Free reading Common Core W.5.3 resources

Projects, Activities, Centers

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.2.3

, RL.3.3

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading

, RI.2.4

...

Leveled Reading Comprehension Passage with Questions & Activities | FREE SAMPLE

Created by

Nothing but Class

One week of ready to go lessons for an original Leveled Reading Comprehension Passage! Features comprehension questions, vocabulary, writing, critical thinking, and art activities based upon a high-interest, informational article about tigers. Perfect for your third, fourth, or fifth graders!Plan to set aside about 25 minutes to 1 hour per day over the course of 1 week. You may choose to use this for teaching new skills, guided practice, independent practice, reading groups, easy sub plans, or h

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Unit Plans, Guided Reading Books, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.1

, RI.3.2

, RI.3.4

, RI.3.5

, RI.3.7

...

Character Traits List for Character Trait Analysis

Created by

It's a Teacher Thing

The Character Trait List resource is free and differentiated! The 2-sets of Character Trait Lists for grades 4-6 and 6-11 provide you with more than 300-character traits, many of which are synonyms. The Character Trait Lists are just what students will need when responding to prompts about character, creating fictional characters for writing, and reflecting upon their own character traits. Perfect for students to keep in their binders for quick reference, these time-saving lists include both pos

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.3

, RL.6.3

, RL.7.3

, RL.8.3

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Literacy Centers Implementation Guide & Toolkit | 2nd-5th Grade ELA Centers

Created by

Performing in Education

I'm sharing everything I've learned about developing and implementing literacy centers in this Literacy Center Implementation Guide and Toolkit for Grades 2-5. This toolkit contains everything you need to start running literacy centers, including literacy center posters and student printables. The implementation guide covers important factors to consider when kicking off ELA centers in your classroom.Developing CentersExample CentersPre-teaching CentersCreating GroupsManaging RotationsManaging M

Subjects:

Classroom Forms, Professional Development, Centers

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.2.3

, RL.3.3

Creative Writing, Literature, Reading

, RI.2.4

...

Also included in: Year Long Bundle of Literacy Centers Differentiate For 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Literary Elements Trading Cards

Created by

Mr Elementary

Literary Elements Flashcards with Reading and Writing Activity! FREE! Make studying literary elements FUN in whole groups, partners, individually, or centers with meaningful, research based strategies! This is a free set of 8 Literary Elements Trading Cards with a fun story and writing assignment! Although the story takes place during Christmas time this activity would be great to use anytime of the year. I created these cards to be the same size and shape as the trading cards I always see my

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Flash Cards, Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.6

, RL.5.1

, W.4.3

, W.5.3

Also included in: *ELA Vocabulary Bundle

CKLA Grade 5 - 5th Grade - Unit 1 Lesson 1 - Introduction to Personal Narratives

Created by

Phistry Phun

This product is made to use with Grade 5 CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) Unit 1 Lesson 1 - Introduction to Personal Narratives. It is made with Google Slides and I use it to walk my students through the lesson. This Google Slides presentation follows the teacher guide, allowing students to continue their CKLA reading curriculum from home during distance learning or in the classroom with the teacher.Students will need their Activity book to use during the slides.I added my Bitmoji character o

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

W.5.3

, SL.5.1b

Also included in: CKLA Grade 5 - 5th Grade - Unit 1 Lessons 1-15 - Distance Learning

QUESTION WORDS POSTERS 5 Ws + 1 H Anchor Charts Reading Writing

Created by

Barbara Evans

Use these QUESTION WORDS POSTERS to enhance your teaching of reading comprehension and writing strategies. The 5 Ws + 1 H are essential to understanding and retelling the important details of a text. They are equally important to the structure of writing. Display these posters in your classroom as anchor charts. CONTENTS6 color posters1 sequence words posterHOW TO USE THIS PRODUCTDisplay the posters prominently so that students may refer to them.Use them as guidance in reading instruction relate

Subjects:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.K.2

, RL.K.3

, RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

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Graphic Organizer-Narrative (with bonus posters)

Created by

Nothing but Class

If you are looking for a Common Core aligned, flexible tool to help teach your students about narratives, you have come to the right place! You can use this thinking map as a pre-writing tool for writing narratives, a comprehension tool while reading a narrative, or as an analysis tool for breaking down a narrative. Accompanying posters are great for introducing and reinforcing the basic parts of a narrative and are aligned with the thinking map. This product includes:-2 Narrative Thinking maps

Subjects:

Reading, Tools for Common Core, Writing

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Posters

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.7

, RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

...

Sports Reading Comprehension Passage 5: Baseball Boy (Grade 4-5)

Created by

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

Benefit from using this stimulating and fun sports fiction reading lesson! Each question has been written for Grade 4 and 5, lessons have an effective structure and style. Practical and colorful, practicing reading comprehension has never been easier. Contents:Reading Passage 5: Baseball Boy - Mitch goes to watch the Chicago Hitters. Read about his day.Reading Comprehension Outline:Each lesson has a mix of questions to check understanding, a vocabulary or spelling activity to help remember key l

Subjects:

Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Reading

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading

, RL.4.10

...

5th Grade ELA & Writing CCSS Checklist (I Can Statements)

Created by

Literacy for Big Kids

I'm using this document copied front to back for my teacher binder. I have a similar set that I used in 4th grade while planning and writing out my I Can Statements for students in the classroom. Put this in your binder or keep at your desk for easy access. This file is straight forward and includes Reading, Language, Speaking & Listening and Writing Standards for 5th grade.

Subjects:

Grades:

5th

Types:

Assessment, Professional Documents, Classroom Forms

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.2

, RL.5.4

, RL.5.5

...

Kobe Bryant Reading Passage

Created by

Adventures in Literacy

Kobe Bryant Reading Passage Hello and thank you so much for downloading my product. I hope you enjoy my very first TpT resource!! When Kobe Bryant died unexpectedly, I had some devastated students. I wanted to create something for them to celebrate Kobe’s life as well as to be able to express themselves in writing. Please check back for updates! Choose from 2 Lexile levels: 810L—1000L or 1010L-1200L. General guideline if needed: 810L-1000L for 4th- 5th grade, 1010L-1200L for 5th- 6th grade. Choo

Subjects:

Research, Worksheets, Centers

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.4.4

, RI.5.1

, RI.5.4

, RI.6.1

...

Rumpelstiltskin: Exploring Story Elements through Dramatic Arts

Created by

Loving the Arts

Rumpelstiltskin: Exploring Story Elements through Dramatic Arts is the first lesson in my Once Upon a Time Unit, designed to teach Common Core Reading and English-Language Arts* standards with an artistic bent. The lesson includes both Grimms’ story version of the tale and an original student created script based on the story. As students compare the two methods of telling a story, they learn the difference between narratives and scripts. Rumpelstiltskin is a well-known fairy tale character, and

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Scripts, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.5

, RL.3.6

, RL.3.7

...

Free St. Patrick's Day Paired Passages Fiction and Nonfiction

Created by

iHeartLiteracy

This St. Patrick's Day Paired Passages text set is perfect for celebrating while also adding a little rigor to the fun! Three reading levels are included for the paired text set so that you can easily differentiate for your students.Included in this resource:➜ Lower-Level Text SetOne Fiction PassageOne Nonfiction PassageOne Venn DiagramTwo Writing Prompts➜ Mid-Level Text SetOne Fiction PassageOne Nonfiction PassageOne Venn DiagramTwo Writing Prompts➜ Higher-Level Text SetOne Fiction PassageOne N

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Reading

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.10

, RL.2.10

, RL.3.10

, RL.4.10

, RL.5.10

...

Restart | SAMPLE Reading Guide | Book / Literature Novel Study | Gordan Korman

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Our reading guides are a no-prep solution for comprehension and differentiation to meet the need for student accountability while still keeping the joy in reading! Each task and question in this novel study for Restart by Gordon Korman is CCSS aligned and purposeful. Gone are surface level comprehension questions, endless vocabulary lists, busy work, and never-ending summary tasks. Instead, give your students a reading guide that will encourage their natural love for reading and give you rigoro

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Hello, Universe | SAMPLE Reading Guide | Book / Literature Novel Study | Kelly

Created by

Our reading guides are a no-prep solution for comprehension and differentiation to meet the need for student accountability while still keeping the joy in reading! Each task and question in this novel study for Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly is CCSS aligned and purposeful. Gone are surface level comprehension questions, endless vocabulary lists, busy work, and never-ending summary tasks. Instead, give your students a reading guide that will encourage their natural love for reading and gi

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

End of Year, Reading, Writing

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All About Me Magazine Final Project

Created by

Wondering with Wendi

This product can be used as a culminating end of year project. Students will reflect on their school year, creating a narrative magazine with five paragraphs written using the five different text structures (description, problem/solution, compare/contrast, cause/effect, sequence). This resource includes a cover page detailing the requirements for the project, a page describing how each paragraph should be written using one of the different text structure types (including key words that should

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.4.3

, W.4.4

, W.4.5

, W.5.3

, W.5.4

...

Literary Elements Trading Cards and Activities

Created by

Mr Elementary

Literary Elements Flashcards with a Holiday Reading and Writing Activity! FREE! Make studying literary elements FUN in whole groups, partners, individually, or centers with meaningful, research based strategies! This is a free set of 8 Literary Elements Trading Cards with a fun holiday themed story and writing assignment! Although the story takes place during Christmas time this activity would be great to use anytime of the year. I created these cards to be the same size and shape as the tra

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Flash Cards, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.6

, RL.5.1

, RL.6.2

, W.4.3

, W.5.3

...

A Package for Mrs. Jewls | Journeys 5th Grade Unit 1 Lesson 1

Created by

The Teacher Team

This is a mini-taste of the engaging activities perfect for whole group, CENTERS, EARLY FINISHERS, HOMEWORK, & ELA ROTATIONS. Great for SUB PLANS too:) This mini bundle contains a variety of activities from the Journeys Fifth Grade Unit 1 first story “A Package for Mrs. Jewls”, humorous fiction. This can be used to teach, re-teach, practice or assess the vocabulary and comprehension of this story. Included in this packet is the following: Lesson 1:“A Package for Mrs. Jewls” (Humorous Fict

Subjects:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

Grades:

5th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.2

Reading, Valentine's Day, Writing

, RF.5.4a

, RF.5.4c

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FREE Valentine's Day Fact & Opinion Writing Lesson Activity W.2.1 SL.2.2 SL.2.4

Created by

A Messy Classroom

This Valentine’s Day, show your students you care with this fun and educational second-grade Valentine’s Day reading resource. This 2nd grade History of Valentine’s Day opinion writing lesson has just what you need. Listen to an online video [YouTube] for FREE! Whether they are learning about Valentine’s Day or how holidays originated, from Saint Valentine to the Roman celebration of Lupercalia, from valentines and cupids to chocolate hearts and flowers, this resource helps kids to learn all abo

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.2.1

, RI.2.3

, RI.2.4

, RI.2.10

, RF.2.3

...

Also included in: Valentine’s Day 2nd Grade Reading Nonfiction Text Bundle RI.2.1 RI.2.2 & RI.2.5

Go Texan Day Freebie | Bluebonnet Writing Craft & Display | Texas State Flower

Created by

An Apple for Eden

If you are looking for a fun, cute and easy craftivity for Go Texan Day, then you have come to the right spot! This craft doesn't require that you have read any specific book, but we read Don't Eat The Bluebonnets by Ellen Leventhal and Ellen Rothberg. We also read The Legend of the Bluebonnets by Tomie dePaola.Students go through the writing process and write about what they know about Bluebonnets. For a fun twist, I gave them the option to write from the point of view of a Bluebonnet. They rea

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Reading, Writing

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

W.2.1

, W.2.2

, W.2.3

, W.2.5

, W.2.6

...

K-5 Writing Little Red Riding Hood Lesson Plan+ Video Resource+ Student Rubric

Created by

Ms Ocasio

Please enjoy this writing resource that can be modified for K-5, opinion/ narrative/ explanatory writing, stretched across 1-5 days depending on grade level. Mentor text video read aloud, lesson plan, student self-check rubric, and independent practice included! This can also be used as a great Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer Break packet.Please email me if you have any questions and I will be happy to help! My email is aliciamocasio@gmail.com*Follow my store by clicking on the green star above!

Subjects:

Character Education, Reading, Writing

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Homework, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

W.K.1

, W.K.2

, W.K.3

, W.1.1

, W.1.2

...

A Writing Project for Hatchet by Gary Paulson

Created by

Tom Kurtz

This writing project allows students to write their own ending for chapter 19. Students can be creative as to how the novel will end. Make sure to check out all of my other products that go with the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulson. There's a unit plan, vocabulary study, journal, worksheets, quizzes, and final test. Get them all!

Subjects:

Reading, Writing

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

W.5.3

The Unteachables | SAMPLE Reading Guide | Book / Literature Novel Study | Korman

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Our reading guides are a no-prep solution for comprehension and differentiation to meet the need for student accountability while still keeping the joy in reading! Each task and question in this novel study for The Unteachables by Gordon Korman is CCSS aligned and purposeful. Gone are surface level comprehension questions, endless vocabulary lists, busy work, and never-ending summary tasks. Instead, give your students a reading guide that will encourage their natural love for reading and give y

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli |SAMPLE Reading Guide | Book / Literature Novel Study

Created by

Our reading guides are a no-prep solution for comprehension and differentiation to meet the need for student accountability while still keeping the joy in reading! Each task and question in this novel study for Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli is CCSS aligned and purposeful. Gone are surface level comprehension questions, endless vocabulary lists, busy work, and never-ending summary tasks. Instead, give your students a reading guide that will encourage their natural love for reading and give you rigo

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

CCSS: