Students will read background information and a passage. Students will then read questions and write answers to the questions. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.
Students will read "If," write to explain, read and analyze the text for character traits and vocabulary, write examples of figurative language, write quotes to support a main idea, and write a narrative. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.
Students will read a passage from Dickens's work and write a summary. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.
Students will read a description of and poem by Lewis Carroll, events, questions, vocabulary, definitions, and a writing prompt. Students will write short answers, quotations to support a main idea, and an essay. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.
This resource supports English language development for English Language Learners. Students can read the classic fairy tale online or print out the available PDF. Accompanying audio is also available for supporting comprehension and building fluency.
Students will build speaking and listening skills through discussion, develop fluency and literary understanding, and will build skills in written expression.This resource supports English language development for English Language Learners. This is a full lesson plan focusing on the poem "I'm Nobody." The plan includes activities in all language domains with multiple opportunities for student interaction.
This teacher's guide for Lion Island: Cuba's Warrior of Words by Margarita Engle contains information about the book, discussion questions and prompts, activity suggestions including a readers theater, and ways to connect the themes in the book to other subjects.
The lesson plan will guide students while reading the novel "Love that Dog" by Sharon Creech. The discussion questions are perfect for literature circles. Provided is a summary of the book and more about the author. This resource is provided by Scholastic.
This activity is intended for use with the lesson "Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars." In this lesson plan, students will read the book, "Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars" by Paula Danziger. Swill understand the advantages and disadvantages of saving and credit, and they have an opportunity to obtain homework passes on credit.
Lucinda H. Kennaley has written for Highlights. In this short story, a boy goes on his first dive for pearls in the Arabian Gulf. As students read, they take notes on how Omer feels about his first dive.
Three Column Notes based on the Novel: The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship between a Boy and a Baseball Legend
This resouce include an editable document of a Choice Board that can be used for students to create presentations at the conclusion of reading a piece of literature. The choice board provides customizable options for students to express their understanding of the literature read and to convey it creatively through digial means. The choice board can be used for whole class reading of the same text, small groups reading the same text, or for individual students reading different texts. The teacher has the flexibility to add to/delete/change the activities and the digital methods used by students to create their presentations.
Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919), also known as L. Frank Baum, was an American author, best known for his children’s books. Baum is the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the Oz series. In this excerpt from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy, Toto, and the Scarecrow meet the Tin Woodman. As students read, they take notes on how Dorothy reacts to meeting the Tin Woodman and why she reacts this way.
This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 5th Grade ELA.
This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 5th Grade English Language Arts.
This resource accompanies our Rethink 5th Grade ELA course. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning.
This teachers guide for Searching for Silverheels by Jeannie Mobley includes a prereading activity, discussion questions, and writing and research activities for after reading.
This project can be used with 5th grade AIG students during the third module of EL.As students read the novel, Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal, by Margarita Engle, they will use their guided reading journal to take notes on different passages that represent the different themes of the novel.Students will then use their passages to complete a Google Slide presentation. They will insert images that can relate to the passage and then provide their analysis of how the image and passage represent the theme from the book.
Pam Calvert is an award-winning children’s author and has written for Highlights. Calvert’s story is based on a legend from the Island of Guam, told by the original occupants of the island, the Chamorros. In the legend, a large fish threatens to eat the island. As students read, they take notes on how Nineti responds to the threat of the fish.
In this lesson, students explore how to write from an object’s perspective. The teacher uses a picture book, Dear Mrs. La Rue, to introduce the idea of writing from a non-human’s perspective. A mini-lesson follows in which students work together to define the word "perspective." Students collaboratively write and share a short example of writing from a pencil sharpener’s perspective. Students ultimately write their own stories from an object’s perspective after reading the model story. This lesson takes multiple days as students prewrite, draft, revise, edit, and publish their stories.