Websites for Students

Below you will find some helpful websites to practice reading & writing skills.

Reading:

• iReady (all students should be working on this site for weekly practice)

  • https://login.i-ready.com/

• Comprehension practice

  • https://www.k5learning.com/reading-comprehension-worksheets/fifth-grade-5

  • https://www.mrnussbaum.com/fifth-grade-reading-comprehension/

  • https://www.k12reader.com/subject/reading-skills/reading-comprehension/5th-grade-reading-comprehension-worksheets/

  • https://www.greatschools.org/library/cms/35/22735.pdf

• Online games to practice skills

  • https://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/reading_comprehension_language_arts_fifth_5th_grade.htm

Writing (Daily Edit and writing sentences)

• Editing

  • https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/edit.shtml

  • https://www.greatschools.org/library/cms/08/22708.pdf

  • https://englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Paragraph-Correction.html

  • https://www.greatschools.org/gk/worksheets/which-type-of-writing/

  • https://www.greatschools.org/library/cms/10/22710.pdf - rewriting sentences from dialogue

• Journal Prompts

  • https://www.journalbuddies.com/prompts-by-grade/5th-grade-writing-prompts/

  • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/english/2010/online_writing/writing_prompts/gr_5_writing_prompts.pdf - writing prompts

  • https://www.education.com/worksheets/fifth-grade/ela/writing/ - writing prompts

Figurative Language:

• https://www.greatschools.org/library/cms/01/22701.pdf - similes

• https://www.greatschools.org/library/cms/02/22702.pdf - metaphors

• https://www.funbrain.com/games/paint-by-idioms - Idioms

• https://www.education.com/resources/fifth-grade/figurative-language/ - practice with a variety of figurative language

• https://quizlet.com/4459088/figurative-language-examples-5th-grade-flash-cards/ - quizlet types of fig. lang.

Riddles/Brain Teasers - for FUN

• https://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/Page/79760

• https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/92636

• https://www.uen.org/3-6interactives/brainteasers.shtml

• https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/brain_teasers.htm

• https://www.greatschools.org/library/cms/95/22695.pdf