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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Adding and Subtracting with Decimals – Worksheet
Practice adding and subtracting decimals to the hundredths place with this worksheet.
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3-Digit by 2-Digit Multiplication Worksheet
Sharpen computation skills by solving 3-digit by 2-digit multiplication problems.
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Graphing Using Input-Output Tables – Differentiated Worksheets
Use data from input-output tables to graph points with this set of differentiated worksheets.
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Kindness Tracker Jar
Track kindness in the classroom with this kindness jar ready to be colored in with random acts of kindness.
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Multiplicative & Additive Patterns – Match-Up
Practice identifying equations and finding unknown values in input-output tables with this match-up activity.
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Hello Pumpkin! Fall Bulletin Board Display
Celebrate the coming of Autumn with a fall bulletin board display and an art activity.
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Fall Narrative Writing Prompts for Kids
Celebrate Fall and write imaginative stories using a collection of narrative writing prompts for second graders and beyond!
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Pumpkin Activity Sheet - Possessives Practice
Practice identifying possessive nouns with this Pumpkin Activity Sheet - Possessives Practice Activity.
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Fall Color By Part of Speech Worksheet - Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs
Use this color by part of speech worksheet as a fun fall activity with your students.
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Grandparents Day Interview Worksheet
Use this worksheet to record answers to questions when interviewing a grandparent.
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What I Know About Soldiers Activity Sheets
Celebrate Veterans Day with this soldier coloring sheet and Veterans Day activity for elementary school.
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Bill of Rights - RACES writing response
Practice using the RACES writing strategy and discover the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights with a passage, organizer, and prompt.
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Australian Animals Mindfulness Bookmarks
Practice mindfulness and keep track of your reading with these Australian Animals Mindfulness Bookmarks!
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Idioms Four in a Row Game
Practice identifying the meaning of common idioms with an exciting game of Four-in-a-Row!
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Algebraic Expressions & Equations – Worksheet
Write algebraic expressions and equations for 6 different word problems with this worksheet.
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End of Year - Buckets of Fun Writing and Craft Activity
Reflect on the school year that was Buckets of Fun with a printable last day of school craft activity.
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High Dollar Words Worksheet-Spelling Center
Develop spelling and mathematics skills simultaneously with a differentiated spelling and money math center activity.
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Color by Number – Multiplication Fact Practice (Mixed)
Practice multiplication facts through 12 with this fun color by number worksheet.
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Making Connections Worksheet
Practice making connections while reading a piece of text with this graphic organizer.
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Figurative Language Sorting Activity
Explore figurative language in context with this set of 28 sorting cards.
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Mini-Mystery – Which Key Opens the Door?
Use knowledge of 2-D shapes and right angles to solve the mystery in this fun, logic-based activity.
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What Does It Really Mean? - Hyperbole Task Cards
Identify and interpret hyperboles used in sentences.
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Multiplication and Division Minute Math Booklet
Warm-up (or assess) with this 10-page booklet of multiplication and division drills.
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Multiplication and Division Worksheets – Facts of 10
A set of worksheets to help students develop fast and accurate recall of the facts of 10.
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Novel Study Worksheet Pack
Download this set of novel study worksheets that can be used with any text to support your students in exploring characters and events in literature.
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Number Talks - Data Analysis Task Cards
Build data analysis skills with this set of 26 task cards.
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Behavior Reflection Sheet – Upper Grades
Get your students to reflect on their behaviors with this reflection worksheet.
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First But Not Last – Comprehension Task
An article about historic women paired with a comprehension task.
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Funky Chicken Craft Template
A fun craft activity to do with your students to create a funky chicken.
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Fill the Grid Active Game
An active game that allows students to practice their multiplication facts.
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Last One Standing Active Game
An active game that allows students to build their vocabulary knowledge.
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Character Traits Graphic Organizer
Describe the most notable mental and moral qualities of a real or fictional person.