Fifth Grade English

General Information

Type	Activity	Description
	Pacing and Scope & Sequence	Suffolk Public Schools Pacing and Scope & Sequence Documents
	Virginia Department of Ed	Standards and SOL-based Instructional Resources
	Into the Book	Extensive guided reading resource
	Connecting Books to SOL's	A database of over 2,000 works of literature and their connection to the Virginia Standards of Learning
	SOL Enhanced	Specific activites by SOL created by DOE
	5th Grade Language Arts Skill Builders	Language Arts Activities
	Worksheet Works	Educational materials
	Have Fun Teaching	Activities, games and resource to make learning fun

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5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

Review

5.1 The student will listen, draw conclusions, and share responses in subject-related group learning activities.

Type	Activity	Description
	Hear Who	Students create audio files by typing text - great for creating presentations

5.2  The student will use effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to deliver planned oral presentations.

Type	Activity	Description

5.3 The student will learn how media messages are constructed and for what purposes.

Type	Activity	Description

5.4 The student will expand vocabulary when reading.

Type	Activity	Description
	Word Sort	Sort words by ending sound, vowel sound, prefix, suffix, blend.....
	Dictionary Skills	Guided discussion on using the dictionary
	Dictionary Review	Test your dictionary skills
	Reading Units	Book overviews, vocabulary and questions
	Literature Units Online	Activities and materials for common novel studies
	Storyline Online	Stories read by actors
	Lexile Framework for Reading	Enter Lexile measure, select interests, and find books to read
	Hoop Shoot: Prefixes and Suffixes	Review game of prefixes and suffixes
	Book Buddy	Prefix - Suffix activity
	Prefixes and Suffixes	Online activities, worksheets, and educational resources
	Short Circuit	Match prefixes and suffixes to their meanings

5.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts, narrative nonfiction, and poetry.

Type	Activity	Description
	Literary Lessons	Great for literature circles
	Carol Hurst's Children's Literature	Include discussion topics, activities, related books and links to other subjects and resources

5.6 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts.

Type	Activity	Description
	Literature Springboards	assist parents and people working with children in selecting books that reinforce the SOL's in the four core content areas
	Book Connections	Connecting books to VA SOLs
	Hoop Shoot: Writing Review #1	Review of 5th grade writing skills

5.7 The student will write for a variety of purposes: to describe, to inform, to entertain, to explain, and to persuade.

Type	Activity	Description
	Writing Workshop: Research Paper	Offers an opportunity to learn more about a topic that interests the student as he works step-by-step through the writing process

5.8 The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and paragraphing.

Type	Activity	Description
	Planning Sheet Comic Creator Interactive	Comic Strip Creator
	Writing Sparks	Writing prompts for elementary students
	Essay Map	A tool to map out an informational essay
	Magnetic Poetry	Drag the words to the magnetic board to write a poem

5.9 The student will find, evaluate, and select appropriate resources for a research product.

Type	Activity	Description
	Word Invasion	Blast the jellyfish with the correct part of speech
	Verb Viper	Use the correct verb tense to feed the snake
	What is a sentence?	Pick the writing selection and edit it for capitalization and punctuation
	The Goofs	Find the grammar error
	The Bigbot	Feed the Bigbot the synonym and antonym meanings
	Spelling Think Tac Toe	Spelling activity sample
	Possession or Contraction	Pick the word that is....
	Grammar Quizzes	Interactive quizzes
	Proofreading Makes Perfect	Practice proofreading for spelling, usage, capitalization and punctuation

Review

Type	Activity	Description
	2007 Released Item Review	PowerPoint of Released Items
	Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader?	Gameshow format review
	Writing Review	PowePoint of Writing Released Items
	ePat Review	Questions from Electronic Practice Assessment Tests
	Worksheet Generator	Free printable worksheets
	ePat	Practice Assessment Tools (must install ePat Launcher before using)
	DOE Online Writing	VA DOE Resource
	SOL Released Tests	SOL Released Tests from 2000-present in PowerPoint format
	SOLmate	Multiple choice interactive practice quiz
	1st 9 Weeks Jeopardy	Gameshow format review of Math, History and Science
	5th Grade Jeopardy	Gameshow format review of Math, Science, Social Studies, and English
	Interactive Quizzes and Practice SOL Tests	Practice activities
	EDL Reading 1st 9 Weeks	Core Vocabulary
	EDL Reading 2nd 9 Weeks	Core Vocabulary
	EDL Reading 3rd 9 Weeks	Core Vocabulary
	EDL Reading 4th 9 Weeks	Core Vocabulary