The 5th grade reading comprehension activities below are coordinated with the 5th grade spelling words curriculum on a week-to-week basis, so both can be used together as part of a comprehensive program, or each can be used separately. The worksheets include fifth grade appropriate reading passages and related questions. Each worksheet (as well as the spelling words) also includes a … [Read more...]
Adjective Worksheets
Please use any of the adjective worksheets below in your classroom or at home. Just click on the worksheet title to open the PDF and print. Need an adjective refresher? Here's a helpful article on adjectives. Adjective Worksheets Identifying Adjectives Read the sentence and circle the adjective; write the noun described. Identifying Adjectives 2 Read the sentence and circle the adjective; … [Read more...]
Grammar Reference
Click below to link to the related reference article Nouns Pronouns Verbs Common Nouns Reflexive Pronouns Verb Overview Proper Nouns Relative Pronouns Regular Verbs Plural Nouns Indefinite Pronouns Irregular Verbs … [Read more...]
Punctuation Worksheets
Please Use any of the punctuation worksheets below in your classroom or at home. Just click on the worksheet title to open the PDF and print. Need a punctuation refresher? Here's a helpful article on punctuation. Punctuation Worksheets Capitalization Rewrite the sentences using correct capitalization. Intro to Using Commas Use the comma punctuation rules above to add commas to the sentences … [Read more...]
Verb Worksheets
Please Use any of the verb worksheets below in your classroom or at home. Just click on the worksheet title to open the PDF and print. Need a verb refresher? Here are some helpful articles on the different types of verbs. Verb Worksheets Action Verbs Circle the action verbs. Cross out the words that are not action verbs. Action Verbs and Linking Verbs Circle the subject and underline … [Read more...]
Noun Worksheets
Please Use any of the noun worksheets below in your classroom or at home. Just click on the worksheet title to open the PDF and print. Need a noun refresher? Here are some helpful articles on the different types ofnouns. Noun Worksheets Nouns Circle the nouns and cross out words that are not nouns. Capitalize Proper Nouns Capitalize the proper nouns from the story. Identifying Nouns Read … [Read more...]
Fifth Grade Spelling Words – 36 Week Program
The fifth grade spelling program below spans 36 weeks and includes a master spelling list, dictation sentences and printable spelling worksheets for each week. Feel free to print materials for your classroom, or distribute to parents for home use. (read more about the spelling curriculum design.) To take full advantage of the program, consider using the spelling program together with the companion … [Read more...]
Fourth Grade Spelling Words – 36 Week Program
The Fourth grade spelling program below spans 36 weeks and includes a master spelling list, dictation sentences and printable spelling worksheets for each week. Feel free to print materials for your classroom, or distribute to parents for home use. (read more about the spelling curriculum design) Teacher / Parent Materials (PDF Format) 4th Grade Master Spelling List (36 weeks/5 pages) Download … [Read more...]
Third Grade Spelling Words – 36 Week Program
The third grade spelling program below spans 36 weeks and includes a master spelling list, dictation sentences and printable spelling worksheets for each week. Feel free to print materials for your classroom, or distribute to parents for home use. (read more about the spelling curriculum design.) To take full advantage of the program, consider using the spelling program together with the … [Read more...]
Second Grade Spelling Words – 36 Week Program
The second grade spelling program below spans 36 weeks and includes a master spelling list, dictation sentences and printable spelling worksheets for each week. Feel free to print materials for your classroom, or distribute to parents for home use. (read more about the spelling curriculum design.) To take full advantage of the program, consider using the spelling program together with the … [Read more...]
Spelling Curriculum Design for Grades 1 – 5
K12Reader offers parents and teachers free spelling curriculum for 1st through 5th grade. This teacher-developed curriculum can help students develop strong spelling and word recognition skills, and reinforces strong reading development. Curriculum Design A comprehensive spelling program extends past the simple memorization of the letters that make up the individual words. Weekly word lists … [Read more...]
First Grade Spelling Words – 36 Week Program
The first grade spelling words program below covers 36 weeks and includes a master spelling list, dictation sentences and printable spelling worksheets for each week. Feel free to print materials for your classroom, or distribute to parents for home use. (read more about the spelling curriculum design). To take full advantage of the program, consider using the spelling program together with the … [Read more...]
Kindergarten Sight Words Instruction
(Get Kindergarten Sight Words Worksheets Here) One of the most commonly used lists for teaching kindergarten sight words is the Dolch Word List. The Dolch word list includes the most common 220 words and 95 nouns children encounter in reading material. Dolch words, or sight words, are important in early reading development because they represent high-frequency words and are difficult to sound … [Read more...]
Givaway for August 2010
The August giveaway is a wonderfully written book by Jacqueline Kelly, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. The book is winner of several awards, including the prestigious Newbery Award given by the American Library Association. The book is suited for 9-12 year old readers. A little about the book Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in … [Read more...]
Fry Word List – 1,000 High Frequency Words
The Fry word list or "instant words" are widely accepted to contain the most used words in reading and writing. The list is divided into ten levels and then divided into groups of twenty-five words, based on frequency of use and difficulty. It is important for young readers to instantly recognize these words by sight in order to build up their reading fluency. It is also important for readers … [Read more...]
