Create a comic book
How you can help at home: Your child will learn to create his own family comic book. This activity builds writing and computer skills.
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Make a Movie
How you can help at home: In this activity your child has a chance to be a writer, director and actor.
My Child Has Spelling Test Anxiety
How can I help my fifth-grader overcome "spelling test anxiety?" When we review the words at home (verbally and written) he spells them all correctly. At school, over 50% are wrong. In all other subjects, (math etc.) he does excellent work.
Making metaphors
How many metaphors can you find in this poem? In this language arts worksheet, your child learns to spot metaphors, determine their meaning from context, write them as similes, and decide which metaphors are most effective and why. Bonus: your child gets practice writing poetry...
Prefixes aplenty
In this language arts worksheet, your child will use a dictionary to find words starting with prefixes such as ante-, kilo-, sub-, and extra- and write sentences using each new word.
Prefixes micro- and mega-
In this language arts worksheet, your child gets introduced to the prefixes micro- and mega- and then gets practice using them in sentences and creating new words using each prefix.
Putting sentences in order
Can you fix this paragraph? It's all out of order! In this language arts worksheet, your child will put the sentences into logical order and then rewrite the paragraph using compound and complex sentences.
Finding key points
In this reading worksheet, your child will read a short informational passage and then underline key points and answer questions about the language and content of the passage.
Homophones: fun with puns
Puns are jokes that rely on homophones for their humor. In this writing worksheet, your child will write homophones for 24 words and then use those words to write puns.
Word-building riddles
Your child will love being a letter-detective to solve these riddles. In this language arts worksheet, your child reads each sentence and uses the clues to find the answer to each riddle.
