English Teaching Resources for Year 5
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World Landmarks Fact File Pack
Explore world landmarks through engaging fact files and cross‑curriculum activities that build students’ comprehension skills and global awareness.
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Letter to the Editor (Sugary Snacks Ban) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a letter to the editor from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 3).
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Growth Mindset Advice Dice Game
A dice game in which students are given a challenging scenario and give advice using Captain Yet's optimistic solutions.
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Design Your Own Book Cover Template
Design a new book cover and summarise a book using this one-page, printable template.
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Disappearing Snowman (Hangman Alternative)
An interactive, kid-friendly hangman alternative.
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Letter to the Editor (Voting Rights) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a letter to the editor from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 3).
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Main Clauses and Subordinate Clauses Poster
A poster explaining main clauses and subordinate clauses.
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Components of Poetry PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching the essential components of poetry.
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Narrative Setting Circularama Templates
Step into old worlds, new worlds and other worlds using these narrative setting circularamas!
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Home Reading Challenge #1 – Years 3-6
A set of reading activities that parents can use to educate children remotely or that teachers can send to students working at home when schools are closed.
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Year 5 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 4
A 92-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Biography Timeline Template
Download this biography timeline template to help students organise key life events for a person's biography with a clear, structured format.
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Year 5 Dictation Passages PowerPoint
Use this set of Year 5 dictation passages to promote listening and transcription skills in your students.
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Roald Dahl Author Study Flip Book Template
Use this flip book template with your students when learning about Roald Dahl.
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Literary Description Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about literary descriptions, including an annotated example.
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Sentence Structure Practice Interactive Activity (Upper Primary)
Use this engaging digital quiz in your upper years classroom when reviewing sentence structure and vocabulary.
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Punctuation Practice Interactive Activity (Upper Primary)
Use this interactive quiz to review key punctuation concepts with your Year 5 and 6 students.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric - Procedural Writing
A NAPLAN-style rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' procedural writing.
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Before, During and After Reading Non-Fiction Questions - Dice
5 different versions of dice to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Before, During and After Reading Fiction - Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Before, During and After Reading Fiction Questions - Dice
5 different versions of dice to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Comprehension - The Humble Hamburger
A comprehension activity about the humble hamburger.
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Thoughts in Verse: A Collection of Poems for Children
A beautifully designed collection of poems, written especially for children.
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Activating Prior Knowledge - Comprehension Strategy Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to help students activate their prior knowledge before reading.
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Activating Prior Knowledge - Comprehension Strategy Poster
A poster explaining how to activate prior knowledge before reading.
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Grammar Crossword
A crossword with clues for various grammar concepts.
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Note Taking Graphic Organiser
A graphic organiser for students to use when recording research notes.
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Grammar and Punctuation Checklist Bookmarks
Use these grammar and punctuation checklist bookmarks to support your students in editing their writing.
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NAPLAN Reading Magazine – Year 5 - PowerPoint
5 reading texts with multiple choice questions for NAPLAN Reading Year 5 on PowerPoint.
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You Are Special Letter Template
A simple flower themed You Are Special letter template.
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Year 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheets - Superstitions
Learn about common superstitions and beliefs with a printable reading comprehenion passage for Year 5.
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Food Pyramid Adjectives Worksheet
A set of 32 food pyramid themed adjective teaching resource worksheets.