5th Grade Enrichment Reading
Classroom teachers will provide core reading instruction for all students. Identified students will receive differentiated reading opportunities several times a week with me. We will be working on several different units throughout the year. There will be links below that will have specific information as we progress through the year. At this time, we expect to complete the following projects and topics this year:
- Traditional Literature - focus on Mythology
- Novels - Higher level responses, projects using technology
- Examples:
- Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
- Small group shared novels based on reading levels and interest
- Examples:
- Informational Text -
- Short Passages and Features
- Research Project on Food and Nutrition
- Poetry - Free Verse
- Figurative Language
- Imagery, Pattern, Repetition
- Greek and Latin Roots & Word Work (Weekly)