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Week 40
Spelling Review
Grammar Review
As summer approaches, review a variety of grammar concepts as you wrap up the school year with your child. Notice what concepts are tricky, and spend some time going over them again.
As summer approaches, review a variety of grammar concepts as you wrap up the school year with your students. Notice what concepts are tricky for students, and spend some time going over them again. Send home additional worksheets or resources to support them during the summer months.
Superlative Rule Followers
Worksheet
Superlative Rule Followers
Students will learn three rules to help them turn a simple adjective into a comparative or superlative.
Year 5
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Superlative Rule Breakers
Worksheet
Superlative Rule Breakers
Discover adjectives that just don't follow the rules in this activity about comparatives and superlatives.
Year 5
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Mix Up Your Sentences with Conjunctions and Adverb Phrases
Worksheet
Mix Up Your Sentences with Conjunctions and Adverb Phrases
In this writing exercise, students will practise crafting richer, complex sentence combinations using conjunctions and adverb phrases.
Year 5
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Fractions Review
Fractions Review
End the school year with a solid review of fractions! Your child should feel confident adding, subtracting, and multiplying fractions with a whole number before entering year six. Try relating fractions with decimals so that they can move fluidly between the two formats, and encourage your child to write their own word problems with fractions as well.
End the school year with a solid review of fractions! Fourth graders should feel confident adding, subtracting, and multiplying fractions with a whole number before entering year six. Try relating fractions with decimals so that students can move fluidly between the two formats. Have students explore writing their own word problems with fractions for their peers to solve.
Multiplying Fractions Word Problems #2
Worksheet
Multiplying Fractions Word Problems #2
Give your students the chance to interpret, set up, and solve problems involving multiplying fractions.
Year 5
Maths
Worksheet
Practising Fractions: Largest to Smallest
Worksheet
Practising Fractions: Largest to Smallest
Here's a challenging maths worksheet for your 4th grader: your child must put each set of fractions in order from greatest to least.
Year 5
Maths
Worksheet
Multiply Mixed Numbers with Whole Numbers
Worksheet
Multiply Mixed Numbers with Whole Numbers
Multiplying mixed numbers and whole numbers: it looks rather complicated, but it's actually a matter of learning just a few steps.
Year 6
Maths
Worksheet
Get Ready for year six!
Get Ready for year six!
Give your child a variety of reading comprehension practise to keep them on their toes over the summer! It is crucial for your child to not only read for pleasure during the summer, but also to continue practising their reading comprehension skills. Use these resources as quick practise pieces to allow them to keep their skills in check when it comes to higher order comprehension, including inferences and character analysis.
Offer students a variety of reading comprehension practise to keep them on their toes over the summer! It is crucial for students to not only read for pleasure during the summer, but also to continue practising their reading comprehension skills. Use these resources as quick practise pieces to allow them to keep their skills in check when it comes to higher order comprehension, including inferences and character analysis.
Chocolate: A Short and Sweet History
Worksheet
Chocolate: A Short and Sweet History
In this fascinating worksheet, children learn about the history of chocolate, from its ancient ceremonial use to the invention of the chocolate candy bar.
Year 5
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Characters in Books
Worksheet
Characters in Books
Young readers practise analyzing characters in a work of fiction with this five-page reading comprehension worksheet.
Year 5
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Weather Science: Heat Waves
Worksheet
Weather Science: Heat Waves
When your child's earth science studies heat up, hand him this worksheet about heat waves and the forces behind them.
Year 5
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Summer Writing: Variety!
Summer Writing: Variety!
The best kind of summer writing is your child's favorite kind. Give your child lots of options and watch their enthusiasm grow! Before the summer break begins, encourage your child spend some time reflecting on their summer plans and to brainstorm a list of summer writing topics.
The best kind of summer writing is your students' favorite kind! Give your class lots of options and watch their enthusiasm grow! Before they depart for the break, encourage your class to spend some time reflecting on their summer plans and to brainstorm a list of summer writing topics.
Make a Travel Brochure for Brazil
Worksheet
Make a Travel Brochure for Brazil
This is a fun writing worksheet to go along with watching the Summer Olympic Games in Brazil.
Year 6
Worksheet
A Sporting Event Writing Worksheet
Worksheet
A Sporting Event Writing Worksheet
This worksheet asks kids to weigh the pros and cons of hosting a sporting event, and then write a 5-paragraph essay for or against hosting in their city.
Year 6
Worksheet
Writing Workshop: Everyday Writing
Worksheet
Writing Workshop: Everyday Writing
Let your young writer relax by practising writing notes to friends, journal entries, and even a grocery list!
Year 5
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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