CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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Back to School Today! Poem for Kids
Ease back-to-school jitters and launch your students into a love of poetry with a short poem for kids written just for the first day of school!
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Booklovers' Buffet
A fun reading activity to help students discover books they enjoy.
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Stage-Themed Book Review Worksheet
A fun stage-themed book review worksheet.
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Grade 5 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Grade 5 magazine.
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Read Across America Participation Certificates
A set of reading awards for participating in Read Across America.
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Astronaut Book Report Template
Use this printable book report template for students as a guide when reviewing their favorite book.
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Fox Book Report Template
A fun fox book report template for your students to use when giving their opinion of a book.
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Pirate Book Report Template
Arrr!... really great pirate book report template!
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Knight Book Report Template
A book report template fit for a... knight!
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Super Stamina Reading Posters Pack
Highlight strategies students can use to read for longer periods of time with this printable poster set for a school library or classroom.
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Comprehension - The Great Wall of China
A comprehension activity about The Great Wall of China.
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Book Review Worksheet
A book review and summary card for comprehension learning.
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Pencil-Themed Book Review Template and Poster
A fun pencil-themed poster with 3 book review templates.
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Frog-Themed Book Review Template and Poster
A fun frog-themed poster with 3 book review templates.
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Detective-Themed Book Review Template and Poster
A fun detective-themed poster with 3 book review templates.
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Bookworm-Themed Book Review Template and Poster
A fun bookworm-themed poster with 3 book review templates.
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Rocket-Themed Book Review Template and Poster
A fun rocket-themed poster with 3 book review templates.
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Penguin-Themed Book Review Template and Poster
A fun penguin-themed poster with 3 book review templates.
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Readers' Theater - Teaching Resource Pack
A comprehensive pack of 30 readers' theater scripts, catering to a range of age groups and ability levels.
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Experimenting with Poetry Unit Plan - Grade 5 and Grade 6
This English unit addresses the common elements of poetry and explores how these may be applied to shape poems, limericks, odes and simple ballads.
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Monitoring
A 60-minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of monitoring.
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Idioms
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore some commonly used idioms.
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Figurative Language
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate figurative language in poetry.
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Structure, Rhyme and Rhythm
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate structure, rhyme and rhythm in poetry.
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Elements of Poetry
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the common elements found in poetry.
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Poetry Defined
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop an understanding of what constitutes poetry.