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Use this is a Google slide activity with various reading comprehension strategies to engage the reader through each section of this book. RACES (Credit to Stress Free Teaching for the graphic) is the writing strategy used, but you should be able to edit it to fit your needs. Students are asked to reflect, use text features, comprehension skills, inferencing, as well as add their own pictures and text features to make it their own. It's not fancy, but it gets the job done.

Hang these half sheet posters in your classroom when you introduce the different Greek and Latin Root words! This list is based on the Indiana Department of Education Tier 1 - Easy and Average root words for fifth grade.

This is a scavenger hunt of the atlas "Student Atlas of the World". It can be easily modified to fit your needs. In the hunt, the students will use the different features of an atlas, as well as answer questions about the continents. The questions about specific land forms and bodies of water. I use this as the first fifth grade unit in my social studies series. It is a great review activity for students of all ages! Hope you enjoy it! Laura Charpentier

Hang these half sheet posters in your classroom when you introduce the different Greek and Latin Root words! This list is based on the Indiana Department of Education Tier 2 - Easy root words for fifth grade.

This is a study guide geared toward fifth grade students in Indiana and the ISTEP+ exam. The questions are from unit 7 in the Indiana "TimeLinks" series by Macmillan McGraw-Hill. Unit 7 information covers 20-30% of the ISTEP+ exam based on the blueprint given online. Most of the questions are written as ISTEP+ questions would be written giving the students experience with ISTEP+ vocabulary.

This helpful pack includes everything you need to get ready for parent-teacher conferences! You will receive the initial letter, a confirmation letter, a reminder AND a great student outline to use at the conference to keep your thoughts organized!

This is a series of worksheets based on the Life series from The Discovery Channel. It includes questions from "The Challenges of Life", "Reptiles and Amphibians", "Mammals", "Fish", and "Birds" episodes. I will add the rest as I finish the episodes. The answers to the questions are in chronological order. This is a great resource for a substitute teacher! The science teacher at my school uses this for grades 5 and up when she is going to be absent. Thanks! Laura Charpentier

Can't let the kids' minds go idle of a long break! This is a creative way for kids to report on a book they have read. Each of the four choices appeal to different intelligence. Learning is fun! Look for my Spring Break Book Report too!

This is a creative way to keep kids reading over a long break! Each of the choice for the book report cater to a different learning style! All of your students will find something they like! Look for my Winter Book Report too!

This is an introductory lesson about prime and composite numbers. It is a hands-on activity and does need some prep ahead of time. It is a fun activity and the students always enjoy it! Laura Charpentier

This is a word map that I use in the fifth grade for our reading vocabulary words. It has a place for a definition, synonym, antonym, and sentence. Can be used for any subject!

This is an introductory lesson about prime and composite numbers. It is a hands-on activity and does need some prep ahead of time. It is a fun activity and the students always enjoy it! Laura Charpentier

An activity to encourage student discussion and interaction. Take the idea of "speed dating" and turn it into "speed studying". Have fun!!