Students conclude the unit by sharing their experiences with the incoming class. They reflect on what they learned and provide helpful advice to help the next group of students succeed in this grade level.

A lesson exploring the life and legacy of Tye Leung Schulze, the first Chinese-American woman to vote, focusing on her work at Angel Island and her contributions to civil rights. Students will develop reading comprehension, vocabulary, and proofreading skills through a historical lens.

A comprehensive lesson teaching 5th-grade students how to navigate dictionary entries, understand multiple definitions, and use context clues to select the correct meaning. Includes a warm-up, direct instruction, and guided review of the Zheng He historical text practice.

A collection of engaging activities themed around summer vacation, perfect for end-of-year celebrations or seasonal learning.

A focused review lesson on identifying main ideas, key details, and cause/effect text structures in nonfiction passages to prepare for ELA standardized testing.

A lesson focused on oral storytelling skills for 5th graders, emphasizing narrative structure, sequencing, and the use of transitional language.

A focused grammar lesson on distinguishing between the subjective pronoun 'they' and the objective pronoun 'them' in sentence structures.

Building on summarization skills by applying the SWBST framework to a more complex adventure story with multiple characters and conflicting goals.

A dynamic lesson focused on mastering Tier 2 academic verbs and character traits through visual association and interactive gameplay. Includes introductory slides, flashcards, and a bingo assessment activity.

A high-energy end-of-year review lesson using a game show format to revisit core ELA skills and celebrate classroom memories.

A lesson focused on reading comprehension and summarization skills using a mystery-themed narrative and the 'Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then' framework.

A lesson focused on mastering syllable division patterns for multisyllabic words, specifically focusing on the VC/CV (Closed/Closed) and V/CV (Open/Closed) patterns through architectural-themed modeling and practice.

A mystery-driven lesson where 5th-grade students use text evidence to make inferences about a missing student. Students act as detectives to solve 'The Case of the Empty Locker'.

A lesson focused on 'grafting' unfamiliar words using Greek roots and prefixes, inspired by Akeelah's journey in Akeelah and the Bee. Students will learn to dismantle complex words into their building blocks to unlock meaning.

A comprehensive 5th-grade writing lesson that guides students through the full writing process to craft a 3-paragraph essay on the themes of 'Akeelah and the Bee'. Students explore character growth and perseverance while mastering the structure of an academic essay.

This lesson introduces direct objects as the receivers of action in a sentence. Students will learn to identify the 'who' or 'what' that follows an action verb to find the direct object.