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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Understanding Sequence - Jack and the Beanstalk
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to understand sequence when reading.
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Cause and Effect - Sentence Sort Worksheet
A worksheet and answer sheet to use when teaching students the cause and effect comprehension strategy.
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Student of the Week Certificate
A set of three Student of the Week certificates.
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Making Predictions - Recording Card
A template for students to make predictions with a piece of text.
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I Have, Who Has? Looping Cards - Editable Word Version
An editable Word version of 'I Have, Who Has' looping cards.
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African Flags - BW
Eight black and white flags from Africa.
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Active Voice and Passive Voice Poster
Differentiate between active and passive voice with this classroom poster.
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Daily Writing Prompts Calendars - Upper Grades
Inspire your students and encourage them to write regularly with a set of printable Daily Writing Prompts in calendar format!
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Passive Voice Poster
Identify writing in a passive voice with the aid of this classroom poster.
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Active Voice Poster
Identify writing in an active voice with the aid of this classroom poster.
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Desk Name Tag Stands – Stars
Desk name tag stands with stars on them.
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Shapes and Symmetry - Worksheet
Monitor and assess your students' understanding of 2D shapes and their properties with this 2-page worksheet.
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Gardner's Multiple Intelligences
Posters showing Gardner's Multiple Intelligences.
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Light Diffraction Poster
A poster explaining the sunlight and its colors.
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Happy Birthday Pennant banner - Rainbow
Bunting to decorate your classroom for special birthdays.
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Happy Birthday Pennant banner - Rainbow Polka Dots
Bunting to decorate your classroom for special birthdays.
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World Map with Countries Labeled
Print a labeled world map for the classroom with the various countries of the world.
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Happy Birthday Pennant banner - Cream Polka Dots
Bunting to decorate your classroom for special birthdays.
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Happy Birthday Pennant banner - Balloons
Bunting to decorate your classroom for special birthdays.
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STEM Job Description Posters and Lanyards
Help students stay on task during STEM group work with these STEM job description posters and lanyards.
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Parts of a Number Sentence - Multiplication and Division
A set of 4 posters explaining the numbers involved a multiplication and division number sentence.
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Adjective Posters
Get your students to use new words to describe objects with this set of 13 bright and colorful posters.
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Social Stories - Play Time
A social story to remind students when they can play.
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Good Sport Certificate
A sport themed certificate.
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Sports Achievement Certificate
A sport themed certificate.
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Persuasive Writing Planning Template
A planning template to use when writing a persuasive or opinion text.
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Genius Hour Project Full Size Notebook Template
A title page, inspiration page and checklist for students to use when setting up a Genius Hour project notebook.
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Active Voice and Passive Voice PowerPoint
A 13 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about active voice and passive voice.
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Multiple Intelligences Grid - Reading Activities (A)
A reading activities grid using Gardner's Multiple Intelligences.
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Social Stories - Getting Ready for School
A social story to develop strategies and skills for getting ready for school.
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Natural Disasters Safety Poster
A task to be used when investigating how to remain safe in the event of a natural disaster.
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Grit Pennant Banner for the Classroom
Nine pennant banners to encourage grit, resilience, and a positive growth mindset in your students.