5th Grade

Learn how one boy struggles to work his way out of his family's cursed, bad luck! Holes: An Instructional Guide for Literature is the perfect resource to aid students in analyzing and comprehending this Newbery Medal...

Billy must eat 15 worms in 15 days to win $50. Will he be able to do it? Readers will learn all about eating worms in this disgustingly entertaining story! How to Eat Fried Worms: An Instructional Guide for...

Journey with Shirley Temple Wong as she sails from China to New York and discovers how America can be a place where dreams come true. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson: An Instructional Guide for...

Follow the story of a young girl stranded for years on an island off the California coast. Island of the Blue Dolphins: An Instructional Guide for Literature features rigorous and engaging lessons and activities to...

M.C. Higgins, the Great: An Instructional Guide for Literature supports instruction of the Newbery Medal and National Book Award-winning novel by Virginia Hamilton. Full of life lessons about growing up, this classic story...

Maniac Magee: An Instructional Guide for Literature supports instruction of the Newbery Medal-winning novel by Jerry Spinelli. Students will explore the many obstacles that Magee encounters, and learn to analyze the prejudices...

My Brother Sam Is Dead: An Instructional Guide for Literature supports instruction of the Newbery Honor book about a family torn apart by the American Revolution. Encourage students to make connections to historical...

Follow the story of ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her Jewish best friend Ellen who must move in with the Johansen family and pretend to be their daughter to escape the Nazis. Readers will learn to connect historical...

Out of My Mind: An Instructional Guide for Literature supports the instruction of this uplifting story about a girl with cerebral palsy and a photographic memory who is determined to change how people view her disability...

Use this guide to follow along as Cassie Logan experiences the injustices of racial prejudice in the American South during the 1930s. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: An Instructional Guide for Literature will support...

Follow along as young Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn embark on various adventures together. Students will be eager to analyze this classic story by completing the fun, challenging activities and lessons provided in this...

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: An Instructional Guide for Literature supports the instruction of this novel about two boys who befriend each other in a concentration camp. Students will be engaged in reading this...