Match Each Note to the Source It Came From

Use a real book from home and point to where the author, title and year are printed. Then have your child write a source line for it the same way the model does.

Match 8 hummingbird notes to the encyclopedia entry or website they came from, then write 2 source lines. A note is a fact from a source, in your own words. The directions on the page read: Read the Example and the 2 sources. Then, in Part A, write A or B on each of the 8 notes to show which source it came from. Then, in Part B, write a source line for each source on its lines. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 5th Grade informative writing, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with citations. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

The author or site name, the title and the year or the date visited. The hummingbird page models a book line with the author, title, publisher and year, and a website line with the site, page title and date visited.

Not yet. W.5.8 asks 5th graders to provide a list of sources. A simple, consistent line with the author, title and date is enough, and formal styles come later.

A writer has to know where every fact came from before they can credit it. Sorting 8 hummingbird notes between two sources practices keeping each note tied to its source.

Yes, both sheets have one. On the hummingbird page, the key accepts a source line in any order as long as it has the author or site, the title and the year or date.

2 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 5th Grade students, roughly ages 10-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Each one shows the Common Core code it covers on its own page, so you can check the alignment yourself rather than taking our word for it.