Language Arts

Reading Topics in Fifth Grade: Narrative Stories, Informational Articles, Persuasive Text, Folktales, Biographies, Tall Tales, Realistic and Historical Fiction, and of course...Poetry

Skills: Cite evidence, Themes, Story Structure, Inferences, Point of View, Comprehension Strategies, Summarizing, Academic Vocabulary, Context Clues, Figurative Language...and more

Writing Topics: Personal and Fictional Narratives, Research Based Argumentsrch Reports, Research Reports, Book Reports, Essays, and Poetry

Speaking and Listening: Collaborative Discussions, Presentations, Informal Conversations, Explaining Ideas, Performance, Summarizing, Pacing and Fluency, and Speeches


STAR TEST


Moby Max is a great way for students to practice language arts objectives such as citing evidence from text, character analysis, plot analysis, and thematic elements.

Moby Max


Tween Tribune is an excellent site for students and parents to read about and discuss current events.

Tween Tribune