Name: Science Vocabulary Word Wall {5th Grade}
Brand: The Literacy Loft
Price: 6.0 USD
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Science Vocabulary Word Wall {5th Grade}

$6.00

***Additional Words 6/10/2023
egg- picture with small yellow eggs
larva- picture of ladybug larva
pupa- picture of lady bug pupa
adult- picture of lady bug

***Additional Words 5/7/2022

solubility
relative density
motion
air resistance
thermal energy
mechanical energy
prism
lens
shadow
biofuel
geothermal
delta
canyon
valley
population
community
metamorphosis
life cycle

This resource includes a Science Vocabulary Word Wall for 5th Grade for the entire year. Please see the preview for included words.

*Science Tools and Nature of Science
*Earth Science
*Physical Science
*Life Science

If you find that any words you need are NOT included, please email me at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

I would be happy to add these words for you! :)

-Jessica

This product is also available for Grades 3-4

→Science Word Wall {3rd-4th Grade}

You might also LOVE these other 5th Grade Resources:

→Math Word Wall {5th Grade}

→Math Morning Work 5th Grade {The Bundle}

→ELA Morning Work 5th Grade {Growing Bundle}

→Math + ELA Morning Work 5th Grade {Growing Bundle}

→Text Structure Task Cards {Scientific Concepts}

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

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Science Vocabulary Word Wall {5th Grade}

ELA Morning Work 5th Grade {August} | Distance Learning | Google Slides

$5.00

*A DIGITAL OPTION HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR GOOGLE SLIDES/GOOGLE CLASSROOM* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the pdf.

This resource is a unique way to get your students warmed up in the morning that helps incorporate the 5th Grade Language Standards, Vocabulary Practice, and Reading Comprehension skills.

Save money by purchasing the growing bundle and get all future months of morning work:

ELA Morning Work 5th Grade Growing Bundle

This set contains 2 weeks of Camping-Themed morning work for the month of August. The morning work is focused on ELA 5th Grade Common Core Standards. Each day has a thematic structure to cover those Language Standards as well as enhance Vocabulary and Comprehension skills.

Meaningful Monday: Monday is focused on making meaning. Tasks will focus on synonyms, antonyms, vocabulary words, context clues, and making meaning in a short amount of text. Some tasks may require students to make meaning in the text (inference, message, adages, proverbs, etc) or build vocabulary skills.

Text Structure Tuesday: Tuesdays will have a paragraph that requires students to identify the text structure, signal words, and a question or two related to main idea, author's perspective, or vocabulary.

Wordy Wednesday: Wednesday is all about working with words. Tasks include working with shades of meaning, homophones, or a short writing task using pictures or a word bank.

Throwback Thursday: Thursday is all about grammar usage and conventions.

Figurative Friday: Figurative Friday tasks include working with various types of figurative language including similes, metaphors, idioms, and more!

I created this resource after seeing success with the Math version in my classroom that you can find HERE: 5th Grade Math Morning Work!

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

This ELA + Math Morning Work is available for the following grade levels:

ELA + Math Bundles

ELA Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments

Math Bundles

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I hope this resource works for you! Please be sure to FOLLOW US so you get the email when the rest of this series comes out! As we continue to work on the rest of this series, we would love to hear what works for you. You can contact us at help@theliteracyloft.com with any questions, comments, or feedback.

-Jessica

ELA Morning Work 5th Grade {August} | Distance Learning | Google Slides

Reading Mini Unit Bundle 4th and 5th Grade

$70.00 $56.00 Save $14.00

Each mini unit in this bundle will include resources to introduce or review the skills to your 4th and 5th graders. The units are aligned to the Common Core standards. However, they are also rooted in providing a foundation for the skills that are crucial to reading comprehension. The units include stand-alone resources such as reading comprehension passages, questions, exit slips, and activities. But each unit also includes recommended chapter and picture books that will support you in teaching each skill.

⭐️The price of this bundle will continue to increase as new units are added.⭐️

What is included in each unit?

1. Google Slides/PowerPoint: This is an interactive teaching presentation to use to teach the skills. The Google Slides and PowerPoints help you teach or review the skill. There are three versions included in both PowerPoint & Google Slides. The slide presentation is organized so that you can:

Model the Skill
Let's Try It! (Active Engagement)
Independent Practice (Exit Slip)

Version 1: (Teaching Slides) These slides include transitions so that you can discuss the answers before they appear. The answers are also in the notes section of the slideshow.

Version 2: (Student Slides) These slides can be used if you are teaching virtually or if you want to use this as a review and have students complete on their own.

Version 3: (Answer Key) This slide has all the answers.

2. Exit Slips: Each exit slip can be printed out 2 per page. The Exit Slips are also available in Google Forms. The exit slips are multiple choice or short response.

3. Reading Comprehension Passages: Each unit will include a total of 5 Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions to practice the skill.

4. Graphic Organizers

5. Reading Posters

6. Reading Activities: The activities included will be a variety including sorts, matches, and more that will be dependent on the skill/standard.

7. Recommended Book List: a list of picture books & chapter books

Digital and Print Format

Each unit will be offered in both a printable pdf and a digital format (Google Slides and Google Forms).

This is a Growing Bundle!

What is a growing bundle?

This bundle gives you access to all CURRENT and FUTURE Reading Mini Units for 4th & 5th Grade. Because this is a growing bundle, all future units added to this bundle will cost you ZERO additional dollars. You'll simply be able to download any new additions from your account. This bundle will grow over time and be filled with Reading Mini Units in both a print + digital option (Google Slides + Google Forms). When you buy into the bundle, you are paying the low introductory price. The price will increase as units are added to the bundle, but you only pay once! There are no release dates for the remaining units to be added. Please see a list of planned sets that are forthcoming below.

What units are already included?

Literature
Story Elements
Making Inferences
Summarizing
Theme
Point of View

Informational
Main Idea
Text Structure + Comparing Text Structures

⭐️Bonus⭐️
Parts of Speech

Upcoming Units
The following mini units will be added to the 4th and 5th Grade bundle.

Literature
Context Clues
Poetry, Drama, & Prose
Comparing Presentations of a Text
Comparing Topics, Themes, & Patterns
Figurative Language

Informational
Summarizing
Making Inferences
Context Clues
Comparing Multiple Accounts of the Same Topic
Text Features
Reasons & Evidence
Integrating Multiple Texts

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

If you have any questions or requests, please send me an email at jessica@theliteracyloft.com

Other ELA resources you may L♥VE...

ELA Task Cards Bottomless Bundle for Grades 3-5
ELA Task Cards Bottomless Bundle for Grades 4-6
ELA Task Cards Bottomless Bundle for 4th Grade
ELA Task Cards Bottomless Bundle for 5th Grade
ELA Task Cards Bottomless Bundle for 6th Grade

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Reading Mini Unit Bundle 4th and 5th Grade

Math Weekly Assessments 5th Grade | Printable | Google Forms

$27.00

Math Morning Work. These teachers wanted a way to assess the skills practiced throughout the week.

These weekly assessments are a companion for the 5th Grade Math Morning Work. The morning work is available in a bundle or individual months.

The Math Morning Work covers critical language, grammar, and comprehension skills over the year. The suggested way to use this resource is by reviewing the skills throughout the week with the morning work, and then giving the assessment on Friday for a weekly quiz grade.

Not only will this hold your students accountable, but this also serves as a gauge for students' learning. Plus, it's a consistent weekly quiz grade with a streamlined answer key to be easy on your teacher eyes! Please remember that this is a GROWING Bundle and the assessments will be released as they are completed. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email me at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

MONTHS AVAILABLE {Print + Google Forms}:

May: available now
June: available now
August: available now
September: available now
October: available now
November: available now
December: available now
January: available now
February: available now
March: available now
April: available now

Happy Teaching!
Jessica

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ELA + Math Bundles

ELA Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments

Math Bundles

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Math Weekly Assessments 5th Grade | Printable | Google Forms

Proverbs and Adages Task Cards L.4.5b & L.5.4b | Distance Learning | Google Slides and Forms

$4.00

*A DIGITAL OPTION HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR GOOGLE SLIDES AND GOOGLE FORMS/GOOGLE CLASSROOM* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the pdf.

This resource is a part of ELA Task Cards Grades 3-5 Bottomless Bundle

These task cards are a great practice for students to understand the meaning of common proverbs and adages. These task cards are perfect for a literacy center, small group activities, or review.

What's included?

36 Task Cards for Proverbs and Adages - Each task card contains a paragraph that uses a proverb or adage in context. These task cards support the Common Core Standards L. 4.5b and L.5.5b and are appropriate for Grades 4-6.

PowerPoint pdf (1 Slide to Use as an Anchor Chart)
Notebook Anchor Chart (matches the PowerPoint)
Answer Sheet
Answer Key

These task cards are perfect for a literacy center, small group activities, or review.

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

I hope you enjoy this resource as much as we did! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please email me at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com.

Proverbs and Adages Task Cards L.4.5b & L.5.4b | Distance Learning | Google Slides and Forms

Welcome Postcard

$0.00

✋ This resource is included in the discounted Back to School Bundle!

Who doesn't love snail mail? These Welcome Postcards are perfect to mail to your students when you get your class list. Your students will be so excited to get mail from their new teacher!

1. Edit the postcard to include your name and message on the mailing side. Or delete the text box if you want to hand write a message.

2. Copy back to back with your grade level.

3. Add a stamp and your students' addresses and you're all set!

The postcards include a cover for grades 1-6 and are editable using PowerPoint

Fonts Used (free for personal use)

Century Gothic

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way.
Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

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Making Inferences (Mini Reading Unit) 4th and 5th Grade

$9.00

This mini unit includes resources to introduce or review making inferences to your 4th and 5th graders. The unit is aligned to the Common Core standards. However, it is rooted in providing an understanding of making inferences through texts and pictures.

✋🛑 The materials in this resource are the same ones included in The Literacy Loft Membership. If you are a monthly or annual member, please do not purchase! If you'd like to learn more about the membership, click here!

👉This unit is also part of the Reading Mini Units Bundle for 4th and 5th Grade.
👉Click here for the 3rd Grade Making Inferences Reading Unit.

This unit includes a PowerPoint/Google Slides, graphic organizers, reading comprehension passages, questions, exit slips, and activities. It also includes recommended picture books and wordless books that will support you in teaching students how to make inferences. Let's get into the specifics.

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

*All activities are included in a Google Slides or Forms format.*

What is included?

Topics Covered: Making Inferences (with illustrations, photographs, setting, real life situations, character traits, character feelings, plot)

1. Google Slides/PowerPoint: This is an interactive teaching presentation to use to teach the skills. The Google Slides and PowerPoints help you teach or review the skill. There are three versions included in both PowerPoint & Google Slides. The slide presentation is organized so that you can:

Model the Skill
Let's Try It! (Active Engagement)
Independent Practice (Exit Slip)

Version 1: (Teaching Slides) These slides include transitions so that you can discuss the answers before they appear. The answers are also in the notes section of the slideshow.

Version 2: (Student Slides) These slides can be used if you are teaching virtually or if you want to use this as a review and have students complete on their own.

Version 3: (Answer Key) This slide has all the answers.

2. Graphic Organizers: There are 6 different versions of a chart to make inferences. These can be used with any book or story.

3. Reading Posters: One reading poster for making inferences and another with thinking stems.

4. Reading Comprehension Passages + Questions: There a total of 5 Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions. The questions are all based on making inferences.

5. Exit Slips: Each exit slip can be printed out 2 per page. The Exit Slips are also available in Google Forms. The exit slips are multiple choice or short response.

6. Reading Activities: 5 practice pages for students to practice making inferences.

7. Clues & Conclusions: An activity for students to use clues to make an inference/draw a conclusion.

8. Recommended Book List: picture books & wordless picture books.

Other ELA resources you may L♥VE...

ELA Task Cards Bottomless Bundle for Grades 3-5
ELA Task Cards Bottomless Bundle for Grades 4-6
ELA Task Cards Bottomless Bundle for 4th Grade
ELA Task Cards Bottomless Bundle for 5th Grade
ELA Task Cards Bottomless Bundle for 6th Grade

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Making Inferences (Mini Reading Unit) 4th and 5th Grade

March No Prep Packet 5th Grade

$5.00

This packet contains 60 pages (!!!) of activities that include ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies. This is a 20 day (4 Weeks) Independent Learning Packet. This packet can be used in the following ways:

sub plans
supplement curriculum
homework
center practice
small group practice
school closings

Please see the table of contents inside the preview for the skills covered. The subjects include ELA (Reading, Grammar, and Writing), Math, Science, Social Studies, and Health.

Answer Keys are in a separate file.
Links and description for digital instructions.

⭐️Please note that there are some overlaps with ELA, Science, Social, Studies, Health content for Grades 4-5⭐️

What’s included in this packet:
ELA
Comparing Accounts
Spelling Patterns: /ûr/
Types of Sentences
Context Clues
Abstract Nouns
Character Traits
Connecting Ideas
Supporting Details
Making Inferences
Spelling Patterns: /âr/ and /îr/
Proverbs and Adages
Coordinating Conjunctions
Plurals
Nouns
Silent Letters
Firsthand vs. Secondhand Account
Opinion Reasons
Antonyms
Describing Events
Academic Vocabulary

Math
Missing Digits
Dividing Fractions
Evaluate the Statement
Find the Value
Rounding Decimals
Fraction Explanations
Powers of Ten
Evaluating Expressions
Comparing Decimals
Adding Fractions
Fractions as Division
Decimal Problems
Decimal Problems II
Field Trip
Multiplying Fractions
Describing Expressions
Classify Quadrilaterals
Volume
Line Plot Problems
Evaluate Expressions

Social Studies/Science/Health
Industrial Revolution
Steam Engine
Katherine Johnson
Dolores Huerta
The Great Delano Grape Strike
Rachel Carson
Seed Drill
Self-Control
Strategies for Self-Control
Self-Control Scenarios
Building Self-Esteem
Meditation
Mindfulness
Instinctive Behaviors
Learned Behaviors
Plant Behaviors
How Do Rainbows Form?
Frog Life Cycle
Bird Beaks
Animal Adaptations

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way.

jessica@theliteracyloft.com

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Student Led Conferences & Goal Setting

$3.00

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About the Product:
This product contains the following tools to help you conduct Student Led Conferences in which students have direction about what to share with their parents and more importantly- you have direction as a teacher to implement Student Led Conferences! Additionally, students have tools to help them set goals for themselves based on current grades or test scores. In our 4th grade classrooms, we used a Student Data Sheet for students to record and keep track of their data. Because districts use different assessments, I have provided a power point document which is editable so you can change to suit your needs. If you would like to use the same fonts I used, head over to KG Fonts to get your font fix. :) The other documents are generic enough that you can use them in your own classroom.

What this product includes
*Save the Date! - This document is editable to add in the dates and times for your Student Led Conferences.

*Welcome to our classroom! - This is a welcome sheet students can leave on their desks when the parents come in. Students also used this as an agenda/guide for going through the process and remembering the steps for their Student Led Conference. (This helps to work through the awkward moments of, “What do I say next?...”)

*Questions for Parents to Ask Your Child - This form is for parents to fill out during the conference. This serves as a guide to help parents ask their child questions while their child walks them through their work.

*Setting Goals - Ideas for improvement in Language Arts, Math, Science, Work Habits, and Behaviors. These are slightly a combination for tools to set goals and goals themselves. This will help students, parents, and you identify HOW to reach goals. In my classroom, students set goals based on their grades, test scores, or assessment data. Then, they used this sheet to identify ways to reach the goals they set. However, for some of your students- these may be the actual goals. Use this sheet to suit the needs of your classroom and your students.

*Goal Setting Sheets for Language Arts, Math, Science, Work Habits & Behaviors - These sheets can be completed in class or during the Student Led Conference. Students use the Setting Goals sheet to help them complete these sheets.

*Tracking my Reading Progress - This chart is a tool for students to track how many books they are reading each month. This can help you to monitor students’ Independent Reading as well as help students to set Reading goals.

*Setting Monthly Goals for Reading - This is intended to go with #6. When students are keeping track of how many books they are reading each month, they can use this data to set monthly goals.

*What did you think? {Parent Feedback Form} - This form is a reflection/survey for parents after the student led conference. Parents can complete during the conference or after.

*What did you think? {Student Feedback Form} - This form is a reflection/survey for students after the student led conference. Students can complete during the conference or after.

*My Progress Portfolio Binder Cover - This is a binder cover for students Progress Portfolio or some people like to call it a Data Binder. I personally prefer Progress Portfolio because in my classroom we keep a binder with tabs for each subject area. Students put work they are proud of inside the binder behind the appropriate tab. This sheet serves as a cover page.

*Sample Student Self-Evaluation - This is a form kept inside the Progress Portfolio used to track student’s data. This form is an example of how we used it based on the assessments in our districts and state. This product includes 2 editable Power Point files in which you might use this document based on your state and districts’ standards and assessments. If you need any assistance with this document, please contact me at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

Also, MOST of my fonts come from Kimberly Geiswein Fonts on Teachers Pay Teachers. She offers them FREE for personal use. So, if you like the look of the editable documents, downloading the fonts will allow you to personalize them even more to suit your needs. Plus, her fonts are amazing and you might become slightly addicted! So, go enjoy some free fonts!

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Please contact me if you have any questions or issues with this resource :) Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

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Bookagram - Book Recommendation/Reading Response

$1.00

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About this Product:

This product is a fun activity for students after they finish a book. I don’t know about you, but I always cringe when I see my students finish the last page of a book, immediately close it, announce they are done, and put it back on the shelf. I am constantly looking for ways to get them to linger with their books just a little bit longer…

Besides just writing a response or taking a Reading Counts quiz, it is nice to mix it up with fun stuff when they finish. Hence, the creation of this product. If you are anything like me, you enjoy social media. Not just any social media, but specifically Instagram! I am a fan and sometimes slightly addicted. What I love about Instagram is that you can share your experiences with others instantly. Moments or experiences you might not normally share with people, but Instagram makes it possible to share it with more people outside of your usual social circle. With this activity, your students can share their reading experience and recommend books to their classmates in a fun and social way.

How to Use this Product

Anyway you choose! See the Guide Sheet for suggestions. The small circle at the top is a place to draw a picture of themselves. The big picture area, students draw a picture of the cover of the book. Below the picture, they can recommend/tag the book to 3 of their friends. The student who created the Bookagram can make comments about the book as well. Next to the heart, those same 3 students can “like” the book OR others in your classroom who might have read the book can “like” the post by leaving their name. Having an area to display students’ Bookagrams is a nice way to build community in your classroom and build community with your readers!

Please note there are 3 different versions , based on your student needs. One also includes a place for students to rate the book. As always, please let me know if you have any questions about the product. :) Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

Happy Reading!

Bookagram - Book Recommendation/Reading Response

Writing Charts

$2.00

These charts are for students’ use in their writing notebooks, but also for teachers! At the beginning of the year, one of the most important things we can do for our students is teach them how to get ideas for their own personal narratives. This will lead to better writing in other genres. More importantly, this will get students excited about writing! I like to focus on these key points at the beginning of the year:

Volume, Stamina, & Confidence

This chart is a simple tool students can glue into their notebook as a reminder of ways they can generate ideas for entries, drafts, or stories. Also, teachers can use these as teaching points for mini lessons at the beginning of the year. I would strongly advise teachers to teach students HOW to use this tool & model ways to get ideas, before giving to students. I have included 4 copies:

One half-page (so 2 on a page) for students with my examples
One half-page (so 2 on a page) for students with a blank t-chart
One full page with a blank t-chart
One cute colorful one which could be displayed in the writing center or however you choose.

By giving students a resource to get ideas, you may be less likely to hear, “I don’t have anything to write about…”
And when you do, you have a simple response:

“Let’s take a look at some ways writers get ideas…”

This chart could also be displayed in the classroom for students in the writing center. I would love to hear how this works for you! I appreciate any feedback

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

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Happy Writing!
Jessica

Reading Comprehension Bingo (Holiday Bundle)

$60.00 $34.00 Save $26.00

Each informational newspaper-style text gives the history and other information of holidays. Please review the individual previews of each product to see what is included.

Bingo
Bingo sheets are included, which have questions from the article. Students read the informational text. Then, they answer questions on the bingo grid. The grid comes in 26 different versions. Having each student use a different version of the answer grid will allow you to reinforce the content of the informational text by playing a game of bingo on that holiday or at the end of the week. The questions range from vocabulary, finding the main idea, using text features, as well as finding key details.

How to Play:
The first page is an answer key, which can be used to play the game of bingo. Cut up each square, place in a Ziploc bag or container of your choice and call out questions. Students must answer the question correctly and have 5 in a row. Up, down, or diagonally. Students can use counters or any treats to keep track of the questions called.

This bundle includes the following Reading Comprehension Bingos:

1. History of Halloween

2. Veterans Day (free download)

3. Thanksgiving

4. Holidays/Christmas Around the World

5. Presidents Day

6. MLK Day

7. Black History Month

8. Valentine's Day

9. St. Patrick's Day

10. Women's History Month

11. Earth Day

12. Memorial Day

13. Fourth of July (coming soon)

14. Cinco de Mayo

15. Hispanic Heritage Month

16. Groundhog Day

17. Leap Year

18. Juneteenth

19. Father's Day

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Reading Comprehension Bingo (Holiday Bundle)

Informational Writing-Animal Research Project

$2.00

What this Product Includes:

1. Teaching Points for the Unit - These are suggested teaching points you could use to teach this project. They do not need to be taught in this order and you may find your students need different teaching points. Please note this does NOT include full lessons, only teaching points aligned to standards

2. What Should my Field Guide Include? - a Content Guide for students (and teachers) to help guide the research and the content of the field guide

3. My Research Notes - a graphic organizer to help students record what they learn about the animal. This will also help students to organize their research, thus organize their writing.

4.My Research Notes with Guiding Questions - This version of the graphic organizer includes questions from the Content Guide to help students think about what to include in each section.

5. My Research Notes BLANK - This version allows students to think more critically and could be used with other projects. Students would determine what that category would be.

6. Field Guide Template - This is a template you can use for the rough draft of the Field Guide. You could also use this as the students’ actual field guides if you wanted to. In our classrooms, we used this as a template for the rough draft and then used large 11 x 18 in manila paper to recreate the template in a larger format.

7.Field Guide Pictures - Classroom photos to help you and your students see the end product.

8.My Field Guide Rubric - This is included to make your grading life easier!!! Writing can be so subjective sometimes- hopefully, this rubric will help you zip through grading students’ final projects!

9.Writers Celebrate! 3-2-1 Style - These cards can be used at the end of the unit as part of a gallery walk. Students can lay out their final masterpieces on top of desks or in a display area. Students walk around leaving comments for other classmates.

This is a resource to help you integrate Writing into the content area of Science or vice versa. Additionally, you might be able to integrate technology by using websites and videos to support your students’ research. Another possible way to use this resource is by having students create their final product in a power point presentation. There are NOT supplemental resources included in the product, but this may give you some ideas on how you can suit this resource to best fit your classroom‘s needs.

In order to implement this into your classroom, students will need to choose an animal to research. You may choose to limit the choices your students’ can make or limit to only wild animals or limit to animals found only in your state. One teacher tip I have for you is that if you do not want your students to choose pets, state that at the beginning of the unit. I gave my students a little too much freedom and some of the field guides became about pets. You might be okay with this if you are using this unit to get your kids writing! In my 4th grade classroom, we aligned this to various animals we discussed in class. As we began this unit, I noticed my students needed more guidance with topics an informational writer might discuss when writing about an animal. The questions we came up with are included in the “What should my field guide include?” page.

This is also meant to be a research project. Students will need to have access to books, articles, or websites about their particular animals. Whenever we begin any type of unit in my classroom, I head to our school library and fill baskets with that type of text. For this unit, you might want to choose two types of texts:
1)Texts based on the topics your students are writing about
2) Texts that students can use as a mentor text. I also suggest you choose a Mentor Informational Text to teach the lessons and model the writing techniques.

On Day 1 of the Unit, you might collect brochures, field guides, magazines, and other informational texts to help define the characteristics of Informational Text. Through your class discussion or minilesson create a classroom chart. Doing this simple study together will help set the foundation for the rest of the unit and create a point of reference for you and your students.

Another thought about implementing this into your Informational Writing curriculum is using the research to create an Informational Essay. In this way, you are still meeting the writing standards, in a fun and innovative way! Your students will have fun teaching their others all about their topic! If you use 11x18 paper to fold into the field guide as shown in the pictures, there is a spot for a sheet of paper 8.5 x 11 or notebook paper.

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Please know the there is a blank template for notes and the field guide. This might allow you to use the field guide and teaching points for other informational writing topics. Have fun and Happy Writing!!

Informational Writing-Animal Research Project

Main Idea (Mini Reading Unit) 4th & 5th Grade

$9.00

This mini unit includes resources to introduce or review main idea to your 4th and 5th graders. This unit includes a PowerPoint/Google Slides, graphic organizers, reading comprehension passages, questions, exit slips, and activities. It also includes recommended books that will support you in teaching students how to find the main idea. Let's get into the specifics.

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👉This unit is also part of the Reading Mini Units Bundle for 3rd Grade.
👉Click here for the 4th and 5th Grade Story Elements Reading Unit.

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What is included?

Topics Covered: Main Idea (5 Strategies: First Sentence, Last Sentence, Text Features, Repeated Words, Ask: What is the text mostly about?)

1. Google Slides/PowerPoint: This is an interactive teaching presentation to use to teach the skills. The Google Slides and PowerPoints help you teach or review the skill. There are three versions included in both PowerPoint & Google Slides. The slide presentation is organized so that you can:

Model the Skill
Let's Try It! (Active Engagement)
Independent Practice (Exit Slip)

Version 1: (Teaching Slides) These slides include transitions so that you can discuss the answers before they appear. The answers are also in the notes section of the slideshow.

Version 2: (Student Slides) These slides can be used if you are teaching virtually or if you want to use this as a review and have students complete on their own.

Version 3: (Answer Key) This slide has all the answers.

2. Exit Slips: Each exit slip can be printed out 2 per page. The Exit Slips are also available in Google Forms. The exit slips are multiple choice or short response.

3. Reading Comprehension Passages: There a total of 5 Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions. The questions are all based on main idea.

4. Graphic Organizers: These graphic organizers for main idea and supporting details can be used with any text.

5. Reading Posters: A reading poster for finding the main idea.

6. Main Idea Practice: Printable practice pages for students to practice finding the main idea in a short amount of text.

7. Main Idea Match: This matching activity is perfect for a reading center or can even be used as a notebook activity. Prep: Print on colored paper (optional) and laminate (optional). Cut each puzzle piece into two parts. Store in a Ziploc bag and use as a reading center or as a group activity. There are a total of 12 pieces with different main ideas. Each page is about the same topic, but each paragraph has a different main idea.

8. Recommended Book List: a list of books you can use to teach main idea

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Main Idea (Mini Reading Unit) 4th & 5th Grade

September No Prep Packet 5th Grade

$5.00

This packet contains 60 pages (!!!) of activities that include ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies. This is a 20 day (4 Weeks) Independent Learning Packet. This packet can be used in the following ways:

sub plans
supplement curriculum
homework
center practice
small group practice
school closings

Please see the table of contents inside the preview for the skills covered. The subjects include ELA (Reading, Grammar, and Writing), Math, Science, Social Studies, and Health.

Answer Keys are in a separate file.
Links and description for digital instructions.

⭐️Please note that there are some overlaps with Science, Social, Studies, Health content for Grades 4-5⭐️

What’s included in this packet:

ELA

Word Sort: /ur/, /ir/
Spelling Patterns Plural
Compound Spelling Sort
Compound Spelling Sort II
Reading Poem
Bobbing for Homophones
Making Interference
Apostrophes
Parts of Speech
4 Types of Sentences
Part of a Sentences
Dictionary Skills
Using Commas
Capitalization Rules
Character Feelings
Character Traits
Context Clues
Ordering Sentences
Strong Verb
Reading a Drama

Math
Place Value Patterns
Place Value Patterns II
Place Value Patterns III
Football Place Value
Writing Numbers
Number Match
Expanded Form
Falling into Place Value
Exponent Patterns
Powers of 10 & Exponents
Missing Exponents
Division Patterns
Multiplication Patterns
Multiplying 3Digit x 1 Digit
Multiplying 4Digit x 1 Digit
Multiplying 2Digit x 2Digit
Multiplying 3Digit x 2Digit
Word Problems
Multiplication Properties
Equations & Expressions

Social Studies/Science/Health
Science Tools
The right tool for the Job
Science Skills
Opinion, Inference or Evidence
Making Observations
Collecting Data
Conducting an Experiment
Labor Day
September Patriot Day
U.S. Territories
Midwest
Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
West
Eating Breakfast
Food Allergies
Healthy Lunches
5-Second Rule
Drinking Water

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February No Prep Packet 5th Grade

$5.00

This packet contains 60 pages (!!!) of activities that include ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies. This is a 20 day (4 Weeks) Independent Learning Packet. This packet can be used in the following ways:

sub plans
supplement curriculum
homework
center practice
small group practice
school closings

Please see the table of contents inside the preview for the skills covered. The subjects include ELA (Reading, Grammar, and Writing), Math, Science, Social Studies, and Health.

Answer Keys are in a separate file.
Links and description for digital instructions.

⭐️Please note that there are some overlaps with Science, Social, Studies, Health content for Grades 4-5⭐️

What’s included in this packet:
ELA
Prepositions
Spelling Patterns: Plurals
The Spaceship School Bus
Proverbs & Adages
Coordinating Conjunctions
Spelling Patterns: Inflected Endings
Topic Sentences
Titles of Works
Spelling Patterns: /ô/, /ou /, /oi/
Compare & Contrast Characters
Precise Word Choice
Fact or Opinion?
Conjunctions
VCCV Spelling Patterns
Eros: The Greek God of Love
Context Clues
Identify Author’s Opinion
Interjections
Comparing Text Structures
Comparing Text Structures II

Math
Fraction and Whole Number Division
Line Plots
Make a Line Plot
Dividing Fractions
Dividing Fractions ll
Coordinate Plane
Find the Volume
Converting Metric
Units of Mass
Converting Metric Measurements
Mixed Metric Measures
Converting Units of Time
Metric Length
Metric Weight
Metric Comparisons
Customary Comparisons
Customary Capacity
Customary Length
Converting Weight
Converting Units
Mixed Customary Measures

Social Studies/Science/Health
Dehydration
Food Poisoning
Common Cold
Immune System
Peer Pressure
Making New Friends
How Does Heat Move?
Conductors and Insulators
Describing Position
Speed & Velocity
Motion
Friction
George Washington
Harriet Tubman
Barack Obama
Abraham Lincoln
Jackie Robinson
Wilma Rudolph
Bessie Coleman
Mae Jemison

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Conversation Heart Math I Distance Learning I Google Slides

$3.00

*A DIGITAL OPTION/GOOGLE SLIDES HAS BEEN INCLUDED* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the zip file :)

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Fractions & Decimals...Valentine's Day Style! This resource offers 3 activities for you to use on or around Valentine’s Day. You will need conversation hearts for two of these activities. These activities are appropriate for grades 3-5, but align to 4th Grade Common Core Standards listed below.

MACC.4.NF.A.1 Explain why a fraction a/b is equivalent to a fraction (n × a)/(n × b) by using visual fraction models, with attention to how the number and size of the parts differ even though the two fractions themselves are the same size. Use this principle to recognize and generate equivalent fractions

MACC.4.NF.3.6 Use decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100.

1) Find Your Sweetheart!

In the first activity, Find Your Sweetheart!, students will find the fractional amounts of a set by using tally marks and creating a table.

2) My Fraction, My Decimal

In the second activity, My Fraction, My Decimal, students will use only 10 conversation hearts to demonstrate the relationship between fractions and decimals. Then, they will plot the decimals and fractions on a number line. This is a wonderful activity to use when introducing decimal/fraction relationships. For my students, it was a hands-on way to reinforce these concepts.

3) Our Hearts Belong Together!

The third activity, Our Hearts Belong Together, reinforces the concept of equivalent fractions. Students will use a key to color in equivalent fraction hearts for 1/2 , 1/4, 1/3, 2/4. *Answer Key Included*

Conversation Heart Math I Distance Learning I Google Slides

Reading & Writing Bundle

$64.80

This unit has been updated 8.14.2017 to include Book Reviews

What is included?

This bundle includes my favorite and most used Reading and Writing Unit resources in a package that saves you 20%. This reading and writing bundle includes the resources listed below. You can click on any of the links to take you to the resource and see the preview.

*My Life is a Story {Personal Narrative Writing Unit}

*I'm the Expert! {Informational Writing Unit}

*Reading and Writing the Language of Poetry Unit

*My Opinion Matters! {Opinion Writing Unit}

*Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Literature}

*Reading Notebook Anchor Charts {Nonfiction}

Each of the included units includes Reading and/or Writing Notebook Anchor Charts to help support your students' needs.

Why Reading/Writing Notebook Anchor Charts?

The charts in the units are meant to be used inside students’ reading or writing notebooks. This is why they are shown two on a page. I don’t know about you, but we have copy budgeting issues at my school and I am always trying to find ways to save paper and copies! Plus, my students use composition notebooks for every subject and we have a special section for Notes and Teaching Charts where we glue these in.

More importantly, I use a lot of anchor charts in my classroom. With the amount of charts I make- it would be impossible to keep all of them up throughout the year and sometimes students forget they are there. Having them right in their notebooks allows easy accessibility to help during independent Reading or Writing. You might also find these useful for parents to use at home.

Since I began using anchor charts inside our Reading and Writing Notebooks, I have noticed my students are able to work better independently. They have the tools they need to support their learning. The charts have also been helpful in planning and presenting my lessons. For example, when we are talking about “theme,” I have examples and ways to find it by using the chart. This helps to bring a large and broad topic down to a concrete idea.

This set also includes a variety of graphic organizers for both reading and writing. I would love to hear your feedback on this product and requests for any other anchor charts you might feel would be useful to you and your students!

This ELA + Math Morning Work is available for the following grade levels:

ELA + Math Bundles

ELA Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments

Math Bundles

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State History Research Project {any state}

$4.00

This interactive, printable booklet is a fun way for your students to study any of the 50 United States. The booklet totals in 10 pages on the inside with a front and back cover. The pages are copied back to back and then folded to form a booklet in a brochure style format. Currently, this project also comes specifically for the state of Florida, which you can find here: State History Project {Florida}

Students will research the following about the state:
State Capital
State Symbols (Bird, Flower, Flag, Tree, Song, Animal, Nickname, Beverage, Butterfly, Seal, Wildflower, Fish, State Reptile) There is also a blank page for State Symbols so students can choose symbols they like.
State History
City History (Students can choose a city from the state or the teacher can assign each student a different city to give each brochure some variety.)
Animals Native to the City
Special Landmarks or Landforms
Important People
Goods or Resources from the Area

Throughout the booklet, there are boxes for each section in which students can draw and write about the state.

Teacher Tips:
Students can use the planning page to gather their information. Then, transfer their information to the booklet as a final product. Students can be creative by drawing pictures of each symbol, landforms, etc.

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I hope you have as much fun as we did! Please contact me with any questions!
Happy Teaching! :)

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State History Research Project {any state}

Reading Strategies Bookmark

$2.00

A bookmark to use at home or during Independent Reading. Parents can use as a guide to support students. Fiction reading strategies on one side and nonfiction reading strategies on the other. Print and glue on cardstock or construction paper. Laminate and add ribbon for a side of cuteness!

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End of Year Activities {5th Grade} | Distance Learning | Google Slides

$3.00

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Diary of a 5th Grader {End of Year Memory Book} inspired by our favorite graphic novel!

This resource is available for the following grade levels:
Diary of a 2nd Grader

Diary of a 3rd Grader

Diary of a 4th Grader

This printable booklet is a fun way for your students to reflect on the school year during the last few days. You might guess that this booklet was inspired by my students' love for graphic novels, especially the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. To implement this booklet in your last few days of school, you might read a few pages of one of the books to give students ideas. I encouraged my students to be creative and humorous in completing this project. You might notice that there is a pattern throughout the books. A few lines of text written in journal form and then a short cartoon sketch. A few lines of text and then a short cartoon sketch, and so forth.

The booklet totals in 4 actual pages front and back. There are a total of 16 small booklet pages (including the front and back cover). The pages are copied back to back and then folded to form a booklet which students and families can cherish forever! Below are the booklet page contents. They are in the order in which you would copy them. On the following page you will find directions for copying as well.

Booklet Pages include the following:
{These are the half-sheet pages of the booklet}

Diary of a 5th Grader {Front Cover}
A Day in the Life of a 5th Grader (The Morning…) On these two pages, students can create a comic strip for their day. (pg. 1)
A Day in the Life of a 5th Grader (The Afternoon…) (pg. 2)
September/June This page is inspired by the diary form of many graphic novels.

This page is meant for students to reflect on what they thought at the beginning of the year and how they changed. My students came up with ideas such as:

"At the beginning of the year, I thought I wouldn’t have any friends. But now I know, to make new friends, you have to be a friend."

"At the beginning of the year, I thought I would never learn my multiplication facts. But now I know all of my facts and even some division."

Role Model Students identify a role model in their lives as well as how they are a role model for others. (pg. 4)
#Goals The end of the year is a great time to set goals before students head off for Summer Break! Students set personal and academic goals. (pg. 5)
When I Grow Up… This page goes right along with setting goals. (pg. 6)
VIP {Very Important People} Students sketch a few of their closest friends, teachers, etc. that they consider to be important in their present lives. (pg. 7)
People Say the Funniest ThingsSpeech Bubbles for funny or interesting things people said throughout the year (i.e. teachers, friends, principal, etc.) (pg. 8)
Autographs Everyone loves a good autograph! (pg. 9)
Autographs (pg. 10)
All About My Teacher (pg. 11)
Top Ten Things You Should Know About My Teacher (pg. 12)
Top Ten Things You Should Know About My Teacher (pg. 13)
Top Ten Things I Learned This Year (pg. 14)
All About the Author (pg. 15)

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- Jessica

End of Year Activities {5th Grade} | Distance Learning | Google Slides

Raving Reviews - Sampler Opinion Writing Unit on Book Reviews

$2.00

This product is a small piece of my Book Review Unit that is growing larger than I imagined! In my 4th grade classroom, we completed a small Opinion Writing Unit on Book Reviews. My kids LOVED it! I began this unit by explaining to my students that “reviews” are a special type of Opinion Writing that a writer writes based on their experience. There are reviews on EVERYTHING! Restaurants, Movies, Video Games, EVERYTHING! I also told my students a funny little story about when I went to try a new Chinese restaurant by my new house and found that my mother had written a review- and it was not a good one! Needless to say, I tried somewhere else. My students got a nice chuckle out of that and it was a nice way to get them excited about Book Reviews. I then showed them the website Crixut.com, which are Movie Reviews written by kids. Even though they are movie reviews, they are excellent examples of a Review and Opinion Writing written by kids. This is just an idea to help you get Book Reviews & Opinion Writing up and running in your classroom.
This sampler includes:

“Building a Book Review” Anchor Chart- This helps to explain the structure of a Book Review. I have included two versions depending on the needs of your classroom. Their essays could be 4 or 5 paragraphs.

“A Book Review” (stepped out version) - This version is for those students who need a little more scaffolding or you could use this as a homework assignment or in a center.

“Planning my Book Review” - a planner for your students to organize their writing Boxes and Bullets style. There are two of these planners, one for a 4 paragraph essay and one for a 5 paragraph essay.

“A Book Review” Publishing Paper- this is the final landing spot for their Book Review with a small window for them to include an illustration of the book cover.

“Bookagram” – an Instagram inspired book recommendation sheet. If you are interested in purchasing this product alone, please see my Bookagram product.

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Raving Reviews - Sampler Opinion Writing Unit on Book Reviews

Reading Guide for Independent, Partnership,Book Clubs {any fiction novel}

$3.00

This resource is a tool for your students to use when reading independently, in Reading Partnerships, or in a Book Club. The guide comes in three versions, which are all the same except to state Independent, Book Club, Reading Partnership.

These 6 pages can be copied front and back, then stapled together to give students a purposeful task when reading their novel. The document guides students through their novel and asks questions about the characters, setting, plot, etc. The guide could be used with any book and could be shortened to only using the first 3 pages.

The guide can be used with any fiction novel and could be shortened to only the first 3 pages, depending on your students. I created this resource to give structure to some of my struggling students as well as students who are ESE or ESOL. However, the packet works with any and all students! The guide helps students pay attention to the important stuff in books such as:

characters
point of view
theme
new words
secondary characters
finding evidence
asking questions
retelling events

In addition, students are required to set goals for finishing their book. This will help students and YOU monitor how long it takes them to finish books.

This packet can also be a great resource for assessing your students’ understanding of independent reading books. You might use this for grading purposes and/or to help facilitate reading conferences or Book Club and Partnership Conversations. In my classroom, this was a great way for students to read in Partnerships. Students would read the same book independently, answering the questions. Then, they would meet together to discuss their responses.

This might also be helpful for parents to help their child reading independently at home.

You might also enjoy my Book Club Unit and Resources which is packed full of resources to help you implement Book Clubs and Reading Partnerships in your classroom!

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Happy Reading!
-Jessica

Reading Guide for Independent, Partnership,Book Clubs {any fiction novel}

Reading and Writing Notebook Charts (Ultimate Bundle)

$44.00

This resource includes JUST the Reading and Writing Notebook Anchor Charts from my larger Reading and Writing Units. This resource includes half sheet notebook charts.

Why Notebook Charts? *Save Copies
The charts in this product are meant to be used inside students’ reading or writing notebooks. Each chart comes with two on each page. I don’t know about you, but copies have always been an issue at my school. Whether it's a limit on paper, a limit on the actual number, or simply the desire to save a tree- I am always trying to find ways to save paper and copies.

Skills and Strategies at Your Students' Fingertips
In our classroom, we use composition notebooks for every subject and we have a special section for Notes and Teaching Charts where we glue these in. I use a lot of anchor charts in my classroom. With the amount of charts I make, it would be impossible to keep all of them up throughout the year and sometimes students forget they are even there. Having them right in their notebooks allows easy accessibility to help students during independent Reading or Writing. I LOVE making and using anchor charts when I teach. I find myself making the same charts each year. Sometimes I laminate them, but more often than not I end up throwing them in the recycle bin each year. In the past few years, I find myself making anchor charts less and less. I use the notebook charts for students to have the knowledge literally at their fingertips, but I also sometimes simply use them to teach the lesson. We use colored pencils or highlighters to highlight important information rather than taking notes. I want their reading and writing time spent on READING and WRITING-not taking notes.

Most (not all…yet!) of the larger units these come from include (pdf) PowerPoint slides that can be used to project a large anchor chart to use while you are teaching. This is NOT included in this bundle, but you might want to look at these resources before purchasing this one.

For Your Parents
You might also find some of these useful for parents at home. This can help parents use the same language you do to teach certain skills. I use some of the FULL SIZE Anchor Charts pages to include in students' Take Home Binder so they can use these skills at home.

Happy Teaching!
Jessica

What's included?
The notebook charts are included from the following units.

HALF PAGE
*Grammar & Vocabulary
*Newspaper Writing Unit
*Literary Response
*Poetry Notebook
*Reading Notebook (Fiction)
*Reading Notebook (Nonfiction)
*Research Writing Notebook
*Writing NB (Informational)
*Writing NB (Narrative)
*Writing NB (Opinion)

FULL PAGE
*Grammar and Vocabulary
*Reading Notebook (Fiction)
*Writing (Opinion)
*Writing (Narrative)
*Writing (Informational

**Any half size pages that are not listed as full size pages will be added in future updates. You will not be charged additionally and can download from your My Purchases tab. Also, check back soon for updates to the Reading Fiction Notebook Anchor Charts.**

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Reading and Writing Notebook Charts (Ultimate Bundle)

5th Grade ELA Morning Work and Weekly Assessments Bundle

$67.00 $53.60 Save $13.40

This is a bundle of the following companion resources:

ELA MORNING WORK

GOOGLE SLIDES AND FORMS: All months (Aug-June) have been updated to include Google Slides and self-grading Google Forms.

How can you cover a LOT of critical content in a LITTLE amount of time? This ELA morning work is a unique way to get your students warmed up in the morning that helps incorporate the 5th Grade Language Standards, Grammar, Vocabulary Practice, and Reading Comprehension skills.

What is included?

ELA morning work for the months of August - June.

The morning work is focused on ELA 5th Grade Common Core Standards. Each day has a thematic structure to cover Language Standards, Grammar, as well as enhance Vocabulary and Comprehension skills.

Meaningful Monday: Monday is focused on making meaning. Tasks will focus on synonyms, antonyms, vocabulary words, and context clues. Some tasks may require students to make meaning in the text (inference, message, adages, proverbs, etc.) or build vocabulary skills.

Text Structure Tuesday: Tuesdays will have a paragraph that requires students to identify the text structure, signal words, and a question or two related to the main idea, author's perspective, or vocabulary.

Wordy Wednesday: Wednesday is all about working with words. Tasks include working spelling sorts, phonics activities, homophones, and other word work.

Throwback Thursday: Thursday is all about grammar usage and conventions.

Fluency Friday: Friday is dedicated to building fluency. In upcoming months, Fluency Friday may become Figurative Friday. These tasks include working with various types of figurative language including similes, metaphors, idioms, and more!

ELA WEEKLY ASSESSMENTS

You asked, I answered. This resource is a result of multiple requests from 5th grade teachers that have been using the 5th Grade ELA Morning Work. These teachers wanted a way to assess the skills practiced throughout the week.

These weekly assessments are a companion for the 5th Grade ELA Morning Work. The morning work is available in an ELA bundle. Click the link below to view the bundle.

The ELA morning work covers critical language, grammar, and comprehension skills over the year. The suggested way to use this resource is by reviewing the skills throughout the week with the morning work, and then giving the assessment on Friday for a weekly quiz grade.

Not only will this hold your students accountable, but this also serves as a gauge for students' learning. Plus, it's a consistent weekly quiz grade with a streamlined answer key to be easy on your teacher eyes!

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email me at help@theliteracyloft.com

Happy Teaching!

Jessica

This ELA + Math Morning Work is available for the following grade levels:

ELA + Math Bundles

ELA Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments

Math Bundles

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5th Grade ELA Morning Work and Weekly Assessments Bundle

Text Structure (Mini Reading Unit) 4th & 5th Grade

$9.00

This mini unit includes resources to introduce or review text structure to your 4th and 5th graders. This unit includes a PowerPoint/Google Slides, graphic organizers, reading comprehension passages, questions, exit slips, and activities. It also includes recommended books that will support you in teaching students how to find the text structure. Let's get into the specifics.

What is included?

Topics Covered: Text Structure (5 Types: Cause & Effect, Compare & Contrast, Problem & Solution, Sequence/Chronological Order, Description)

1. Google Slides/PowerPoint: This is an interactive teaching presentation to use to teach the skills. The Google Slides and PowerPoints help you teach or review the skill. There are three versions included in both PowerPoint & Google Slides. The slide presentation is organized so that you can:

Model the Skill
Let's Try It! (Active Engagement)
Independent Practice (Exit Slip)

Version 1: (Teaching Slides) These slides include transitions so that you can discuss the answers before they appear. The answers are also in the notes section of the slideshow.

Version 2: (Student Slides) These slides can be used if you are teaching virtually or if you want to use this as a review and have students complete on their own.

Version 3: (Answer Key) This slide has all the answers.

2. Exit Slips: Each exit slip can be printed out 2 per page. The Exit Slips are also available in Google Forms. The exit slips are multiple choice or short response.

3. Reading Comprehension Passages: There's a total of 5 Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions. The questions are all based on text structure.

4. Graphic Organizers: These graphic organizers for text structure can be used with any text.

5. Reading Posters: Text Structure Reading Posters

6. Text Structure Practice: Printable practice pages for students to practice determining the text structure in a short amount of text.

7. Text Structure Match: This matching activity is perfect for a reading center or can even be used as a notebook activity. Prep: Print on colored paper (optional) and laminate (optional). Cut each puzzle piece into two parts. Store in a Ziploc bag and use as a reading center or as a group activity. There are a total of 12 pieces with different text structures.

8. Recommended Book List: short nonfiction books great for teaching each type of text structure.

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ELA Task Cards Bottomless Bundle for 6th Grade

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Text Structure (Mini Reading Unit) 4th & 5th Grade

December No Prep Packet 5th Grade

$5.00

This packet contains 60 pages (!!!) of activities that include ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies. This is a 20 day (4 Weeks) Independent Learning Packet. This packet can be used in the following ways:

sub plans
supplement curriculum
homework
center practice
small group practice
school closings

Please see the table of contents inside the preview for the skills covered. The subjects include ELA (Reading, Grammar, and Writing), Math, Science, Social Studies, and Health.

Answer Keys are in a separate file.
Links and description for digital instructions.

⭐️Please note that there are some overlaps with Science, Social, Studies, Health content for Grades 4-5⭐️

What’s included in this packet:
ELA
Narwhals
Winter Solstice
Compound Sentences
Subject-Verb Agreement
Compare and Contrast
Allusions
Text Structure
Using a Thesaurus
Personification
Caribou
Sentence or Fragment
Compare and Contrast Characters
Verb Tense
Ordering Sentences
Commas in a Series
Commas Introductory Elements
North Pole & South Pole
Sentence Variety
Polar Bears
What Really Happens at Santa’s Workshop..

Math
Reindeer Decimals
Division Patterns with Decimals
Division Patterns with Decimals II
Merry Multiplication
Oh, Deer! Division
Gingerbread Division
Dividing Money
True or False? Multiplying Decimals
Operation Elf: Add, Subtract, Multiply, & Divide Decimals
Coordinate Planes
Decompose Fractions
Adding Fractions with Like Denominators
Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators
Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Common Denominators
Rename Fractions Greater than 1
Rename Mixed Numbers
Santa’s Simplest Form
Adding Mixed Numbers

Social Studies/Science/Health
Bodies of Air
Using a Weather Map
Blizzards
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Weather Vs. Climate
Climate Zone
Drinking Water
Being Organized
Posture
Drinking Enough Water
Protein
Winter Holidays: Christmas
Winter Holidays: Hanukkah
Winter Holidays: Kwanzaa
What is Economics?
Costs & Benefits
Opportunity Cost
Banks
Supply & Demand

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way.

help@theliteracyloft.com

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November No Prep Packet 5th Grade

$5.00

This packet contains 60 pages (!!!) of activities that include ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies. This is a 20 day (4 Weeks) Independent Learning Packet. This packet can be used in the following ways:

sub plans
supplement curriculum
homework
center practice
small group practice
school closings

Please see the table of contents inside the preview for the skills covered. The subjects include ELA (Reading, Grammar, and Writing), Math, Science, Social Studies, and Health.

Answer Keys are in a separate file.
Links and description for digital instructions.

⭐️Please note that there are some overlaps with Science, Social, Studies, Health content for Grades 4-5⭐️

What’s included in this packet:

ELA
Thanksgiving Parade
Homographs
Synonyms in Context
Comparing Points of View
Opinion Reasons
Prepositional Phrases
Simple and Compound Sentences
Story Elements
Antonyms in Context
Reading a Poem
Describing Characters
Correlative Conjunctions
Vowel Digraphs
Spelling Patterns
Spelling Patterns
Main Ideas
Thinking About Theme
Turkey Life Cycle
Compound Words
Describing Characters

Math
Pilgrim Place Value
Decimal Place Value
Trotting Turkeys
Rounding Decimals
Adding Decimals
Subtracting Decimals
Turkeys and Tens
Turkeys and Tens II
Leftovers
Dinner and Division
Ordering Turkeys
Comparing Decimals
Turkey Troubles
Pie Shop Problems
Rounding Turkeys
Dinner Shopping
Multiply Decimals by Whole Numbers
Multiply Decimals by Whole Numbers II
Multiply Decimals
Multiply Decimals II

Social Studies/Science/Health
Presidential Election
Two Major Parties
Voting
Voting Rights
Democracy
Women’s Suffrage
Internet Safety
Caring for Pets
Allergies
Lice
Asthma
Volunteering
Eating Healthy
Weathering and Erosion
Properties of Minerals
The Rock Cycle
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Fossils

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way.

jessica@theliteracyloft.com

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