Reading Page:
>Learn and quiz yourself on what you know with this 5th grade level website that guides you through point of view, story sequence, cause/effect, vocabulary building, and so much more through online quizzes and games!
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Poetry Fun: This article outlines simply, for the student, the different terms used in poetry. Get started with your stanzas today!
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The Plot Thickens!: This article outlines the various parts of a plot so that you can get your story started TODAY!
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Reading Games: Check out these fun games that will get you off and running TO read instead of FROM reading! Win a beach race, climb Mt. Factornot, wade through a word pond and build a new space ship with these reading enhanced games that will test your skill!
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For more science and math games from the same website, challenge yourself at the website's main page: http://justkidsgames.com/ Parent & Student DYNAMIC DUO Activity: Here are some key factors that your spiffy student should be learning. Take some time to challenge with him/her on what these key phrases mean. Follow the suggested activity guidelines to work on these goals together! An excellent way to brush up on your grammar terms, and help your child at the same time, is to have your child teach you what he or she has learned. This gives your children confidence and helps to reinforce the rules and skills within their mind: Here are some basic parts of speech/grammar that your child is likely to have been taught in school:
Parts of speech
- nouns
- pronouns
- adjectives
- adverbs
- verbs
Punctuation
- periods
- commas
- question marks
- exclamation points
- colons
- semi-colons
Composition
- sentences
- paragraphs
- transitions
- conjunctions
- clauses
Have your child switch roles from student to teacher. Encourage him or her to create a worksheet for another 'student' to complete. You will gain an understanding of your child's comprehension of grammar skills during these activities. 'Playing school' is a fun and creative alternative to giving your children more worksheets to complete on their own. Grammar doesn't have to be boring or difficult for students. When you relearn grammar rules and your children take the role of teachers, they are able to develop their skills without losing interest. By giving their parents homework to complete, they are learning the skills they need to complete their own homework. This information comes from an article found at:
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Parent Article: This article will help parents know what is required of readers at the 5th and 6th grade levels and gives helps and ideas on how to assist your learner
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Parent Article: This article takes the parent through a review of what their learner should know and ideas on how to help those concepts stick. Covers learning nouns, verbs, adjectives and other parts of grammar.