English language arts for 5th grade (page 4)
Reading, writing, phonics and language.
- Readability checkerTool
Paste any text and get its Flesch-Kincaid grade level and reading ease, worked out in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
- Certificate makerMaker
Make printable award certificates: 30 award wordings, six borders, a certificate for every name on your class list. Free, no watermark.
- Matching game maker: match terms and meanings from your listTool
Turn a list of terms and meanings into a matching game for the board, with a printable matching sheet and cut-apart cards. Free, no sign-in.
- Rubric descriptors children understand: "I can" wording, one verb a cell, three grade bandsGuide
How to write rubric descriptors students can use: "I can" statements, one verb a cell, levels that differ by one visible thing, real examples for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8.
- Flashcard makerMaker
Make two-sided printable flashcards from a list, 6, 8 or 10 to a page with cut lines, or flip through them on the projector. Free, no sign-in.
- Flip tiles memory game maker from your own listTool
Make a memory game for the board from a list of terms and meanings: flip two tiles at a time to find a pair. Four, six or eight pairs a board. Free.
- Grading with a rubric in Google Docs: paste it as a table, total it, comment on each rowGuide
Grading with a rubric in Google Docs, step by step: copy it in as a real table, mark a level per row, fill the total line by hand, one comment per row, no retyping.
- Rubric makerMaker
Build a printable rubric with levels and points, or a single-point rubric, from writing, presentation and project templates. Free, no sign-in.
- Grade calculator and score chartTool
A free grade calculator: a score chart for any test length, weighted grades with what the rest needs, a curve for a test, and standards-based levels to a percent.
- Spelling practice and test makerMaker
Paste this week's spelling words and get a look-say-cover-write-check sheet, a numbered test, a scramble, and bingo and word search made from the same list. Free.
- 54 low-stakes writing prompts by gradeIdea
Fifty-four quick-write prompts, eighteen each for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8, written to get every student writing for five minutes without worrying about a grade.
- Distractors that aren't silly: how good wrong answers are built, and how to write your ownGuide
How to write multiple choice wrong answers that teach you something: a near miss, a real misconception, never a silly one, examples from math, reading and science.
- 25 formative assessment examplesIdea
Twenty-five formative assessment examples sorted by when you use them, from whiteboards and cold calls to card sorts and pre-checks, each with what to do and the grades it fits.
- 30 reading center ideasIdea
Thirty reading centers students can run on their own: phonics, sight words, fluency, comprehension and writing, each with what goes in the tub and the grades it fits.
- Passage quizzes: literal, inference and vocabulary questions, and how ours are builtGuide
Literal, inference and vocabulary questions for reading passages, K–8: how each works, how our 53 passages and their quizzes are built, and how to write your own.
- Customary measurement posterPrintable
A free printable customary measurement poster: eight equivalents from inches in a foot to quarts in a gallon, plus time, in two clear columns. Edit and print on letter or A4.
- Lesson plan templatesPage
Eight lesson plan formats to fill in on screen: daily, weekly, 5E, gradual release, Madeline Hunter, backward design, unit and centers. Print or copy to Docs.
- Reading fluency timer and WCPM calculatorTool
A one-minute reading timer with a words-correct-per-minute calculator for any length of read. Nothing is saved.
- Bubble letters to printMaker
Type a word or pick the alphabet and print fat hollow bubble letters to color: capitals, lowercase and numbers 0 to 9. No sign-in, nothing leaves your computer.
- Metric measurement posterPrintable
A free printable metric measurement poster: seven equivalents for length, volume and mass, from millimeters to kilograms, in two columns. Edit any line and print.
- Science fair rubrics by grade: a K–2 poster, a 3–5 project and a 6–8 experimentGuide
Free science fair rubrics matched to grade: a K–2 poster, a 3–5 project and a 6–8 experiment, what each row scores, how to print them for judges or change a cell.
- Word scramble makerMaker
Turn any word list into a printable word scramble, with a word bank, an optional first-letter hint and an answer key. Free, no sign-in.
- Order of operations posterPrintable
A free printable order of operations poster: four numbered steps from parentheses to adding and subtracting, each with a short reminder. Edit the wording and print.
- 50 would-you-rather questions for kidsIdea
Fifty classroom-friendly would-you-rather questions for kids, sorted by theme, each with a follow-up that turns it into a vote, a quick write, a debate or a math tally.