G.U.M.drops Grade 5

The G.U.M Drops (Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics) workbook series is designed to be used as a daily language arts supplement with a strong focus on editing. Each book covers 18 weeks of instruction (one semester).

Students edit passages from classic literature that have been appropriately leveled, abridged, and/or summarized for each grade. Worksheets covering each rule or concept, which often integrate practice exercises such as sentence completions, are provided before students are expected to edit.

This Grade 5 workbook includes 90 worksheets that cover parts of speech, punctuation, and usage including irregular verbs, pronoun/antecedent agreement, and using expressive words. Adapted passages are based on The Call of the Wild, Kidnapped, Little Women, Robinson Crusoe, and more.

113 classroom-reproducible pages, softcover. Answer key provided in the back of the book with quarter-size student pages with answers overlaid in red ink.