5th Grade Reference

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Reading and Literature

Poetry

Language Arts and Writing

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Nelson Mandela Biography: A Reading Warm-Up

In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nelson Mandela and answer…

Subjects:

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literary Biographies

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The Life and Accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr.

Share the story of Martin Luther King Jr.'s achievements, and assign the related activities to your students to help…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

African-American History

Civil Rights

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Jerry Spinelli Biography

A biography of Newbery Award-Winning author Jerry Spinelli. One of his most popular children's book is Maniac Magee,…

Subjects:

Baseball

Sports

Physical Education and Fitness

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Fastest Woman in the World: Wilma Rudolph

Share the story of Wilma Rudolph's achievements with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Twentieth Century

Sports

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Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader

Deliver a lesson plan that reviews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's life, and use a pictorial depiction of his life. This is…

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Literary Biographies

African-American History

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Canadian Heroes: Tommy Douglas

Teach children about Tommy Douglas with the biography and reading comprehension questions in this worksheet. They will…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Canadian History

Health

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Elizabeth Blackwell Biography

Read this biography to learn about the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Women's Rights

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Terry Fox Biography & Activities

Read about Terry Fox, an inspirational Canadian whose battle with bone cancer prompted him to run over 3,000 miles…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Heroes & Role Models

Illness and Diseases

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William Wallace Biography & Activities

Enrich your study of Edward I and the 13th century with this biography and enrichment activities about William Wallace,…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Middle Ages

Scotland

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Business Then and Now

Descriptions of old-fashioned names for modern jobs.

Subjects:

Vocabulary

Language Arts and Writing

Social Studies and History

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Animal Fathers

Read about how various animals father their young.

Subjects:

Animals (Zoology)

Biology

Science

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Jerry Spinelli on Milkweed

Jerry Spinelli answers questions about his compelling, brilliantly written novel about the Holocaust, Milkweed.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

Holocaust

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Florence Nightingale

Interesting facts and fun activities related to Florence Nightingale.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Illness and Diseases

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Harriet Tubman: Years in Canada

After reading a biography of Harriet Tubman, children demonstrate their reading comprehension skills by answering…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

African-American History

Equality Struggles

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Canadian Heroes: Violet Clara McNaughton

Teach students about journalist and feminist leader Violet Clara McNaughton with this research activity. Students will…

Subjects:

Canadians

Canadian History

Heroes & Role Models

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Canadian Heroes: Agnes Macphail

Introduce students to Agnes Macphail, Canada's first female Member of Parliament, through this worksheet. For this…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Canadian History

Political Figures

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