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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Birthday Card from Peers
Say Happy Birthday to your students with a card from the whole class.
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Data Poster
A poster showing the definition and an example of data.
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Writing Conference Form - Student Record
Use this writing conference form when discussing and observing students writing.
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Binary Codes Poster
A poster showing the definition and an example of binary codes.
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Books - Desk Name Tags
Book themed desk name tags for your students’ desks.
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Guided Writing Groups Organizer Template
Identify your guided writing groups and move students to different levels with this binder-size template.
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Growth Mindset, Mindfulness, and Wellbeing Display Banners
A classroom display banner to use on your "Growth Mindset" display board.
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Binary Poster
A poster showing the definition and an example of binary.
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Guided Writing Lesson Plan Template
Make planning your guided writing lessons a cinch with this lesson plan template.
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Sustainability Criteria Poster
A poster showing the definition and an example of sustainability criteria.
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Negativity Free Zone Sign
Negativity Free Zone Sign.
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Fairy Tale Themed Classroom Charts
A set of three Fairy Tale themed charts, including a WOW chart, weekly task chart and weekly timetable.
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Guided Writing Groups - Progress Tracker
Track student progress during guided writing sessions with this template.
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Jumble Mania - Star Letters
An ongoing game that encourages students to use the provided letters to make as many words as they can.
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Transport - Japanese Language Poster
A transport and its places poster to use in the classroom when teaching Japanese.
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Monster Pattern - Welcome Sign and Name Tags
Welcome your students to their classroom with this monster themed set.
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Features of Maps Posters - B.O.L.T.S.S
Explore the features of maps using this set of colorful classroom posters.
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The City - Japanese Language Poster
A city and its places poster to use in the classroom when teaching Japanese.
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Poetry Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Poetry' display board.
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Day and Night Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Day and Night' display board.
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Operation Domination Game
A fun game using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
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Vibrant Base-10 Blocks - Portrait Page Borders
Vibrant Base-10 block themed editable page borders.
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Chomp Like a Champion - Worksheet
Students research dietary guidelines and create a 3-course menu that adheres to the guidelines.
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Monster Pattern - Job Chart
A monster-themed job chart to display in the classroom.
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Whale Shark Page Border
A whale shark themed page border.
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Monster Pattern - Tray Labels
Printable monster-themed tray labels to use in your classroom.
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Science Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Science' display board.
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Fairy Tales - Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Fairy Tales' display board.
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Monster Pattern - Happy Birthday Chart
Display all of your students' birthdays on this monster pattern themed classroom birthday chart.
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Dinosaurs Bulletin Board Banner
Create an easy dinosaur bulletin board for your classroom with a printable bulletin board banner!
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Test Your Own Limits... - Motivational Poster
Brighten up your classroom with this motivational poster.
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International Women's Day Activity Task Cards
A set of 14 activity task cards that explore issues and ideas related to International Women's Day.