Literature Database Scavenger Hunt for 5th Graders

This checklist combines all of the reading standards for the fifth grade, including reading literature, reading informational text, and reading foundational skills. Each standard is paraphrased and written in language that is more...

Historical fiction can be a valuable asset when learning about the past. Integrate several novels written about the Civil War into your social studies unit, with groups of four working collaboratively to comprehend the novel from...

Fourth and fifth graders define the term media literacy, then come up with examples that they share with the class. The types of media studied are auditory, visual, and written. Learners get together in pairs and perform a media...

Fifth graders explore plagiarism. In this plagiarism lesson, 5th graders explore what plagiarism means and what it looks like. Then, students practice writing citations for different resources and go on a citation scavenger hunt through...

Differentiate instruction with this crafty approach to demonstrating comprehension. Learners choose a fictional book at their reading level, and afterward create a quilt square. The square is "decorated" with words, illustrations, and...

Have your 5th or 6th graders read Freak the Mighty? Check their reading comprehension with this online worksheet. They answer 15 different questions based on chapter 3: American Flyer.

In this library scavenger hunt worksheet, learners read a list of literature genres and items found in the library, find the items in the library, and check them off when the items are found. Students locate eighteen items.

Guide your fifth graders through an engaging study of revolutionary and scientific history with Robert Lawson's historical novel told from the point of view of Ben Franklin's mouse. The book is Ben Franklin: An Astonishing Life. You can...

Examine and discuss examples of cause-and-effect relationships. They locate and identify cause-and-effect relationships in their current reading selection.

Students practice and experience selecting and borrowing a book from the library. They also assess how to utilize a computer with a database and a communications program to find information about a book in the library and how to check...