Language Arts Anthology Themes- Grade 5

 Theme 1- Nature's Fury

Use weather sites throughout theme.
 
Webquest: Weather
WebQuest Tips
FEMA: Herman P.I.C. and the hunt for a disaster-proof shell
FEMA for KIDS Homepage: Education, Schools, Disasters, Games, Teachers, Art, Hurricane
DOC/NOAA/OAR/AOML: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Use with Earthquake Terror  by Peg Kehret
 
Webquest: Earthquakes

Use with Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley by Stephen Kramer
 
Tornadoes Theme Page
Tornado Field Trip
TornadoQuest
Education World ¨ - Lesson Planning: Twister! Understanding -- and Surviving -- Tornadoes

Use with Volcanoes  by Seymour Simon
 
Grade Five, Gander Academy, Volcanoes Theme
Volcano- EnchantedLearning.com
Volcano Field Trip
Webquest: Discovering Volcanoes

Hurricane web sites can be found on Challenge Theme Books- Grade 5 focused web page (Theme 1)

Theme 3- Voices of the Revolution

Use with And Then What Happened Paul Revere?, by Jean Fritz,  and throughout theme on American Revolution. May also be used in 5th grade Social Studies unit on Revolutionary War.
 
Paul Revere's Ride
Entrance Foyer - Midnight Rider Virtual Museum
Revolutionary War: Paul Revere
Literature: `And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?` by Jean Fritz
The American Revolutionary War and Children's Literature
Jean Fritz's American History Books
Featured Author: Jean Fritz
TeacherHelp: Lesson Plans
Children's Book Council - Jean Fritz
Kidsreads.com - Jean Fritz

Theme 4- Person to Person

Use with Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
 
Dear Mr. Henshaw Web Page
SCORE: Teacher Guide: Dear Mr.Henshaw
Quia - Class Page - Mrs. Christensen
TeacherView: Dear Mr. Henshaw
WebQuest-Dear Mr. Henshaw
Dear Mr. Henshaw Literature Unit
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Literature: `Dear Mr. Henshaw` by Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary Reading Club
Author Profile: Beverly Cleary
Author Study: Beverly Cleary

Theme 5- One Land, Many Trails

Westward Expansion web sites can be used with language arts anthology or in social studies.
 
Oregon Trail Field Trip Intro
Lewis and Clark @ nationalgeographic.com
 

Theme 6- Animal Encounters

Use with My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
 
SCORE Teacher Guide: "Title of Core Work"