Year 5 Reading Non-Fiction Resources

Students are often taught that written pieces should be long and detailed, but this isn't the case when it comes to summaries. This lesson gives students the chance to practise keeping summaries concise in a fun and engaging way.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Graphic Organizer Template: Bubble Map

Worksheet

Graphic Organizer Template: Bubble Map

Teachers can use this general organizer template for main idea and details, pre-writing, word analysis, brain dumps, concept mapping, background knowledge collection, and more.

Year one

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Find the Main Idea: Shark

Worksheet

Find the Main Idea: Shark

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Year 3

Reading & writing

Worksheet

All About the Rock Cycle

Worksheet

All About the Rock Cycle

If you think volcanoes are cool, this worksheet will blow your mind! Learn about the rock cycle by reading the paragraph and taking a multiple choice quiz.

Year 5

Science

Worksheet

Day of the Dead: History

Worksheet

Day of the Dead: History

Challenge your child's reading comprehension with a quiz page, all about the Day of the Dead (or Dia de los Muertos), an important Mexican holiday!

Year 4

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Identify the Author's Purpose

Worksheet

Identify the Author's Purpose

Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Worksheet

The History of Chocolate

Worksheet

The History of Chocolate

This Hispanic Heritage Month, learn the history of chocolate and try your hand at a historical recipe.

Year 5

Social studies

Worksheet

Main Idea: Working Dogs

Worksheet

Main Idea: Working Dogs

With this helpful resource, your students will use a graphic organizer to record the main idea and supporting details of a short text.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Main Idea & Details: Icebergs

Worksheet

Main Idea & Details: Icebergs

Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.

Year 6

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details

Worksheet

Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details

Use this graphic organizer to help students identify and record the main idea and details of a text.

Year one

Reading & writing

Worksheet

The Underground Railroad

Worksheet

The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad helped thousands of enslaved Americans find freedom. In this worksheet, your student will learn about this historic network.

Year 5

Social studies

Worksheet

Identifying the Main Idea & Details

Worksheet

Identifying the Main Idea & Details

As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practising active reading skills.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Make a Match: Reading Genres

Worksheet

Make a Match: Reading Genres

Kids match reading genres to descriptions in this worksheet.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Inferences & Evidence

Worksheet

Inferences & Evidence

Students can use this graphic organizer to make inferences as they read fiction or nonfiction texts.

Year 6

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Interesting Introductions

Lesson plan

Interesting Introductions

Teach young authors how to "hook" readers with this hands-on lesson. By examining novels and developing their own introductions, students will be able to hone their writing skills.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

History of Jazz

Worksheet

History of Jazz

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Worksheet

History of Hip Hop Music

Worksheet

History of Hip Hop Music

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

Year 5

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Nonfiction Text Features: Wild, Wild Weather

Worksheet

Nonfiction Text Features: Wild, Wild Weather

Use this resource with your students to read an interesting article about weather while gathering information from text features.

Year 4

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Nonfiction

Workbook

Reading Nonfiction

Explore nonfiction with this set of short and sweet facts on notable people, places and events in history. Young readers can practise taking notes, answering questions and analyzing primary sources.

Year 5

Social studies

Workbook

Biomes of the World

Worksheet

Biomes of the World

Study the map of terrestrial biomes, then use it to answer questions.

Year 5

Reading & writing

Worksheet

History of Rock 'n' Roll

Worksheet