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Grade 5

• Communication & Collaboration

  • 5.CC
  • 5.CC.1
  • 5.CC.2
  • 5.CC.4
  • 5.CC.5
  • 5.CC.6
  • 5.CC.7

• Reading: Comprehension

  • 5.RC
  • 5.RC.1
  • 5.RC.2
  • 5.RC.3
  • 5.RC.4
  • 5.RC.5
  • 5.RC.6
  • 5.RC.7
  • 5.RC.8
  • 5.RC.9
  • 5.RC.10
  • 5.RC.11
  • 5.RC.12
  • 5.RC.13
  • 5.RC.14

• Reading: Foundations

  • 5.RF.1

• Writing

  • 5.W
  • 5.W.1
  • 5.W.1.a
  • 5.W.1.c
  • 5.W.1.d
  • 5.W.1.e
  • 5.W.1.f
  • 5.W.2
  • 5.W.2.a
  • 5.W.2.c
  • 5.W.2.d
  • 5.W.2.e
  • 5.W.2.f
  • 5.W.3
  • 5.W.3.a
  • 5.W.3.b
  • 5.W.3.c
  • 5.W.3.d
  • 5.W.3.e
  • 5.W.4
  • 5.W.4.a
  • 5.W.4.b
  • 5.W.5
  • 5.W.5.a
  • 5.W.5.b
  • 5.W.5.c
  • 5.W.5.d
  • 5.W.5.e
  • 5.W.6
  • 5.W.6.a
  • 5.W.6.a.I
  • 5.W.6.b
  • 5.W.6.c
  • 5.W.7
  • 5.W.7.b
  • 5.W.7.b.I
  • 5.W.7.c

Indiana ELA Standard: 5.W.3.b

Develop an event sequence (e.g., conflict, climax, resolution) that unfolds naturally, connecting ideas and events using transitions.

Characters’ Faults Can Also Be Strengths

Strength and weakness are often two sides of the same coin. Students will explore how a character’s flaw can be a benefit.

Halloween Problems and Solutions

When we try to solve a problem, sometimes we end up creating new problems. Which lead to new solutions. Which lead to new problems.

Change A Story’s Genre

What if we rewrote a story’s climax into a totally different genre?

Holiday Emoji Story ⛷️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Holiday Emoji Story 🍪

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Holiday Emoji Story ☃️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Holiday Emoji Story 🎅

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Halloween Emoji Story 🎃

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Halloween Emoji Story 🌕

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Halloween Emoji Story 🕷️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🦁

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🐌

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🚚

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🏟️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🕰️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 👁️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🚗

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🤖

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🐻

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🛥️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Think Like A Historian

Here’s how effects be causes and causes can be effects!

Story Starter: Amusement Park

Students use 12 random phrases to write a story that takes place in at an amusement park.

Story Starter: A Magical School

Students use 12 random phrases to create a story that takes place in at a magical school.

Story Starter: Somewhere In Space

Students use 12 random phrases to create a story that takes place in space!

The Personalities of Rocks

What would an igneous rock be like? Would it get along with a sedimentary rock? Could they handle the hot personality of a metamorphic rock?

Better Stories Part 5: Plot Structure

Ever read a student’s story that was just event after event after event and then a very sudden ending? They lack an understanding of a plot’s structure. With the help of Finding Nemo, I break down how to set up a well-structured plot.

Better Stories Part 2: Types of Conflict

If your students’ stories are packed with endless ninja fights or arguments between frenemies, it’s time to expose them to a wider range of conflicts.