English Language Arts — Grade 5

Transition words and phrases

Students will learn to combine sentences using two kinds of transition words: time transitions and thought (logical) transitions. Transition words link related ideas and hold them together. They can help the parts of a narrative to be coherent or work together to tell the story. Coherence means all parts of a narrative link together to move the story along. Think of transition words as the glue that holds a story together. Using transition words helps avoid the "listing" problem in stories.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts)

By DPI Writing Strategies.

Meanwhile...: Transition words that connect ideas

Students will identify transition words in picturebooks that they can use in their own writing. Transition words are the glue that holds sentences and paragraphs together. They signal that this is a new part of the story.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

By DPI Writing Strategies.

Grammar Scramblers, spreadsheets, and parts of speech

Students use and create Grammar Scramblers with a spreadsheet in order to practice identifying and using parts of speech in a fun way.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–9 English Language Arts)

By Tom Munk.

Resources on the web

Playing with prepositions through poetry

In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students have the opportunity to play with language, particularly prepositions, through the literature of Ruth Heller. Taking those experiences as a reader, they are asked to continue to play with the language in poetry.... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink