5th grade reading comprehension lesson plans

The 5th grade reading comprehension activities below are coordinated with the 5th grade spelling words curriculum on a week-to-week basis, so both can be used together as part of a comprehensive program, or each can be used separately.

Reading lesson for grade 5

The worksheets include fifth grade appropriate reading passages and related questions. Each worksheet as well as the spelling words also includes a cross-curricular focus on earth science, physical science, history, social sciences, or life sciences. This allows students to build their reading comprehension skills and reinforce knowledge in other subject areas.

There are 36 weeks of fifth grade worksheets, following most standard school year calendars. Please Note: Revised worksheets were recently posted March after discovering a few errors. Please contact us here if you notice any inaccuracies. Thank you! Click on the title of each worksheets to download the printable PDF. Students should read each passage and then answer related questions.

This passage describes how living things are made up of cells, and cells have specific structure. Reading passage and comprehension questions about prime and composite numbers. Week 16 Reading Comprehension E Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics Exponential Notation A passage about exponential notation, also known as scientific notation as a way to represent numbers.