5th grade ela activities

Unlock strategies for 4th and 5th grade small group reading. Explore different focuses and a six-step process to use.

Teachers often have questions about what a literacy block should actually look like. How do you structure your time? When do you pull reading groups? How and when do you teach grammar? The list of questions is lengthy, and with good reason. No one really ever told us what to do! Probably because there is […]

Increase student engagement and reading comprehension with this simple strategy!

Figurative language review for similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, idioms and more for upper elementary students.

This FREE DIY Escape room for kids is perfect for elementary classroom activities. Get escape room classroom ideas for 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and middle school math and reading with this fun figurative language escape room theme transformation. Perfect for classroom activities and party theme and ideas. Free escape room printables and figurative language worksheets and activities. #4thgrade #5thgrade #escaperoomforkids #figurativelanguage #readingteacher

Learn why one-pagers are one of my go-to activities for breaking down complex topics and texts. Understand what they are, why you and your students will love them, and how to implement them in your ELA classroom. I even have the advice to help you tackle the biggest obstacle you’ll encounter with this activity.

Do you use reading response journals during independent reading time? I made a free reading response journal prompts menu for you to use.

Context Clues Activities! This blog post features a context clues lesson, anchor chart, and interactive notebook entry! The free printables are available for immediate use!

Visualizing the text is such an important reading strategy used for building your students’ reading comprehension. This reading teacher's blog post shares teaching tips, strategies, activities, and resources for teaching visualizing in your classroom (reading crafts, posters and graphic organizers). Helpful for second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade teachers.