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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Doctors Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing a report about doctors with this fact file and writing scaffold.
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Fitness Exercises Poster
Use this poster as a quick reference to a list of aerobic activities that can be conducted on the spot.
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Pirate Page Border - Ahoy Matey with Pictures
Pirate Page Border with Ahoy Matey and pictures.
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Mirror, Mirror Active Game
A fun active game that can be played by the whole class in pairs.
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Independence Day Themed Page Borders
Six page borders to use when learning about the Independence Day in the United States of America.
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Pirate Page Border - Map
Pirate Page Border with map picture.
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Eagles Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing an expository text about eagles with this fact file and writing scaffold.
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Human Knot Active Game
A fun active game for small groups that encourages teamwork.
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Pirate Page Border - Pirate Pictures
Pirate Page Border with various pirate related pictures.
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Pirate Page Borders
Four pirate themed page borders.
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Fruit Salad Active Game
A whole class or large group active game that encourages listening skills.
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Elephant Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing an expository text about elephants with this fact file and writing scaffold.
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Pirate Ahoy Matey - Border Trimmers
Brighten up your cork boards with these Pirate Cork Board Borders.
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Pirate Blank Banner - Border Trimmers
Brighten up your cork boards with these Pirate Cork Board Borders.
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Capture the Treasure Active Game
A whole class game that encourages focus and creativity.
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Pirate - Border Trimmers
Brighten up your cork boards with these Pirate Cork Board Borders.
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Note-Taking Practice Worksheets
Use this set of note-taking practice worksheets to help your students identify key facts, details and vocabulary when researching information.
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Everyday Grammar Parts of Speech Warm-Ups – Grades 5 and 6
A 39-slide editable PowerPoint to use when reviewing parts of speech with your students.
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Bubble Writing - Letter, Number and Punctuation Sets
Bubble writing letters that can be customized for personalized signs in your classroom.
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Make an Eggshell Disappear - Science Experiment Booklet
Investigate chemical reactions with this hands-on experiment booklet.
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You Can Make A Difference - Motivational Poster
Brighten up your classroom with this motivational poster.
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Zip Zap Zoom! Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages concentration and listening skills.
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Information Text Fact Files and Scaffolding Sheet
Use this set of informational writing prompts to support your students in writing a detailed and well-structured factual report.
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Star of the Week Certificate
Give positive feedback to your students with this Star of the Week Certificate.
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Spelling Suffixes Anchor Charts - Plurals
Help students understand when to apply the right plural spellings based on the ending of any word.
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Assessment Rubric - Opinion Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' opinion writing.
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Traffic Lights Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages students to develop their listening skills and to follow instructions.
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Witch - Border Trimmers
Brighten up your cork boards with these Witch Cork Board Borders.
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Assessment Rubric - Poetry
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess student's poetry.
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Assessment Rubric - Narrative Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' narrative writing.
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Fiction and Non-Fiction Cloze Activities
A set of 7 fiction and non-fiction cloze worksheets with answer sheets.
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One Word Story Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages creative thinking and teamwork.