Fifth Grade Ela Reading Non Fiction Worksheets

Why do zombies love brains? Find out with this collection of fun facts and a colorful diagram of the brain.

Is your child baffled by the scientific method? Dr. McSquare is here to help! Learn the steps by helping the doctor organize his lab reports.

Fifth graders read the paragraph about sharks then use reading comprehension skills to write the main idea and their own concluding sentence.

Your little reader is sure to enjoy this selection from the children's classic, "The Secret Garden." She'll build her vocabulary and reading skills.

Ever wonder how the whole zombie craze got started? Read about the history of zombies in this awesome reading comprehension packet.

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

Shake up your science studies with this worksheet about earthquakes.

Your child will love learning all about the exploits of the famous European explorer Marco Polo with this attractively illustrated worksheet.

Kids put their reading comprehension skills to work as they write out the main idea and come up with their own concluding sentence for this paragraph.

What's the big idea? Find out with this reading comprehension worksheet about the moon.

The Underground Railroad aided thousands of enslaved Americans on the road to freedom. Students will learn about the leaders of this movement.

Get into the spirit of Halloween with a spooky info page, all about zombies! Your child will learn the ways of the walking dead as he hones his reading skills.

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

Dr. McSquare needs help sorting out his lab reports. Can your child read each item, then label it with the correct scientific method step?

Use this chocolate-themed exercise to introduce your students to close reading with annotations.

Celebrate the lunar new year by learning about the origin of the Chinese Zodiac with this interesting 5th grade reading comprehension worksheet.

Inspire your reluctant reader with this comprehension page, featuring a passage from a classic novel, Black Beauty.

Kids match reading genres to descriptions in this worksheet.

We've brewed up a powerful potion this Halloween to help hone reading and writing skills! Learn all about witches with a fun info sheet.

Help students practice close reading of fiction or nonfiction texts with this detailed checklist.

Kids show off their reading comprehension skills with this language arts worksheet.

This graphic organizer helps students work through a nonfiction text to help organize information about the author’s point, and the reasons and evidence used to support it.

America gets its name from Amerigo Vespucci. Kids will learn about this important historical figure with this fun worksheet.

Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.