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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European Flags Worksheets
Twenty-seven black and white worksheets with a selection of flags from Europe.
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See, Think, Wonder - Template
A See, Think, Wonder Template is useful in encouraging students to make careful observations and interpretations.
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QR Code Scavenger Hunt Template Posters
A set of blank templates to create a fun scavenger hunt in the classroom using QR codes.
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Teacher Cover Letter and Resume Template
Highlight your skills and experience with our editable teacher resume and cover letter template.
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Refugee Day Teaching Presentation
A 14 page teaching presentation on World Refugee Day.
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60 Comprehension Strategy Task Cards
A 144 page comprehension resource pack to help students apply comprehension strategies when reading.
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Music - Border Trimmers
Theme your cork boards with these Music Cork Board Borders.
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Calculator Pattern - Happy Birthday Chart
Display all of your students' birthdays on this calculator pattern themed classroom birthday chart.
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120 Comprehension Strategy Question Cards
A set of 120 open-ended question cards to help students apply comprehension strategies when reading.
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Learning Through Drama Posters
Four drama posters providing information on ways of learning through drama, drama elements, performance aspects of drama, and types of drama.
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Learning Through Dance Posters
Three dance posters providing information on ways of learning through dance, dance elements and a simple mnemonic for remembering the six elements of dance.
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Blush Blooms Printable Teacher Planner - Binder Cover Page, Spines, and Tabs
A set of blush blooms-themed printable binder labels to use when organizing your resources.
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Visual Arts Elements, Subject Matter, and Composition Posters
A set of four posters examining visual arts elements, subject matter, and compositions in art class.
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Literature Task Cards
A set of 30 literature tasks to assist your students with examining and responding to literature.
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Write a Color Poem Worksheet
Set your students up for success when writing a color poem with this set of scaffolded, easy-to-follow worksheets.
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Readers' Theater Script - My Dad, the Superhero
A script which can be used during readers' theater or Drama sessions, aimed at students 10 years and over.
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Compass Directions Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring grids, grid references and direction.
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Word of the Week (or Day) – Graphic Organizer
Boost your students' vocabulary with this engaging Word of the Week/Word of the Day graphic organizer!
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Teamwork Poster
A poster to encourage your class to work together as a team.
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Readers' Theater Script - Game, Set, Match!
A script which can be used during readers' theater or Drama sessions, aimed at students 10 years and over.
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Compass Points Worksheet
A worksheet showing the 8 major compass points.
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Five Finger Summary - Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer for students to use to summarize a fiction text.
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Emotional Self-Regulation Desk Mat
Promote emotional awareness and self-regulation in your classroom with this desk-sized strategies mat.
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Colors and Numbers in Languages Other Than English
Posters with colors and numbers in languages other than English.
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Readers' Theater Script - Mighty Maree
A script which can be used during readers' theater or Drama sessions, aimed at students 10 years and over.
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Emotional Self-Regulation Poster
Promote emotional awareness and self-regulation in your classroom with this classroom poster.
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Editing Symbols Chart
Use this editing symbols chart to help simplify the proofreading process for your students.
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Readers' Theater Script - Science Experiment
A script which can be used during readers' theater or Drama sessions, aimed at students 10 years and over.
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General School Style - Letter, Number And Punctuation Sets
General school themed letters that can be customized for personalized signs in your classroom.
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Readers' Theater Script - 45th Annual Acting Awards
A script which can be used during readers' theater or Drama sessions, aimed at students 10 years and over.
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Pattern Coloring (Version 2)
Use colors to create a pattern using this sheet.
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The Symphony Orchestra Worksheet
A worksheet to use when learning about the placement of instruments in the symphony orchestra.