as they approach the end of fifth grade. Turn it into a game by presenting your students with a puzzle. Write an expression on the board and offer three answer choices, each with a letter associated with it. Repeat with several expressions so that, by the end, your students can spell a phrase with the letters they chose for each answer. For example, 8+2x5 equals 18 (R) and after solving all expressions, students spell RECESS!
Impact of Parentheses
Worksheet
Impact of Parentheses
Challenge students to see the importance of parentheses in mathematical expressions!
5th grade
Math
Worksheet
Order of Operations Puzzle #1
Worksheet
Order of Operations Puzzle #1
Use the rules for the order of operations to write in the missing parentheses that make each equation true.
5th grade
Math
Worksheet
Order of Operations: PEMDAS
Interactive Worksheet
Order of Operations: PEMDAS
This fifth- and sixth-grade math worksheet is a great way to give learners practice using the acronym PEMDAS to follow the correct order of operations.
5th grade
Math
Interactive Worksheet
Nonfiction Texts
Nonfiction Texts
Inform your child about the reasons why and how we celebrate holidays, like Memorial Day. Remind your child that this is a time to honor and remember those who have given their lives to keep us safe. Use informational texts to build a sense of civic responsibility this week. Choose a worksheet about a specific war and then ask your learner to do research about it.
Inform your fifth graders about the reasons why and how we celebrate holidays, like Memorial Day. Remind your class that this is a time to honor and remember those who have given their lives to keep us safe. Use informational texts to build a sense of civic responsibility throughout the week.
Buffalo Soldiers
Worksheet
Buffalo Soldiers
Your budding historian can learn about the Buffalo Soldiers, the first African American military troops to serve in peacetime.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Tuskegee Airmen
Worksheet
Tuskegee Airmen
Your little learner can learn about the heroic Tuskegee Airmen as he hones his reading comprehension skills with this history worksheet.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Worksheet
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Learn more about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, often simply called "The Wall," with this interesting printable.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Poetry
Poetry
Try writing poetry with your child! It is a fun and quick way to write about any topic, whether it is a narrative or informational poem. Remind your child that there are different types of poems, and encourage them to write several different poems to commemorate recent holidays or in memory of someone special. They can also write poems to remember factual information.
As the end of the school year approcahes, make sure to give your students opportunities for lots of different types of writing. If your writing time is limited, introduce short assignments, like poetry. Teach mini-lessons on various forms of poetry, like Renga, cinquain, or diamente poems. Remind your students that, when revising poetry, they should focus on the content and spelling as opposed to writing conventions like punctuation.
Poetry Guide
Worksheet
Poetry Guide
This comprehensive exercise will introduce your students to twelve elements of poetry and six types of poems.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Rhythm Practice for Poetry
Worksheet
Rhythm Practice for Poetry
Your budding poet can practice rhythm in this worksheet. They'll read two poems by Robert Louis Stevenson and determine their rhythm.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Poetry Themes
Lesson plan
Poetry Themes
Encourage your students to translate their understanding of theme to poetry. In this lesson, students will evaluate the theme of poems by sketching pictures and citing text evidence.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
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