Learning Language Arts Through Literature Grade 5

The Learning Language Arts through Literature program is a complete language arts program for Grades 1-12. Using an integrated approach to teaching, students learn communication skills in the context of quality literature that makes not only makes reading more attractive, but creates a deeper understanding of grammar, writing mechanics, vocabulary, spelling, and other language skills.

The Purple Activity Book (5th grade) includes a variety of exercises that include vocabulary work, discussion questions about the readings, grammar lessons, assessments, reviews, antonym/synonym exercises, editing assignments, and more.

Please note that this book cannot be used independently and must be used in conjunction with the Purple Teacher Book (sold-separately). 36 lessons with each lesson divided into 5 days.

The updated third edition of the Purple Level has new spelling and vocabulary components in the lessons, In addition, some of the book studies have also been moved to a new spot in the program. Parents could technically use the 2nd and 3rd editions together, but the page and lesson numbers wouldn't align and the teacher's edition wouldn't have the answers to the new spelling and vocabulary exercises.

Please note: the following resources are for this level are sold-separately and are not included:

• Purple Teacher Book

• Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Trumpet of the Swan by E.B.White
• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
• Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink

347 pages, softcover.

The Learning Language Arts through Literature program is a complete language arts program for Grades 1-12. Using an integrated approach to teaching, students learn communication skills in the context of quality literature that makes not only makes reading more attractive, but creates a deeper understanding of grammar, writing mechanics, vocabulary, spelling, and other language skills.

The Purple Book is designed for students in 5th grade. Students will enjoy reading the chosen literature books (not-included) as they study a broad spectrum of language arts skills. This Teacher's Book provides parents with easy-to-use lessons that require little to no preparation. Lessons are divided by days, with step-by-step instructions that closely follow the student book, though additional notes, clarifications, examples, and other teacher helps are integrated into the teacher book text; in addition, answers are provided in the margins.

This course includes 36 lessons that cover poetry, oral presentations, and speech making. Lessons integrate all the fifth grade language arts skills: grammar, creative writing, composition, spelling, higher-order reasoning, and study skills. Each book study contains a summary, vocabulary skills, reading comprehension, and exciting activities. Review activities and assessments are also integrated throughout.

The updated third edition of the Purple Level has new spelling and vocabulary components in the lessons, In addition, some of the book studies have also been moved to a new spot in the program. Parents could technically use the 2nd and 3rd editions together, but the page and lesson numbers wouldn't align and the teacher's edition wouldn't have the answers to the new spelling and vocabulary exercises.

Please note: the following resources are for this level are sold-separately and are not included:

• Purple Student Activity Book

• Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Trumpet of the Swan by E.B.White
• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
• Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink

304 pages, softcover.

The special Collector's Editions of the Little House on the Prairie series features Garth Williams interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover.

This is Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved story of how her husband Almanzo grew up as a farmer boy far from the little house where Laura lived. While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State. Here Almanzo and his brother and sisters help with the summer planting and fall harvest. In winter there is wood to be chopped and great slabs of ice to be cut from the river and stored. Time for fun comes when the jolly tin peddler visits, or best of all, when the fair comes to town. Recommended for ages 8 to 12.

Louis is a Trumpeter Swan who came into the world lacking a voice. When his father explained to him that he was different from other cygnets, Louis felt scared. His father, however, promised to help. Sam Beaver, a boy who loved all wild things, took Louis to school, where he learned to read and write. This was a help, but it did not solve his major problem: he was in love with the beautiful swan, Serena, and she spurned him because he was defective. And that was when Louis's father, the old cob, did a difficult thing - he put honor aside and stole a trumpet so his son would be able to woo his love. Louis' determination to become a trumpeter and pay off his father's debt takes him far from the wilderness he loves. But he succeeds and wins the swan of his desiring. Paperback, 252 pages. Recommended for ages 8 to 12.

It is 1943 in Denmark, when ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen's family takes in her best friend Ellen, and poses her as a member of the family. Ellen is Jewish and Jewish people all over the country, and Europe, are being taken by the Nazis and put into Jewish ghettos and concentration camp. This Newbery Medal winner chronicles the life of this family, the hardships they must face and the heroic decisions that they are forced to make.

Caddie Woodlawn would rather hunt and plow than sew and bake. With an adventurous and spirited heart, she is friends with the Indians who frighten most of her neighbors, and beats her brothers' dares at every turn. Based upon the memories of the author's grandmother, this classic book has charmed readers for over 50 years. 242 pages, softcover. Winner of the Newbery Medal.