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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Printable Christmas Card Templates for Kids
Bring the season of giving into your classroom with this set of 8 printable greeting cards.
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Paper Wreath Template - Classroom Decor Craft
Use a printable Christmas wreath template to create your classroom Christmas decorations.
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Printable Christmas Ornament Templates
A holiday craft activity where students create an ornament.
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Whole-Class Coloring Sheet - Christmas Tree
Build a classroom Christmas tree with a giant coloring sheet!
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Whole-Class Coloring Sheet - Reindeer
Get creative with one of winter’s most famous animals in this class collaboration coloring activity.
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Force and Motion Vocabulary Posters
Display this set of 22 mini-posters in your classroom when learning about force and motion vocabulary.
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American Revolution Matching Worksheet
Review Revolutionary War vocabulary with a crossword puzzle.
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Multiplying Decimals Math Mazes
Complete decimal multiplication problems while finding your way through this set of three math mazes.
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Multiplying Decimals Task Cards
Get your students multiplying decimals by decimals and whole numbers with this set of 24 task cards perfects for math centers.
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Christmas Stocking - Collaborative Art Project
Bring a bit of Christmas cheer into the classroom with this whole-class collaborative Christmas coloring sheet.
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Santa Ornament Template
Create a fun Santa ornament with a printable ornament template.
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Reindeer Craft - Ornament Template
Print a paper ornament template to make a fun reindeer ornament.
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Funky Elf Craft Template
Make your Christmas crafts a bit more funky with our Funky Elf coloring page and craft template.
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Santa Claus Printables - Christmas Cards to Color
Bring the season of giving into your classroom with a set of Santa Claus Christmas cards to color.
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Funky Christmas Tree Craft Template
Make your Christmas crafts a bit more funky with our Funky Christmas tree coloring page and craft template.
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Holiday Messages - Printable Christmas Cards for Kids
Four holiday-themed Christmas cards for kids to make and send to loved ones, veterans, and other community members.
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Christmas Cabin - Ornament Printable
Build a village of tiny Christmas cabins with a printable ornament template.
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Save Santa's Workshop – Escape Room for Kids
A fun and festive escape room activity where students solve clues to save Santa's Workshop.
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Holiday Picture Surprise - Christmas Craft
Watch your students' eyes light up with this magical Christmas craft.
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Expanded Notation Puzzles - Decimals
Practice expanded notation using decimals and whole numbers with this set of 28 puzzle pieces.
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Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Fractions Anchor Charts
Display these fractions anchor charts in your classroom to remind your students how to perform operations with like and unlike fractions.
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Multiplying Decimals – Riddle Worksheets
Get students solving decimal multiplication problems with this set of 3 differentiated riddle worksheets.
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Women's Rights Leaders - InstaFan Biography Project
Demonstrate learning about the most influential female leaders in history with an engaging social media biography template.
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Women's Rights Leaders Graphic Organizer
Organize learning about famous historical figures of the Women’s Rights Movement with a pack of note-taking worksheets.
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Henry Ford Mini Book
Provide students with cross-curricular social studies and reading instruction with a printable Henry Ford for Kids mini book.
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Henry Ford for Kids - Entrepreneurship Slide Deck
Promote entrepreneurship and discover the contributions of Henry Ford to the American automobile with an instructional slide deck.
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5th Grade Whole Number Operations Assessment
Asses student understanding of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers with this math assessment.
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Clara Barton Passage and Comprehension Worksheets
Uncover facts about Clara Barton with a reading passage and worksheet pack to practice comprehension, character analysis, and sequencing.
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Literary Devices Posters
Explore the various literary devices used by authors with the set of colorful classroom posters.
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The States of America Puzzle
Explore the US states and state capitals with this fun and engaging puzzle.
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Examining Female Gender Stereotypes PowerPoint
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when examining female gender stereotypes with your students.
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Cardinal and Intermediate Direction Posters - Compass Rose
Display these cardinal and intermediate directions posters when exploring the compass rose with your students.