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Resources for Grades 5 6
Fifth and sixth graders are making the exciting move to middle school. The materials here can help you make the most of their time outside of school.
|Activities & Projects|
Let children practice using different types of words in a fill-in-the-blank-story game before making their own word list for a magnetic poetry set.
Have children practice combining sentences using initial impressions of music. The finished message goes on an illustrated postcard.
|Games & Tools|
The Mystery Cube asks children to separate a mystery into six distinct elements. Using it, children begin to see how a writer constructs a mysteryand can try writing their own.
|Tips & How To's|
Creating a podcast gives teens a chance to communicate with others. The skills teens learn in this process can help them become better writers and public speakers.
Encourage children to ask questions about the natural world, to make observations, and to use their imaginations. They use their findings to create their own book.
Tune in to this episode to hear about a range of titles by first-time YA authors, including mysteries, romances, humorous stories, and great contemporary realistic fiction.
|Most Popular for Grades 5 6|
1 | Grades K – 12 | Game & Tool
2 | Grades 6 – 8 | Printout | Word Play
3 | Grades 3 – 8 | Game & Tool
4 | Grades K – 12 | Tip & How-To
5 | Grades 3 – 12 | Game & Tool
1 | Grades 3 – 8 | Game & Tool
2 | Grades K – 5 | Game & Tool
3 | Grades K – 12 | Game & Tool
4 | Grades 3 – 8 | Game & Tool
5 | Grades 3 – 8 | Game & Tool