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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Cereal Box Book Report - Author Study Book Bin Template
Research and write biographical text to create a literacy-themed book bin using an author study biography report template.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Coloring Pages
Celebrate MLK Day in the classroom and engage your students in thoughtful discussion with a Martin Luther King, Jr. Coloring Page!
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Coloring Pages - Collaborative Mural
Create a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day bulletin board with our collaborative coloring posters.
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Free Printable Graph Paper — Centimeter Grid Paper
A piece of centimeter grid paper to be used in a multitude of ways.
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Order of Operations Board Game
Engage your students with a lively board game while using the order of operations to solve numerical expressions.
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Multiplying Mixed Numbers – Match-Up Activity
Strengthen student understanding of how to multiply mixed numbers with this match-up activity.
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Dividing Decimals Bingo
Master the ability to divide with decimals by playing a whole-class bingo game.
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Converting Units of Length – Task Cards
Use ratio reasoning to convert the length of metric and customary units with this set of 24 task cards.
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Who is Amanda Gorman? Reading Passage and Assessment
Learn about the amazing Amanda Gorman with a printable reading comprehension passage and questions.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Activity Book
Celebrate MLK Day in the classroom and engage your students with a booklet of MLK Day activities.
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Forms of Energy & Electricity Vocabulary Worksheets
Review forms of energy and electricity terms with this science vocabulary worksheet pack.
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Division Scavenger Hunt
Practice long division with whole numbers and decimals with this differentiated activity.
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One-Pager Templates - Digital and Print
Display learning surrounding different topics with printable and digital one-pager templates.
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Ordered Pairs Match-Up
Practice plotting ordered pairs and describing the process for graphing with this match-up activity.
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Using Possessive Nouns - Task Cards
Practice writing phrases using the correct singular or plural possessive noun with a set of task cards.
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100 Days of School Bookmarks to Color
Create beautiful, colorful 100th Day of School bookmarks with this fun and easy-to-prepare coloring activity.
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Teacher Planner Printable Templates - Oranges
Stay organized and prepared this school year with the ultimate teacher binder and printable teacher planner templates.
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Long Division Mini-Book
Learn how to use the standard algorithm for division when dividing by double-digit divisors with this mini-book.
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Industrial Revolution Word Wall
Build academic vocabulary skills with an illustrated Industrial Revolution vocabulary word wall.
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Groundhog Day Word Scramble
Have some word-friendly fun with a Groundhog Day Word Scramble worksheet.
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Groundhog Day Coloring Pages
Use a Groundhog Day coloring sheet to celebrate the holiday in the classroom.
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Methods of Payment Mini-Book
Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of different methods of payment with this mini-book.
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Types of Taxes – Sorting Activity
Differentiate between different types of taxes with this 24-card sorting activity.
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Financial Records Independent Game
Engage your students with an independent game while learning how to keep and use financial records.
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Simplify to Multiply – Multiplying Fractions Worksheet
Practice how to simplify fractions before multiplying with this worksheet.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Facts and Details Comprehension Pack
Read and learn about Franklin Delano Roosevelt with a reading passage and comprehension questions.
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Roaring Twenties Word Wall
Build academic vocabulary skills or supplement your Great Gatsby vocabulary instruction with an illustrated Roaring 20s vocabulary word wall.
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Singular Possessive Nouns Worksheet
Practice using singular possessive nouns with this worksheet.
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Gallon Man Template
Build a Gallon Man to help your students visualize the units of capacity and use when converting between units.
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Writing Singular Possessive Nouns Worksheet
Practice writing singular possessive nouns with a possessive worksheet.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Trifold Brochure
Demonstrate learning about the Martin Luther King’s contributions to the Civil Rights Movement with a brochure project.
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Who is Amanda Gorman? Biography Research Template
Conduct and organize Amanda Gorman facts and research with a printable or digital flipbook activity.