Cause & Effect Online Practice

Try out these links to learn about cause and effect.

Reading Comprehension:
Cause and effect paragraphs
Cause and effect reading comprehension
Cause and effect passage

Games & Quizzes:
Cause and effect matching game
Adverb clauses -- C&E relationship
Easy quiz -- C&E

Poems Everyone Should Read

Acquainted with the Night -- Robert Frost
Little Orphant Annie -- James Whitcomb Riley
Barbara Frietchie -- John Greenleaf Whittier
The Duel -- Eugene Field
The Song of Hiawatha -- Longfellow
Paul Revere's Ride -- Longfellow
Mary's Lamb -- Sarah Josepha Hale

Sarah Josepha Hale

Sarah Josepha Hale

Sarah Josepha Hale

The Cremation of Sam McGee -- Robert W. Service
A Dream Deferred -- Langston Hughes (This is my personal favorite.)
Dreams -- Langston Hughes
The Children's Hour -- Longfellow (I like this one because it reminds me of my children.)

Do you have another poem you would like me to add?  Let me know.  I'll check it out and post it here.

Using Context Clues

You must be able to use context clues to figure out what unfamiliar words mean when you read.  Why should you know this?  It is too time consuming to look up every new word you come across when you are reading a complex text.  This should be saved for the most difficult words only.

Try out some of these activities and lessons:
Context Clues online
Context clues activities: beginning, intermediate & difficult 
Difficult context clues quiz. 
Kid's Lab -- context clues 
Context Clues Cows (just for fun)

Wow! Wonderful Word Work for the Week.

Homographs game.
Homonyms quizzes and exercises.
Multiple meaning words.
Homographs game.
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Synonym practice online.
Find the synonym.
Adjective synonyms.
Synonym or antonym.

Bonus question:  What is alliteration?  Why am I asking?  Leave your answer as a comment.

Common Themes in Literature

In the next couple of weeks we will be examining themes in literature.  Check out this list of common themes that you can often find in literature.  Try out some of these practice lessons.

Watch a youtube video on finding the theme (11 min).

Learn several different reading skills on this link:
Ereadingworksheets

Welcome back to school!

The school year starts tomorrow.  Prepare yourself for language arts and the new Common Core standards this year.  Try the following links for practice:

4th grade Language Arts -- Common Core

5th grade Language Arts -- Common Core

Challenge yourself with the 6th grade standards.

Grammar Time -- Give It a Try

Choose your activity and get started!
Grammar Blast
GO Grammar

USE THE CORRECT WORD!!!

Some of the most commonly misused words for 5th graders are the following:

it's and its
Quiz #1
Punctuation practice
Quiz #2

there, their, and they're
Quiz #1
Online Lesson
Basketball game
Quiz #2

Try this quiz on both sets of words.

Analogies

Analogies are a great way to learn synonyms, antonyms, and critical thinking.
Try out these games.  Let me know how you did.
Spelling City #1 analogies
Spelling City #2 analogies 
Quia analogies #1
Quia analogies #2
Quia analogies #3
Analogies Quiz

Drawing Conclusions While Reading

This week we will be working on drawing conclusions based on what we read.
These links are useful:
Lesson and Quiz
Softschools Quiz
Practice - Pen Pals