Contents

Introduction

Developmental Overview, by Nancy Richard

Questions and Answers About Fifth Grade

How to Use This Book

Parent Observation Pages

Assessment Guide

Reading Exercises

READING COMPREHENSION

VOCABULARY AND WORD STUDY

STUDY SKILLS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

STRUGGLING READERS

Writing Exercises

PREWRITING

WRITING

Fiction

Poetry

Personal Narratives

Business Letters

Reports

REVISING

EDITING

Reading and Writing Enrichment

Math Exercises

PROBLEM SOLVING

NUMBER SENSE AND WHOLE NUMBER COMPUTATION

FRACTIONS

DECIMALS

GEOMETRY

MEASUREMENT

RATIO AND PERCENT

PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

FUNCTIONS AND PRE-ALGEBRA

Working Below Grade Level in Math

Math Enrichment

Working with Your Child's Teacher

Index

Activity Pages

THE 5 W'S

CONCENTRIC CIRCLES

EDITOR'S CHECKLIST

STORY MAP

FRACTION STRIPS

SQUARE PAPER

RULER, PROTRACTER

CIRCLE GRAPHS