English Teaching Resources for Year 5
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Camel Adaptations - Year Five Reading Comprehension
Learn about the physical and behavioural adaptations of a camel with a set of printable reading comprehension worksheets for Year 5.
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Persuasive Devices Crossword
Familiarise your students with the most common persuasive devices with an engaging crossword puzzle.
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#SUMitUP Summarising Activity
Summarise fictional text through this whole-class station activity.
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Explanation Writing Project – Earth and Space Phenomena
Get your students producing high-quality explanation writing with this fully scaffolded writing project, where students research, organise and publish an explanation text about an Earth and Space phenomenon.
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Printable Graphic Organiser Worksheets
A collection of 14 different blank graphic organisers to use in a variety of ways in all subject areas.
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Empathy vs. Sympathy Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Challenge your students to learn the differences between empathy and sympathy with this reading comprehension worksheet.
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Year 5 Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 2)
A beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 5 students.
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Comprehension - Should Smart Phones Be Allowed in Classrooms?
Decide if cellphones should be allowed in class and boost comprehension skills with a reading passage and comprehension test.
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Inspirational Authors – Speechwriting Project
Get you students to research and celebrate an inspirational author with this speechwriting activity.
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Greek and Latin Roots – Vocabulary Notebook
Enhance vocabulary containing Greek and Latin roots with a Google Slides Interactive vocabulary notebook. Also available in print format.
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Strong Verbs Word Wall
Print a set of strong verbs word wall cards to help your students boost their writing skills!
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Super Synonyms List
Boost your students’ vocabularies with a synonyms list to reference in their daily writing lessons.
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Reading Response Journal Task Cards
9 reading comprehension task cards focusing on a different skill.
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Grammar Toss Active Game
An active game that allows students to test and build their knowledge of words and parts of speech.
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Critical Literacy Reading Task – To Buy or Not to Buy?
Teach critical reading skills with this engaging reading comprehension project that helps students evaluate texts and make evidence-based decisions.
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Back to School Today — Short Poem for Kids
Use this short poem for kids when students return to school. This child-friendly poem discusses feelings that they may experience when heading back to school after an extended break.
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Library Scavenger Hunt – Upper Primary
Explore the school library with a scavenger hunt!
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Write a Biography PowerPoint
Use this age-appropriate biography PowerPoint to teach your students about the purpose, structure and features of biographical texts.
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Compare and Contrast - Venn Diagram Template
A template to use when teaching students how to compare and contrast.
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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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Ocean Themed Collective Noun Dominoes
A set of ocean themed collective noun dominoes.
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60 Comprehension Strategy Task Cards
A 144 page comprehension resource pack to help students apply comprehension strategies when reading.
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Gold Rush Writing Prompt – A Letter From the Goldfields
Download this Gold Rush writing prompt where students explain life on the Australian goldfields during 1852.
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Comprehension - Tia's Tantrum
A comprehension activity using a narrative text.
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5 Information Report Writing Prompts
Use this set of 5 writing prompts to assess your students’ informative writing skills.
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Information Report Structure Worksheet – The Apple iPad
Teach your students about information report structure with this cut-and-paste sequencing worksheet.
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Handwriting Paper with Dotted Blue Line - Portrait
Use this Handwriting Paper to help students to write with their neatest handwriting.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric for Poetry
A NAPLAN-style rubric designed to help teachers to assess student's poetry.
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Analysing Sound Devices in Literature Worksheets
Teach sound devices in literature with three engaging passages and accompanying worksheets that help students identify, analyse and explain the effect of key sound devices in meaningful reading contexts.
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List of Sound Devices
Download this list of sound devices in poetry to help students recognise, understand and confidently use sound techniques that bring poems to life.
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What Is Etymology? Teaching Slides
Explore word origins with this teaching presentation that helps students unlock the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary by learning how Greek and Latin roots shape thousands of words in English.
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The Effects of Urban Lighting Worksheet Pack
Read and learn about the impact of light pollution with our Effects of Urban Lighting Worksheet Pack.