4th & 5th Grade Fall-Themed Literacy Centers 🍁

Make ELA practice feel like fall fun! This hands-on center bundle gives your 4th–5th graders meaningful practice with vocabulary, sight words, grammar, theme, poetry, and informational text—perfect for small groups, stations, and early finishers. (Approx. 45 printable pages.)

What’s Inside

• ABC Order Centers (3 sets)
  Seasonal word cards + recording sheets so partners read, sort, and list in alphabetical order.
  
• Parts of Speech Sort
  Fall-themed nouns, verbs, adjectives with sort mats + a student recording page.
  
• Sight Words Tic-Tac-Toe (multiple boards)
  Upper-elementary word lists (e.g., across, consider, category, estimate, temperature, organize, probably, etc.). Students read to “claim” spaces instant engagement!
  
• Pumpkin SMASH! Sight-Word Game
  Draw-and-read gameplay with surprise Pumpkin SMASH cards that send your stack back—fast-paced fluency practice.
  
  
  Find the Theme Task Cards (6 short passages)
  High-interest mini-stories (kindness, flexibility, friendship, perseverance, gratitude, self-control) + a response sheet.
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• Poetry & Informational Text
  Original fall poems (“Pumpkins,” “Apples”) and articles (Fall, Pumpkins, Apples) with comprehension checks (main idea, context clues, text evidence, cause/effect, compare/contrast).
  
• Compare & Contrast Organizer
  Seasonal set (Apples vs. Pumpkins) to model and practice across genres.

Skills You’ll Target

• Alphabetical order & dictionary skills
• Parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives
• Sight-word recognition & fluency (4th–5th grade lists)
• Theme, main idea, text evidence, context clues
• Poetry elements & informational text features
• Compare/contrast writing and discussion

Easy Prep & Management

• Low prep: print, cut cards, add chips/counters for Tic-Tac-Toe & SMASH
• Student-led directions on each center page keep groups running smoothly
• Recording sheets make learning visible for grading or quick checks
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Flexible Uses

• Small-group literacy centers
• Intervention/skill groups
• Early finisher bins
• Sub plans with clear, student-friendly steps
• Family literacy night activities

Teacher Tips

• Color-code baggies by center (or use icons) for quick cleanup.
• Pre-teach tricky sight words: preview a few each week, then play.
• Spiral the passages: use poem → article → compare/contrast across two weeks.