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This Week in Fifth Grade
Week 6
Prefixes
Prefixes
Have your child create a chart of different prefixes in the English language. Remember that prefixes always come at the beginning of a word. Examples of common prefixes include: pre, un, and dis. If they see or hear words with these prefixes throughout the day, invite your child to add them to the chart.
Have students create a chart of different prefixes in the English language. If they see or hear words with these prefixes throughout the day, have the students add them to the chart.
Make a Prefix-Suffix Flip Book
Activity
Make a Prefix-Suffix Flip Book
Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Activity
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
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
Comparing Expressions
Comparing Expressions
Teaching children multiple multiplication strategies can help build their conceptual understanding. Many children don't understand why the standard algorithm works, so area models and partial products can help them get to know the multiplication process.
Teaching students multiple multiplication strategies can help build their conceptual understanding. Many students don't understand why the standard algorithm works, so area models and partial products can help them get to know the multiplication process.
Double-Digit Array Multiplication with Radars
Game
Double-Digit Array Multiplication with Radars
Kids make small arrays to help Muggo's ship get back on course, building multiplication skills along the way.
5th grade
Math
Game
Three Ways to Multiply
Worksheet
Three Ways to Multiply
Use this exercise to teach your students concrete strategies to multiply two-digit factors: base ten arrays, area models, and partial products.
5th grade
Math
Worksheet
Eye See... Multiplicity
Lesson plan
Eye See... Multiplicity
This comprehensive multiplication lesson gives your students an overview of three different methods for finding products. It features a colorful slideshow and is sure to keep young learners engaged.
5th grade
Math
Lesson plan
Character Study
Character Study
Encourage readers to get creative! Have them draw and color a family tree for the main character in their favorite book. They can even create new characters in the family tree and tell a new story with the main character and the new, invented character.
As students dig deeper into novels, have them create character family trees and setting maps. These tools can help them understand character motivations on a deeper level.
Outline a Fictional Character
Worksheet
Outline a Fictional Character
Your young writer can practice his storytelling skills with this character development worksheet, where he'll outline 4 fictional characters.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
What's So Different? Comparing Characters
Lesson plan
What's So Different? Comparing Characters
Using your acting skills and a great book by Chris Van Allsburg, you will lead your students on an adventure to compare characters and events throughout a book.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Comparing Character Traits
Lesson plan
Comparing Character Traits
Use this lesson to help your ELs compare and contrast characters' thoughts and actions using a Venn Diagram. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Narrative Writing
Narrative Writing
As young writers write and revise their personal narratives, remind them they can elaborate on a story by incorporating external dialogue with other characters and internal dialogue featuring a character's thoughts.
As young writers write and revise their personal narratives, remind them they can elaborate on a story by incorporating external dialogue with other characters and internal dialogue featuring a character's thoughts.
What is a Narrative? Kinds of Narratives
Worksheet
What is a Narrative? Kinds of Narratives
In this worksheet, learners come to better understand the different kinds of narratives, and how they are similar and different, by creating a map of narrative genres.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Complete the Table: Narrative Elements
Worksheet
Complete the Table: Narrative Elements
Readers will reinforce their understanding of key narrative features in this writing exercise.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Picture Writing Prompt
Worksheet
Picture Writing Prompt
A soccer ball flies toward the goalie, but what happens next? Let your budding writer create his own story, using this picture prompt as a starting point.
5th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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