4th and 5th Grade Literacy | Common Core Reading & Writing

This is a collection of resources for teaching 4th and 5th Grade Literacy skills, including reading activities, anchor charts, writing activities, mentor texts, and lesson ideas.
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How I Teach Reading in 5th Grade
Teaching reading in upper elementary can be challenging! Check out this helpful post about how I taught reading in 5th grade and things that might work for you and your students!
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Increase Student Vocabulary with Word Matrix Activities
Beef up your upper elementary students' vocabulary with these fun word matrix activity ideas! Be sure to grab the freebies in the post!
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How to Set Up a Morphology Wall
Morphology walls are a great tool for teaching and reviewing prefixes, suffixes, bases, and roots with upper elementary students. The good news? They're not as difficult to put together as you may think!
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Mini-Books for Reading Review
Reviewing reading skills doesn't have to be boring or tedious! These *Free* printable reading review mini-books are a great way to get students engaged as they go over the skills they learned the previous year. They're perfect for back to school!
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Story Elements: Freebies and Resources
Reviewing story elements at the beginning of the school year is a great way to make sure your students are all on the same page. These free resources can help!
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Free Suffix Passages for Upper Elementary Reading
Are you searching for an interactive and purposeful way to review or introduce a variety of suffixes to your 4th and 5th-grade students? This post shares a free suffix reading passage with teaching posters, after-reading word work activities, and more. Incorporating this free resource into your instruction will help your students authentically explore and understand grade-level suffixes within the context of reading.
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Review Story Elements in Upper Elementary
It's so important to review story elements at the beginning of the school year before diving into new topics. These activities are sure to make it easier for you and a more effective review for your students!
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Morphology Posters for Upper Elementary {freebie!}
In order to become strong readers (and writers), students need to understand the meaning of words. Breaking words down into prefixes, suffixes, and roots/bases is a great way to help them understand how words are put together and what they mean. These free morphology posters (printable and digital!) will help your students (and you!) remember the most common prefixes, suffixes, and roots.
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Free Reading Games for Upper Elementary
Reading centers give students plenty of time to practice the skills they need to know to succeed. These free ones from Jennifer Findley are the perfect way to start the school year and introduce centers to your upper elementary students. Check out the post to grab your freebies!
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Back to School Getting to Know You Activities
Building relationships is key to classroom management, and that begins when you start to get to know your students. These free digital activities for getting to know them will help!
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Reading Teaching Slides
Do you wish you could have a resource that would guide your instruction and ensure you are teaching to the rigor needed for your 4th and 5th graders? These reading teaching slides are perfect to give you a little (well…actually a lot :P) of extra help when teaching reading skills.
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Teaching the RACE Constructed Response Strategy
Transform your students' constructed response skills with the RACE strategy! This post shares practical tips and engaging activities for each step: Restate, Answer, Cite Evidence, and Explain. Discover how to effectively implement this approach and support your students in mastering reading assessments. Plus, find free resources to kickstart your RACE toolkit!
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Teaching Theme Mentor Texts for Upper Elementary
Teaching theme in upper elementary can be tricky! It can be a challenging concept for students to grasp. These mentor texts can help!
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Must-Have All Access Reading
When I asked what was most needed for teaching reading, the most requested resource by far was teaching slides to guide instruction. Ask and you shall receive - Inside All-Access reading is a growing collection of teaching slides for 4th and 5th reading skills and standards. Download the slides, print and copy the student handouts, and breathe a sigh of relief that your reading instruction is rigorous and meaningful! Join All-Access Reading today.
Boost reading skills in grades 4-5 with engaging intervention activities! This resource offers decodable texts and hands-on printables tailored for struggling readers, ensuring they practice essential skills at their level. Perfect for small group instruction or centers! Reading Intervention Activities, Intervention Activities, Similes And Metaphors, 2nd Grade Reading, Small Group Instruction, Struggling Readers, Context Clues, Mentor Texts
Reading Intervention Activities for 4th & 5th Grade
Boost reading skills in grades 4-5 with engaging intervention activities! This resource offers decodable texts and hands-on printables tailored for struggling readers, ensuring they practice essential skills at their level. Perfect for small group instruction or centers!
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