Reading Comprehension Teaching Resources for 5th Grade
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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.
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Building Tension in Narrative Writing Teaching Slides
Teach how to build tension in narrative writing with this interactive presentation that explains eight author techniques for creating suspense and excitement in stories.
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Narrative Tension – Text Analysis Worksheets
Teach narrative tension with this set of three worksheets designed to help students explore how authors build suspense and keep readers hooked.
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Write a Short Story – The Quest
Get your students analyzing and writing a quest story with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Narrator and Point of View Digital Quiz
Discover how narrator and point of view can be taught in a fun and engaging way with this interactive quiz designed to help elementary students become confident readers and critical thinkers.
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What Is Narrative Voice? Teaching Slides
Answer the question “What is narrative voice?” with this engaging slide deck that helps students understand first person, third person limited and third person omniscient narration.
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Types of Point of View in Literature Poster
Teach the types of point of view in literature with this classroom poster that explains first person, third person limited, and third person omniscient narration.
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Triple Venn Diagram Template
Download a printable Triple Venn Diagram Template to use when comparing and contrasting three topics.
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Idioms Poster
Hang this idioms poster in your classroom to give your students a reference for this important piece of figurative language.
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Literary Context Task Cards
Explore literary context using this set of 36 engaging task cards designed to help students analyze the historical, social and cultural influences behind the texts they read.
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Reading Response Journal for Literature
Help students think critically about key story elements such as character, plot and theme with this 22-page reading response journal set.
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Analysing News Articles Inquiry Project
Spark curiosity and critical thinking by analyzing news articles through an engaging inquiry project that helps students understand how context shapes the news we read.
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Analyzing Advertising Inquiry Project
Unlock critical thinking skills by analyzing advertising created in different contexts with this engaging inquiry-based project designed to deepen students’ media literacy.
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Cultural Context in Literature Doodle Notes
Explore cultural context in literature with this two-page graphic organizer that helps students examine how cultural traditions, values and norms influence texts.
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Social Context in Literature Doodle Notes
Support students to explore social context in literature with this two-page graphic organizer that helps them explore societal norms in a piece of literature.
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Historical Context in Literature Doodle Notes
Support students to explore historical context in literature with this two-page graphic organizer that helps them record key historical details from a piece of literature.
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Literary Comparison Task Cards
Encourage deeper thinking through literary comparison with this engaging set of task cards designed to prompt meaningful analysis between two texts.
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Reading and Constructing Timelines Worksheets
Practice reading and constructing timelines with a pair of printable timeline worksheets.
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Immigration Vocabulary List & Activity Pack
Download our immigration vocabulary list and printable vocabulary activities to teach your students about human migration and immigration.
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Poetry Analysis Worksheet Pack
Analyze and comprehend a variety of poetry types with these printable poetry analysis worksheets.
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Mood Anchor Chart- Literary Element Poster
Introduce your students to mood, the atmosphere-creating literary element, with a printable Mood Anchor Chart.
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Author’s Purpose to Persuade Flipbook
Help students explore the Author’s Purpose to Persuade with this engaging and interactive flipbook.
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Author’s Purpose to Inform Flipbook
Help students explore the Author’s Purpose to Inform with this engaging and interactive flipbook!
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Author’s Purpose to Entertain Flipbook Template
Help students explore the Author’s Purpose to Entertain with this engaging and interactive flipbook.
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Author’s Purpose Graphic Organizer Pack
Explore the purpose of an author's writing with these Author's Purpose Graphic Organizers.
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Self-Monitoring Reading Activities
Explore how to monitor reading while reading with this set of Self-Monitoring Reading Activities task cards.
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Author's Purpose Anchor Chart Set
Display this set of Author’s Purpose Pie posters to help students remember the various reasons authors write.
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Monitoring Comprehension Strategies Text Annotations Poster
Help students monitor their comprehension with this Monitoring Comprehension Reading Strategy using text annotations.
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Bloom's Taxonomy Reading Comprehension Task Cards
Deepen your students' reading comprehension with a set of reading task cards based on Bloom's taxonomy.
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Fix-Up Strategies in Reading Flipbook
Explore different fix up strategies with your students using this Fix Up Strategies in Reading Flipbook template.
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Monitoring Comprehension Anchor Charts
Display these Monitoring Comprehension Anchor Charts to help students with sentence starters and ways to monitor their comprehension while reading.
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Reading Fix-Up Strategies Anchor Chart
Support your students in becoming confident, independent readers with this Fix-Up Strategies Anchor Chart!