Our classroom reading is based on novel studies. Each novel unit contains reading comprehension skills, vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and writing. You can access this page to view the novel we are studying. This page will also include useful links, materials, and information. Students can click on the buttons below to go to the login pages for online text and activities.

BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE Chapters 1 & 2 Read Aloud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ4zr_UKCjA&t=297s

BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE Chapters 3 & 4 Read Aloud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUDz6rmGHc&t=306s

ELA Videos: Grammar and Comprehension

Grammar Standard and Video

4.L.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

5.L.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

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4.L.1a Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why).

English On The Go Ep 9: Who, whom, whose and who's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxElPmK7TaE

4.L.1b Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb tenses.

Present Progressive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKzG_ZS-Ydg

Past Progressive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlEF3-onNWU

5.L.1b Form and use the perfect (e.g., I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked) verb tenses.

Present Perfect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=553eeL1Dvho

Past Perfect Tense

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TrE6VdtgLE

5.L.1c Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.

5.L.1d Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.

Shifts in Verb Tense

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygWwyxKjUW4

4.L.1c Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may, must) to convey various conditions.

Modal verbs for kids - English grammar learning lessons for kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKXNHUuRZnM

4.L.1d Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).

Order of Adjectives Song – Learn Grammar – Learning Upgrade App

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuWhaA7P22Y

5.L.2a Use punctuation to separate items in a series.

Commas in a Series: The Listing Comma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXPaMCTmuso

4.L.1e Form and use prepositional phrases.

Prepositions for Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV5xwP5E9qU&t=1s

4.L.1f Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.

Sentence Fragments for Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds0JHxYvkvQ&t=62s

Run-on Sentences for Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tctBlKEg1dw

5.L.3a Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.

Expanding, combining and reducing sentences

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akP8JQY79hY

4.L.1g Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their).

TO vs TOO vs TWO| What's the difference?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6HvFtYfUuA

THERE, THEIR & THEY'RE| What's the difference?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho_ZapK0ADE

4.L.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

5.L.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Capitalization Rules | Classroom Language Arts Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxFGB5vErvw Punctuation Explained (by Punctuation!) | Scratch Garden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdCOswMeXFQ

Semicolons, Cupcakes, and Cucumbers | Book Trailer | Scratch Garden (watch in closed caption to see the semicolon sentence)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wflWaXxyve4

5.L.2b Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.

5.L.2c Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It's true, isn't it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?).

Commas with Introductory phrases and words

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e83ceUF5Lg

4.L.2a Use correct capitalization.

Capitalization Rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxFGB5vErvw

4.L.2b Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.

How to Use Commas with Speech Marks in Dialogue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tWwPmtLGgQ

5.L.2d Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.

Capitalizing Titles Mini Lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWcFToXO-xY

4.L.2c Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.

FANBOYS: Coordinating Conjunctions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-catJZm_2TI

5.L.1e Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor).

ESL - Correlative Conjunctions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZnWGp-Z5vY

Subordinating Conjunctions | Learn about how to use subordinating conjunctions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvTq4hvHDeE

Video: FANBOYS: Coordinating Conjunctions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-catJZm_2TI

4.L.2d Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

5.L.2e Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

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4.L.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

5.L.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

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4.L.3a Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.

Explain a topic using precise words to convey ideas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFOD7Av7vPI

4.L.3b Choose punctuation for effect.

Punctuation Explained (by Punctuation!) | Scratch Garden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdCOswMeXFQ

Semicolons, Cupcakes, and Cucumbers | Book Trailer | Scratch Garden (watch in closed caption to see the semicolon sentence)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wflWaXxyve4

4.L.3c Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small group discussion).

5.L.3b Compare and contrast the varieties of English (e.g., dialects, registers) used in stories, dramas, or poems.

FORMAL vs INFORMAL LANGUAGE | What's the difference?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWyGx2-xiiQ

4.L.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a

range of strategies.

5.L.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

Context Clues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCpJ86XDY4

4.L.4a Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

5.L.4a Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Context Clues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCpJ86XDY4

4.L.4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).

5.L.4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).

Latin and Greek Root Words - Language Skills for Kids!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWyX8vl6kMs

Latin and Greek roots and affixes | Reading | Khan Academy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiaPqgwJFo4

4.L.4c Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

5.L.4c Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise

meaning of key words and phrases.

4th Grade Reference Materials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xun0Q9DzLlU

4.L.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

5.L.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Figurative Language | Types of Figurative Language

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlfzDvrhzuU

4.L.5a Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.

5.L.5a Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context. 

Metaphors for Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVNal4_izVU&t=8s

Simile Lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm6zt24w0qU

4.L.5b Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.

5.L.5b Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.

Idioms for Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdKK4gWFO0c

Proverbs and Adages V2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-scMdn3tIqk

30 Common Proverbs in English

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z-9FlMOwVY

5.L.1a Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.

Conjunctions - Coordinating Conjunctions (Part 1) | English | Grade-5 | Tutway |

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCR7xBdjLMM

Prepositions for Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV5xwP5E9qU

Interjections-Grammar Lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxCelH8Ehjw

4.L.5c Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).

5.L.5c Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.

Antonyms for Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEFqdj41kEQ

4.L.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation).

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5.L.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and

other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).

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Comprehension

Video

4.RL.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

5.RL.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Making Inferences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdaD2FZQFEY

4.RL.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

5.RL.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

Main Idea | English For Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJGQIYU_xhs

Theme | English For Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwkKBIzpRXE

4.RL.9 Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.

5.RL.9 Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Compare and Contrast | English For Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTldiZu8Sc

Compare and Contrast Part 1: Brainstorming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyjcEa4Z9Dc

4.RL.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).

Story Elements Part 1: Characters, Setting, and Events | English For Kids | Mind Blooming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M0pFLXegG0

Story Elements Part 2 | Problem and Solution | English For Kids | Mind Blooming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGzKUdWkcAs

Story Elements for Kids: What Is a Setting?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BVOIyUnk6s

Story Elements For Kids: What Is a Character?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhOBuYQJPEY

CHARACTER, SETTING & PLOT| Learn parts of a story in 2 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj9giZxWVt4

5.RL.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

Compare and Contrast | English For Kids | Mind Blooming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTldiZu8Sc

4.RL.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).

Context Clues | English For Kids | Mind Blooming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCpJ86XDY4

5.RL.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.

See Figurative Language Above

4.RL.5 Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.

5.RL.5 Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

What is Poetry? | Introduction to Poetry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drPoZMqHTAw

Parts of a Poem | Elements of Poetry | Poetry for Beginners

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R49IH6Id3c

Poetry | Rhyme Scheme, Rhythm, Repetition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rOnRJlevmI

4.RL.6 Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.

5.RL.6 Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.

POINT OF VIEW| First person, Second person & Third person

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFaaNuA9LKA

4.RL.7 Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.

5.RL.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).

Visual Text Elements

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1FPxvZk8ls

4.RL.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

5.RL.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

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