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5th Grade Activities

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Activity5th GradeFood for Thought Idiom Simile Metaphor Activity

Using this Food for Thought Idiom Simile Metaphor activity, students determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative languages such as metaphors, similes, and idioms

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Activity5th GradePenguins Multiplication Division Properties Activity

Using Penguins Multiplication Division Properties Activity, students explain why multiplication and division strategies work.

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Activity5th GradeDetermining Theme Activity

Using Determining Theme Activity, students determine the theme of a story or poem from details in the text to learn a lesson that can be used in their life.

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Activity5th GradeVocabulary Jeopardy Activity

Using Vocabulary Jeopardy Activity, students determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text to build their use of vocabulary.

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Activity5th GradeMagnets Lesson Plan

Materials available in this Magnets Lesson Plan include two Magnet Activities and four Magnet Worksheets.Our Magnet Lesson Plan provides you with

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Activity5th GradeUS States Color Flash Cards

Using US States Color Flash Cards, students use pictures to recognize United State shapes to build their US geography.

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Activity5th GradeMeasuring Monstrous Angles Activity

Using this Measuring Monstrous Angles Activity, students measure angles in whole-number degrees using a protractor.

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Activity5th GradeDecimal Campout Activity

In this Decimal Campout Activity, students convert between decimals and fractions when the denominator is 10 or 100.

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Activity5th GradeIdentifying Theme Activity

Using Identifying Theme Activity, students determine the theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text in order to apply to their own life.

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Activity5th GradeTree Cut Outs

These Tree Cut Outs quickly give you templates that can be easily cut and applied for classroom decoration or student activities about nature or trees.

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Activity5th GradeSolar System Sequencing Planets Activity

Using Solar System Sequencing Planets Activity, students correctly ordering the eight planets in our solar system.

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Activity5th GradeCloud Cut Outs

These Cloud Cut Outs quickly give you templates that can be easily cut and applied for classroom decoration or student activities

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Activity5th GradeSun Cut Outs

These Sun Cut Outs quickly give you templates that can be easily cut and applied for classroom decoration or student activities about the sun or space.

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Activity5th GradeEvidence Olympics Authors Purpose Activity

Using this Evidence Olympics Authors Purpose Activity, students try to earn a gold medal during Evidence Olympics by reading a passage and finding evidence to support an author's point.

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Activity5th GradeCompare and Contrast Graphic Organizer Activity

Using this Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer Activity, students organize their ideas using any of the provided graphic organizers in order to compare and contrast the structure of events, ideas, concepts, and information in two or more texts.

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Activity5th GradeDown in the Sea Division Activity

Using this Down in the Sea Division Activity, students apply concepts of place value and division to a set of division problems and sort the equations according to the answers of 10, 100, or 1,000.

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Activity5th GradeDealing Decimals Activity

In this Dealing Decimals Activity, students compare two decimals to hundredths by reasoning about their size using the symbols >, <, or = by playing War!

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Activity5th GradeArea and Perimeter Pirate Activity

Using this Area and Perimeter Pirate Activity, students apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles to match each pirate with his ship.

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Activity5th GradeWriting Tweets Activity

Using this Writing Tweets Activity, students choose a prompt about the included story "Making a Milk or Juice Carton Bird Feeder" and produce a writing sample.

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Activity5th GradeReasons and Evidence Activity

Using this Reasons and Evidence Activity, students identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.