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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Lights, Camera, Action - Theater Word Wall Vocabulary
Lights, camera, action word wall vocabulary cards to expand your students' theater vocabulary.
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Drama, Drama, Drama Scenario Cards
Seven cards that provide different drama scenarios.
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Make Every Day Earth Day Poster
A poster that encourages students to think about the Earth every day!
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Chill Out – Classroom Break Passes
Give your students a work break to stop behavior problems before they start with our printable Chill Out Passes.
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Comparing Pros and Cons Template
A template for comparing the pros and cons of two items.
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12-Part Color Wheel Template and Color Theory Worksheets
A set of warm/cool color wheel worksheets featuring the 12 primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
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Online Safety Poster
A poster giving students information on how to stay safe online.
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Representing Hundredths Worksheet
Have students demonstrate their understanding of hundredths with this simple one-page worksheet.
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Black and White Goal Setting Desk Plates
Desk plates for your students to name and set their goals.
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Pattern Page Borders
A set of 6 generic pattern group borders to use with your class.
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Australia Page Border
A page border with an Australian theme.
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Basant Kite Festival Page Border
A page border with a Basant Kite Festival theme.
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Chocolate Buttons - Display Banner
A chocolate button themed classroom banner.
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Resilience Posters
Teach students the meaning of resilience with these beautifully designed resilience posters for your elementary school classroom.
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Bastille Day Year Page Border
A page border with a Bastille Day theme.
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Independence Day Page Border
A page border with an Independence Day theme.
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Pattern Coloring - Coral Scene
Use colors to create a pattern using this sheet.
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"I Wonder..." Wall - Bulletin Board Display
Create an interactive brainstorming "Wonder Wall" display for your classroom!
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Blue Goal Setting Desk Plates
Desk plates for your students to name and set their goals.
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You're Out of This World -Valentine's Day Card
A template for students to use to create a Valentine's Day card.
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Wonder Wall Display Banner
A construction-themed 'Wonder Wall' display banner.
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Jokes for Kids PowerPoint Template
A 'Jokes for Kids' themed PowerPoint template.
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Pine Trees - Tray Labels
Pine Tree pattern themed tray labels.
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Blank Joke Cards for Kids Template
A blank template to use when creating joke cards.
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Calculator Pattern - Desk Name Tags
Decorative calculator pattern themed desk name tags.
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Desk Name Tags – Pine Trees
Decorative pine tree themed desk name tags.
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World Map Poster
Teach your students about the continents and countries of the world with this detailed map.
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Shapes Pattern - Desk Name Tags
Decorative geometric shape pattern desk name tags.
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Believe in Yourself - Motivational Poster
Brighten up your school's staff room with this motivational poster.
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Wildlife Conservation Vocabulary Words
Help your students build academic vocabulary skills surrounding animal and wildlife conservation with a printable word wall.
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Desk Name Tags – Multiplication
Decorative multiplication pattern desk name tags.
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Stars Pattern - Border Trimmers
Brighten up your cork boards with these Star Pattern Cork Board Borders.