Fifth Grade Ela Reading Non Fiction Worksheets

With this versatile graphic organizer students have spaces to record information from their sources and synthesize the information in a central space.

Early in the American Revolution, the Patriots captured Fort Ticonderoga. Your young historian will learn the importance of this fort in this worksheet.

This nonfiction text about soccer will help students to practice finding evidence to support the author's point.

Get out those books, open the laptop, and research what Ramadan is all about. Your child can learn valuable research skills while learning about this holiday.

Hang out with two seriously challenged love birds, the god Cupid and his human girlfriend Psyche.

Learn about a mysterious sea creature as you pick out important information for a nonfiction summary.

Celebrate Halloween with a spooky reading exercise, where you'll learn all about werewolves! Read up on the history behind these legendary beasts.

Read about the history of the Winchester Mystery House, and then answer some comprehension questions.

The Battle of Camden was a low point for the American forces in the Revolutionary War. Discover the errors made at the battle in this worksheet.

Integrate science and reading as students research and write about the causes and effects of certain actions in the environment.

Read this passage from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, and get both reading and writing practice in one fell swoop.

This worksheet gives your students practice reading and analyzing informational text to explain the author’s claim and supporting reasons.

With this fun comprehension exercise kids will read a few theories about Stonehenge, and then write a response to tell their opinion.

Using paired passages on soil and decomposers, students will compare and contrast information.

Submerge yourself in the fascinating history of submarines! Your little inventor will get a taste of the early stages of this important technology.

Your young student will step back in time with this worksheet on the Ming Dynasty. He'll build comprehension skills as he learns some ancient history.

What is the purpose of a narwhal tusk? Explore some interesting new findings about the narwhal, also known as the unicorn whale.

Get to know nonfiction text features! Use this resource with your class to compare nonfiction text features for same-topic selections. This resource goes along with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

While the Americans lost the Battle of Guilford Court House, the aftermath led to the American victory at Yorktown. Learn more with this history worksheet.

With a movie word search and fascinating info about early films, this set of reading and writing worksheets is sure to entertain your budding movie-lover!

Use this high-interest text about sports to explore what point the author is trying to make.

Tap into your students’ creativity by challenging them to create an infographic using content from their reading!

If the zombie outbreak happens, will you be prepared? Help your child familiarize with disaster preparedness through the lens of a zompocalypse!

The silent film era featured creative storytelling techniques like miming and slapstick. Read and write about silent film era classics like Charlie Chaplin.