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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Said is Dead List - Dialogue Tags
Help your students choose a variety of dialogue tags when writing with a fun ‘Said is Dead’ Dialogue Tag List.
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Great White Shark Information Report – Writing Project
Get your students writing an informational text about sharks using this age-appropriate fact file and writing scaffold.
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Expanded Notation Classroom Poster
Explore the world of expanded notation with a printable classroom poster that easily explains the concept for students!
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Using Correct Punctuation Marks - Teaching Slide Deck
Teach the correct usage of punctuation marks with an interactive Punctuation Slide Deck for upper 4th-6th graders.
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Similes Matching Game
Use this similes game to introduce your students to some of the most common similes used in the English language.
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Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences Poster Pack
Display and use these handy anchor charts to teach your students about simple, compound, and complex sentences.
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Measurement Math Craft - Robot Template
Use a fun robot-themed math craft with your students when learning about measuring using a ruler.
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The Olympic Games - Reading Comprehension Task
Encourage students to apply a range of comprehension and writing skills when finding out interesting fun facts about the Olympics with a printable reading comprehension worksheet pack.
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Story Ideas - Character, Setting, and Complication Cards
Help your students choose a topic to write about with this set of 36 character, setting and compilation task cards.
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Endangered Species Research Flipbook
Get your students to research an endangered species using this easy-to-compile flipbook scaffold.
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Magical Story Starters Task Cards
Get your students writing magical stories with this set of story starter task cards.
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Growth Mindset Teaching Presentation
Help your students develop a growth mindset with a Growth Mindset Teaching Slide Presentation.
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Reading Is Magic! Bookmarks
Celebrate the magic of reading with a set of four bookmarks perfect for elementary school students.
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Free iPad Rules Classroom Poster
Display this classroom poster to set the boundaries and rules around using school iPads in the classroom.
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Teacher Waiting Room - Clip System
Calm classroom chaos when students need one-on-one help from the teacher with a printable Teacher Waiting List Clip System!
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5th Grade - Order of Operations Quiz
Assess your students' ability to write and evaluate numerical expressions by using the order of operations with this 5th grade math assessment.
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Missing Assignment Templates
Promote student accountability for completing assignments with a printable missing work log and parent contact form.
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5th Grade - Decimal Place Value Assessment
Assess your students' skills with decimals and place value using a printable 5th Grade Decimal Place Value Test.
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IEP at a Glance - Template
Keep up with IEP accommodations using a printable IEP at a Glance data tracking template.
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Goal Setting Thermometer Template
Set and track individual and whole-class goals with a printable goal-setting thermometer template.
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Editing Worksheets – Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation
Use these editing worksheets to add daily editing practice to your lesson plans.
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Students’ Strengths and Weaknesses List
Make planning for parent meetings quick and easy with a Student Strengths and Weaknesses list.
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I’m Done, Now What? Early Finisher Activity Board
Provide your early finishers with a fun activity choice board to answer the question: I’m Done, Now What?
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Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Worksheet Pack
Download this set of subtracting fractions with unlike denominators worksheets to help your students practice this important math skill.
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Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators Worksheet Pack
Download this set of adding fractions with unlike denominators worksheets to help your students practice this important math skill.
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Writing Paper with Picture Box - Differentiated Templates
Help your students organize and display their writing and artwork using printable writing paper with picture boxes,
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Subtracting Unlike Fractions Word Problems Task Cards
Use this set of word problems for subtracting fractions with unlike denominators to help your students practice this important math skill.
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Growth vs. Fixed Mindset Statements - Worksheet
Assess student understanding about the different statements that one might say to distinguish between having a growth or fixed mindset.
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Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators Interactive Maze
Get your students to add fractions with unlike denominators to find their way out of the digital maze!
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Illustrated Landform Vocabulary Word Wall
Show your students examples of different landforms with a set of printable Landform word and picture cards.
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Hall Pass Templates
Send your students down the hall in style with fun printable hall passes using our customizable hall pass templates.
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Student-Led Conference Templates
Implement student-led conferences in your classroom this year with printable student-led conference templates.