5th Grade Teaching Resources
Are you teaching 5th grade this school year? Explore fifth-grade worksheets, vocabulary words, writing prompts, printable activities, downloadable games and so much more!
The expert elementary and middle school teachers of Teach Starter have created digital activities and printable worksheets, graphic organizers and more to help your 5th graders flourish in math, science and social studies, all while significantly improving their grammar and vocabulary.
The Teach Starter teacher team has your back as you build on the foundation of 4th grade and explore pre-algebraic concepts or lead your students as they conduct research for essays. Whether 5th grade is the last (or second-to-last) year of elementary school in your district or the first year of middle school, this teaching resource collection has been built to help you help your students meet either Common Core or state-level standards — or both.
5th Grade Teaching Resources
We have math lessons and activities to help you reinforce complex concepts like exponents, decimals, operations with fractions, volume, and more.
Teach Starter's English language arts lessons will sharpen your 5th graders' reading comprehension and decoding skills to build their confidence in discussing and writing about a variety of texts they'll be exposed to. Plus, you'll find guided learning science projects and lab experiments that let your students get hands-on experience investigating the earth and space, matter, energy, and electricity to name a few.
Use the Learning Areas button below to explore more than 5,000 resources for these topics and more!
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Prime and Composite Numbers Poster
A poster to help students learn the vocabulary associated with prime and composite numbers.
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"I Have a Dream" Writing Prompt Page
Observe MLK Day by encouraging students to think about their “dream” for the future by writing it as a speech.
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Penguins – Landscape Page Border
Penguin-themed editable page border to use in the classroom.
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Knight Book Report Template
A book report template fit for a... knight!
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Grade 5 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 4
An 84-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Adverb Crossword – Worksheet
A crossword for students to review different adverbs.
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Grade 5 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 3
A 82-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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My Ideal World – Writing Template
A template for students to use when writing about their ideal world.
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Interview a Classmate - First Day of School Activity
Help your students learn more about their new classmates (even if they have been together for the last 5 years) with this fun speaking and listening activity!
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Student Interest Survey - Upper Grades
Learn your students' interests on Day 1 of a new school year with this student interest survey for the upper grades.
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Remember to Write Your Name Poster (Intermediate)
A poster to display in your classroom reminding your students to always write their name on their work!
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Sticky Notes Template – To-Do Lists
Create custom to-do list sticky notes with this template.
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Acts of Service Worksheet for MLK Day
Honor the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a printable activity that lists 36 acts of service and kindness students can do in January to honor Dr. King's principles and values.
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Visual Arts Elements Color PowerPoint - Upper Years
A 21-slide teaching presentation to use when investigating color in Visual Art.
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Pirate's Treasure – Maze Quest
A fun, pirate-themed maze for students to complete.
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Grammar and Punctuation Tails - Active Learning
An active game that requires students to use their basic grammar and punctuation knowledge.
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Storytelling Finger Puppets Template
A set of 15 finger puppets that can be used to spark the imagination for creative writing or to perform puppet shows.
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Monthly Behavior Tracker
A behavior tracker to collect individual student data over the course of a month.
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Soccer Coaching Drills - Task Cards
A set of 10 task cards containing drills and activities to develop soccer skills.
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This Is Your Teacher – Template
Introduce yourself to your students during Meet the Teacher or on the first day of school with this fun template.
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KWL Chart Graphic Organizer
A blank graphic organizer to help students organize information before, during, and after a unit or lesson.
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5 W's and 1 H Graphic Organizer - Landscape
A blank 5 W’s and 1 H graphic organizer to use when planning a piece of writing text.
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5 W's and 1 H Graphic Organizer - Portrait
A blank 5 W’s and 1 H graphic organizer to use when planning a piece of writing text.
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Hamburger Graphic Organizer
Use this blank hamburger graphic organizer to help students visually outline the key components of a good paragraph.
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Fishbone/Herringbone Diagram Graphic Organizer
A blank fishbone and herringbone diagram to use in any subject area.
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Giant Coloring Sheet – Community Map
A large, printable coloring sheet featuring a map of a community for your whole class to use in a variety of ways.
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Ice Cream Topic Chart - Graphic Organizer
A blank ice cream topic chart to use when planning a writing piece in any subject area.
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5 W's Graphic Organizer
A blank 5 W's graphic organizer to use when planning a piece of writing text.
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Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer
A blank Venn diagram graphic organizer to use in any subject area.
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T-Chart Graphic Organizer
A blank T-chart graphic organizer to use in any subject area.
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Father's Day Decorative Square Templates
Use these decorative notecard templates and frames to create an exploding gift box for Father's Day.
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Looking For a Book? – Library Display
Help your students choose a book with this classroom library display.