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Reading

Every child is expected to read for fifteen every night. You need to read to become better readers. We want to have life long learners at Allen Elementary. You also want to read to make sure you are able to earn your free pizza from Pizza Hut for Book It.

Do you need to take a practice test for the state assessment?
Try one of these:

Countdown to Takeoff


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Writing

All stories will be written using the writing process and scored on the six traits: Ideas and Content, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions.

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Activities

Fun sites in Math and Reading
http://internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm

 Practice taking the Kansas State Reading Test at Brain Child
http://www.brainchild.com/gen/EnterNameQS.asp?GotInput=gotinput&SchoolID=91&UserName=j&Password=s8&Course=1 

Try another reading test
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade5/read.htm

Practice using Figurative Language
http://www.kidskonnect.com/FigurativeLanguage/FigurativeLanguageHome.html

Play a word game with spelling, idioms or grammar.
http://www.funbrain.com/words.html

Fun activities with antonyms, synonyms.

Prefix and Suffix Game
Use the definition to figure out the word
 
Help Remainder the Dog gather enough mushrooms to
sell at the market by uncovering the roots of words.

 
Match the word to the definition
 
 
Is it the Setting, Plot or Theme
 
Read the headlines to figure out what the article is about
 
 
Look at the advertisements to decide what they are selling
 
 
What does the word mean?
 
 
fact or opinion game
 
 
Put the story in order
 
Inferences read the sentences and figure out the inferences
 




Lots of fun with Inferences and Drawing Conclusions

Take a quiz with making inferences
Play a game with inferences
Play inference Battle Ship
Try and solve some inference riddles
Play a game with drawing conclusions
More with drawing conclusions
Read a chart and answer questions
Read a circle graph and answer questions

Fun things to do with Main Idea

Read story and answer questions
What's the Big Idea - solve a riddle by answering questions about the main idea
Context Clues - interactive tutorial and quiz
Get The Idea - [this link opens in a new window] read text to determine the main idea or essential message and identify relevant supporting details and facts (Author - Lois Davis)
Identify the Main Idea - practice
Identify the main idea - online quiz
Main Idea practice - [click on a red dot] interactive quizzes
Reading Exercises - multiple passages with questions.


Compare and Contrast

Read these short paragraphs and then take these compare and contrast quizzes

Can you score above an 80%?
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/comconprac3.htm

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