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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Number Operations – PowerPoint Template
A number operations themed PowerPoint Template to add some creativity to your classroom PowerPoint presentations.
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Chevron Printable Teacher Diary - Binder Cover Page, Spines and Tabs
A set of chevron-themed printable binder labels to use when organizing your resources.
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Farm Yard – PowerPoint Template
A farm yard themed PowerPoint Template to add some creativity to your classroom PowerPoint presentations.
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Angles Printable Teacher Diary - Binder Cover Page, Spines and Tabs
A set of angles-themed printable binder labels to use when organizing your resources.
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Alphabet – PowerPoint Template
An alphabet themed PowerPoint Template to add some creativity to your classroom PowerPoint presentations.
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Chalkboard-Themed Printable Teacher Binder - Cover Page, Spines, and Tabs
A set of chalkboard-themed printable binder labels to use when organizing your resources.
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Celebrations – PowerPoint Template
A celebrations themed PowerPoint Template to add some creativity to your classroom PowerPoint presentations.
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Number – PowerPoint Template
A number themed PowerPoint Template to add some creativity to your classroom PowerPoint presentations.
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International Women's Day - PowerPoint Presentation
An 11-slide PowerPoint presentation that provides an overview of International Women’s Day.
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Literature – PowerPoint Template
A literature themed PowerPoint Template to add some creativity to your classroom PowerPoint presentations.
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'I Can' Statements - Literacy (Upper Elementary)
A set of 63 'I can' statement cards focusing on literacy for upper elementary.
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Roll to Create a Treasure Map
A fun, hands-on activity using a die and a chart to create a treasure map, and then use it to write a procedural text.
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Rainbow Borders – PowerPoint Template
A rainbow border themed PowerPoint Template to add some creativity to your classroom PowerPoint presentations.
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Break It Down Poster
A poster explaining how to break larger tasks down into smaller steps.
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The Four Seasons in Spanish and English Poster
Teach the seasons in English and Spanish with this anchor chart.
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Mathematics – PowerPoint Template
A mathematics themed PowerPoint Template to add some creativity to your classroom PowerPoint presentations.
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How to Write an Inquiry Question Poster
A poster demonstrating the steps involved in formulating a question for inquiry-based learning.
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Storyboard Template
A template for use when planning a narrative text.
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Blackboard – PowerPoint Template
A blackboard themed PowerPoint Template to add some creativity to your classroom PowerPoint presentations.
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The Best Way to Predict Your Future... – Motivational Poster
Brighten up your classroom with this motivational poster.
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Persuasive Speech Writing Task
A persuasive writing task based on real-world issues affecting children.
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Guided Reading Groups - Retelling a Text Template
Use this template during a guided reading session for a scaffold to help your students retell a text.
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Research Notes Template
A template for students to use when recording research notes.
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Electricity Experiment
An experiment to investigate if electricity moves better through different gage wires.
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Figurative Language Anchor Chart - Onomatopoeia
Help young readers and writers recognize figurative language and onomatopoeia with a set of onomatopoeia anchor charts.
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What Makes a Credible Website Poster
A poster to help students evaluate the credibility of a website.
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Eid-al-Adha Word Wall Vocabulary
Twenty-seven Eid-al-Adha related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Christmas Lights Decoration — Printable Classroom Decor
Download these printable Christmas light decorations for your classroom bulletin board or classroom door decor.
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5th Grade Math Standards Tracker - Common Core Math
Use a printable checklist to track your teaching of 5th-grade Common Core Standards for Math.
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Editable Purple Chalkboard Themed 9, 10, and 11-Week Term Planners
A set of purple chalkboard-themed printable term planners to use as part of your teacher diary.
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Mindfulness Activity Tracker - 11 Weeks
Track your classroom mindfulness practice with this 11-week chart and picture markers.
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Zoo Escape Game
A fun game to have on hand for an indoor recess activity.