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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Kindness Words - Word Wall
Print a set of kindness word cards to use during your social-emotional learning lessons.
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Executive Branch Worksheet Pack
Learn about the leaders and responsibilities of the Executive Branch of the United States government with printable comprehension worksheets.
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Three Branches of Government Mini Workbook
Learn about the branches of the U.S. government, each branch's responsibilities, and those involved in each branch using a printable government workbook for kids.
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Classroom Library Book Bin Labels
Organize your classroom library with these illustrated book bin labels.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Comprehension Pack
Read and learn about Dwight D. Eisenhower with a reading passage and comprehension questions.
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Flags of South America - Printable Posters
Decorate your travel-themed classroom with a set of fourteen colored flags from South America.
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Economic Systems for Kids – Poster
Show the factors that go into an economic system with this flowchart-style poster for kids .
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Glorious Grammar Volume 1 Workbook
50 activities in one booklet which all revolve around learning grammar in the classroom.
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Playdough Tasks - Teambuilding Activities for Kids
Use this set of Playdough challenge cards to foster team building in your classroom.
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Headbands Game-Back to School Icebreakers
Print a fun forehead game for students to get to know each other on the first day of school.
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Learning Target - Teacher Bulletin Board Display Templates
Set clear expectations for each lesson with this set of Learning Objectives Posters.
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New Year Goal Setting Activities - Flip Book Template
Inspire your students to reflect and set goals for the new year with a Goal Setting flipbook template.
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Causes and Effects of the Civil War - Slide Deck
Uncover the causes of the American Civil War with an instructional slide deck.
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Whole Number Operations – Math Mats
Strengthen computation skills with these math mats when reviewing how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.
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Gross and Net Income – Task Cards
Explore the difference between gross income and net income with this set of 24 task cards.
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Balancing a Budget – Worksheet
Practice how to balance a budget with this financial literacy worksheet.
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The American Flag Poster Project
Use this printable worksheet to make American flags with your students and learn about this important American symbol in social studies.
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Valentine’s Day Coloring Sheets
Use a Valentine’s Day coloring sheet to celebrate Valentine’s Day in the classroom.
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Narrative Text Structure Anchor Charts
Brighten up your classroom narrative writing display with this set of narrative writing posters!
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Rounding Decimals - I Have, Who Has? Game
Review how to round decimals with an exciting I Have, Who Has? game.
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Printable Valentine’s Day Cards
Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the classroom with printable Valentines.
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WWII Word Wall - World War 2 Words
Build academic vocabulary skills with an illustrated World War 2 vocabulary word wall.
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Converting Units of Length – Error Analysis Worksheet
Analyze length conversions to identify and correct mistakes with this error analysis worksheet.
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Rounding Decimals – Bump! Games
Review how to round decimals with this set of printable math games.
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Prime & Composite Numbers – Task Cards
Demonstrate an understanding of prime and composite numbers with this set of 24 task cards.
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Identifying Prime & Composite Numbers – Worksheet
Use understanding of factors to identify composite and prime numbers with this worksheet.
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Cinco de Mayo - Instructional Slide Deck
Promote cultural awareness and learn about Cinco de Mayo with an instructional slide presentation.
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Roaring Twenties Word Search
Build academic vocabulary skills with a Roaring Twenties word search for middle school students.
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Blank Map of South America
This blank map of South America is perfect for elementary and middle school classes with editable Google Slides and printable PDF versions.
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Fiesta San Antonio - Instructional Slide Deck
Celebrate Texas culture and learn about Fiesta San Antonio with an instructional slide presentation.
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Powers of the Legislative Branch Comprehension Pack
Learn about the leaders and responsibilities of the Legislative Branch of the United States government with a reading passage and comprehension worksheets.
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New Year Goal Setting Banner
Craft colorful banners for your classroom with a printable New Year Goal Setting template.