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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Program Poster
A poster showing the definition and an example of a program.
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Be the Change You Want to See... - Motivational Poster
Brighten up your classroom with this motivational poster.
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Input/Output Poster
A poster showing the definition and an example of an input and an output.
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Information Systems Poster
A poster showing the definition and an example of Information Systems.
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Freedom of Choice PowerPoint - Developing Scientific Lines of Questioning
A teaching presentation discussing the development of scientific lines of questioning.
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Days in Each Month Poster
A poster showing the number of days in each month.
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Reading Detectives Name Tags
8 colorful reading detective name tags to assign students during book club sessions.
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See Light Through Me Worksheet
A worksheet that explores classification of objects according to light transmission.
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I Have Not Failed - Motivational Poster
Brighten up your classroom with this motivational poster.
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Fibre Poster
A poster showing the definition and an example of fiber.
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Blank Game Board - Ocean Adventure
A blank game board with an ocean adventure theme.
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Systems Poster
A poster showing the definition and an example of a system.
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Desk Name Tags - Shapes
Shapes themed desk name tags for your students’ desks.
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Data Display - Fantasy Adventure Bump It Up Wall
Help your students "bump up" their work with this fantasy adventure-themed bulletin board display.
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Group Work Role Cards
Review and reinforce eight possible roles for group work with this set of 2-in-1 reusable posters and desk cards.
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Blank Game Board - Monkey Maze
A blank game board with a monkey maze theme.
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Reading Detectives Bookmarks
8 colorful reading detective bookmarks to use during book clubs or group reading sessions in the classroom.
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Retro - Desk Name Tags
Retro themed desk name tags for your students’ desks.
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Value Art Element Poster
A poster that explains the term 'value' as a visual art element.
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Desk Name Tags - Stars
Star themed desk name tags for your students’ desks.
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Individual Planet Posters
Use this set of posters with your space unit when teaching the individual planets.
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Reading Detectives Posters and Banner
8 colorful reading detective posters and a banner to display in the classroom.
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Green Tartan - Desk Name Tags
Green tartan themed desk name tags for your students’ desks.
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Encryption of Data Poster
A poster showing the definition and an example of data encryption.
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Color Art Element Poster
A poster that explains the term 'color' as a visual art element.
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Geometric Shapes Page Border
A page border featuring geometric shapes.
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Social Sustainability Poster
A poster showing the definition and an example of social sustainability.
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Calculators Page Border
A page border featuring calculators and pens.
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Owls Pattern - Desk Name Tags
Owl patterned desk name tags for your students’ desks.
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Multiplication Page Border
A page border with multiplication symbols.
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Reading Detectives Resource Pack
A 16-page resource pack including 8 detective roles to assign to students during book clubs or reading group sessions.
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Pencils - Desk Name Tags
Pencil themed desk name tags for your students’ desks.