IXL Summer Boost skill plan - Language arts 5th grade

Help rising fifth graders solidify their understanding of key concepts this summer with IXL's day-by-day skill plan!

Week

1	Days 1-5
Day 1		Compare mythological illustrations
Day 1
Compare mythological illustrations

Day 2		Use academic vocabulary in context
Day 2
Use academic vocabulary in context

Day 3		Identify story elements
Day 3
Identify story elements

Day 4		Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Day 4
Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Day 5		Read about sports and hobbies
Day 5
Read about sports and hobbies

2	Days 6-10
Day 6		Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?
Day 6
Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?

Day 7		Identify similes and metaphors
Day 7
Identify similes and metaphors

Day 8		Find words using context
Day 8
Find words using context

Day 9		Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
Day 9
Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

Day 10		Organize information by main idea
Day 10
Organize information by main idea

3	Days 11-15
Day 11		Read drama
Day 11
Read drama

Day 12		Create compound sentences
Day 12
Create compound sentences

Day 13		Identify sensory details
Day 13
Identify sensory details

Day 14		Choose the best topic sentence
Day 14
Choose the best topic sentence

Day 15		Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Day 15
Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source

4	Days 16-20
Day 16		Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that
Day 16
Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that

Day 17		Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1
Day 17
Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1

Day 18		Read about famous places
Day 18
Read about famous places

Day 19		Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Day 19
Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Day 20		Punctuating dialogue
Day 20
Punctuating dialogue