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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Interplay of the Sun, Earth and Moon Poster
A poster showing the interplay of the Sun, Earth and Moon.
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The Circulatory and Cardiovascular System Worksheet
A Circulatory and Cardiovascular System Worksheet to use in the classroom when learning about the human circulatory and cardiovascular system.
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Summer Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Summer' display board.
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Spring Classroom Bulletin Board Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Spring' display board.
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Winter Bulletin Board Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Winter' display board.
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Desk Name Tags - Underwater
Desk Name Tags with underwater theme.
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Blank Timeline Template
A blank editable timeline template to use as a recording worksheet in history lessons.
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Opinion Texts Writing Task - All Families Should Own a Pet
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
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You're Amazing Certificate
Give positive feedback to your students with this You're Amazing Certificate.
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MP3 Players and Your Hearing Cloze Worksheet
A cloze worksheet about MP3 players and hearing.
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Desk Name Tags - Zebras
Desk name tags with zebras on them.
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Giant Squid Cloze Worksheet
A cloze worksheet about the giant squid.
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Independence Day - Vocabulary Task
A vocabulary task that encourages students to use the language associated with Independence Day.
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Opinion Texts Writing Task - Outdoor Play is Better Than Indoor Play
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
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Desk Name Tags - Snakes
Desk name tags with snakes on them.
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In My Eyes (Poem) - Poetry Reading Comprehension Activity
Practice analyzing poetry with this poem and set of comprehension questions.
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Desk Name Tags - Owls
Desk name tags with owls on them.
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Desk Name Tags - Mice
Desk name tags with mice on them.
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Visual Daily Schedule and Equipment List for Students
Provide a visual schedule for specific students with this desk template.
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Desk Name Tags - Lions
Desk name tags with lions on them.
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The Respiratory System Match-Up Activity
A match-up activity to use in the classroom when learning about the human respiratory system.
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Shapes Pattern - Display Banner
Shapes pattern themed classroom banner.
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What is Independence Day? - Comprehension Task
A comprehension task that encourages students to apply a range of reading strategies when discovering interesting facts about Independence Day.
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Desk Name Tags - Koalas
Desk name tags with koalas on them.
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Lung Capacity Worksheet
A simple worksheet to use when learning about lungs and measuring their capacity.
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Daily Classroom Bulletin Boards
Print out the Monday to Friday (includes Saturday and Sunday) posters and display them in your classroom or on the front door.
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Desk Name Tags - Fish
Desk name tags with fish on them.
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Fast Finisher Booklet - Middle Elementary
34 pages of different activities for use in a Fast Finisher Booklet.
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A Look Inside the Human Body - Title Poster
A poster to use on your human body display board.
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Fast Finishers' Folder - Upper Elementary
Twenty-one activities for your fast finishers.
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Desk Name Tags - Chickens
Desk name tags with chickens on them.
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Desk Name Tags - Cats
Desk name tags with cats on them.