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Resources for Grades 5 - 6
Fifth and sixth graders are making the exciting move to middle school. The materials here can help you make the most of their time outside of school.
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Shake up children's summer reading by introducing them to new and fun formats for storytelling.
Batter Up! Telling Sports Stories With Trading Cards
Summer is the time for baseball! Through the retelling of the 1941 baseball season, children will see two legendary players as characters and can create trading cards that highlight these players.
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 Games & Tools |
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Alphabet Organizer lets children create a calendar-style ABC chart or letter pages for an alphabet book.
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 Tips & How To's |
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Encourage creativity and word play by helping a child recognize the elements of a poem and explore different ways of writing one.
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 Printouts |
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Children can be card sharks in this game, which challenges players to build words from prefixes, root words, and suffixes.
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 Podcasts |
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Are You at the End of Your Series? 
Finished a series and need some ideas? Join Emily as she chats about some series worth trying.
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Most Popular for Grades 5 - 6 |  |
1 | Grades 3 – 8 | Game & Tool
2 | Grades 6 – 8 | Tip & How-To
Help a Child Write a Book Review
3 | Grades K – 12 | Tip & How-To
How to Encourage Higher Order Thinking
4 | Grades 6 – 8 | Printout | Word Play
5 | Grades 3 – 12 | Game & Tool
1 | Grades K – 6 | Tip & How-To
2 | Grades 6 – 8 | Tip & How-To
Help a Child Write a Book Review
3 | Grades 3 – 8 | Game & Tool
4 | Grades 6 – 8 | Activity & Project
5 | Grades 6 – 12 | Game & Tool
1 | Grades 6 – 12 | Game & Tool
2 | Grades K – 12 | Game & Tool
3 | Grades 3 – 8 | Game & Tool
4 | Grades K – 6 | Tip & How-To
5 | Grades K – 5 | Podcast Episode
