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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Opinion Text Planning Template (Using OREO)
Use the OREO opinion writing frames to support your student's opinion writing skills.
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Metric Conversion Games — "Measurement Mansion"
“Escape” the ordinary in your classroom with metric conversion games like our “Measurement Mansion” escape room.
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All About Me Bag Ideas & Tag Template
Get to know your students a bit better by having them create ‘All About Me’ Bags!
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Would You Rather? - End of Year Summer Fun Game
Kick off your summer vacation with a fun end of year “Would You Rather?” Brain Break activity.
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Student Progress Report Parent Letter Templates
Track academic and behavioral data with this set of progress report templates.
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Greek and Latin Roots - Word Tree Anchor Charts
Encourage vocabulary development with a set of 24 Greek and Latin Root Word Tree Anchor Charts.
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Metaphors Worksheet
Practice identifying and using metaphors with this differentiated metaphors worksheet.
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Morning Greetings Display
Greet each student at the door in style with this set of 4 greetings posters.
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Emotion Strategies Wheel
Help your students self-regulate when they experience "big" emotions with this hands-on emotions wheel with accompanying calming strategies.
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Pattern Coloring - Flower
Use colors to create a pattern using this sheet.
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Coordinate Plane Escape Room
Play this engaging coordinate plane escape room with your students to help them refine their coordinate grid skills.
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Printable SMART Goals Template
Start the school year by having your students use a printable template to set their own S.M.A.R.T. goals.
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Personal Strengths Paper Chains
Explore individual strengths with this fun paper chain activity.
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Multiplying Fractions – Google Slides Interactive Activity
Challenge your students to multiply fractions while completing 7 different tasks with this Google slides interactive activity.
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Father's Day Craft - Superhero Bookmark Template
Create a fun superhero-themed bookmark for Father’s Day.
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Greek and Latin Roots Practice Worksheet Bundle
Practice using vocabulary containing Greek roots and Latin roots with 24 weekly root word practice worksheets.
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Sit Down If… Back to School Movement Icebreaker
Have your students giggling on day 1 with this getting-to-know-you activity.
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Food Truck Frenzy! End-of-Year Project Based STEM Learning Activity
Introduce your students to the world of Food Trucks as they master math, STEM, and art to design and run their own food truck.
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Library Scavenger Hunt for Upper Elementary Grades
Explore the school library with a scavenger hunt!
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Predictions in Reading Comprehension Task
Help students to engage with prediction during reading with this predictions in reading comprehension task.
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Battleship Coordinate Plane Game
Use this coordinate plane game to practice plotting ordered pairs on the coordinate grid.
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Reading Is Magic! Book Review Brochure Template
Download this book review brochure template based on the theme, “Reading Is Magic.”
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Easy Grader for Teachers - Printable
Speed up your grading and calculate student grades more quickly with a printable Easy Grader for teachers!
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Classroom Procedures Checklist
Determine and track which classroom procedures and routines you will teach at the beginning of the school year with a classroom procedures checklist and tracking sheet.
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Memory Jar - End of Year Reflection Craft
Capture all the amazing memories from the school year and place them inside a memory jar with a fun end-of-year craft.
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Read the Room - Classroom Labels With Pictures
Label where school supplies and equipment are housed in your classroom with free printable classroom labels with pictures.
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Behavior Punch Card – Right on Target!
Motivate your students to be on target with this punch card template.
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Printable Person Outline - Body Template
Create fun likenesses of your students and famous figures with a printable person online template.
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First Day of School Activity - InstaMe! Get to Know Me Template
Get to know the students in your class with this fun Get to Know Me social media profile activity.
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Lewis and Clark Worksheet - RACES Writing Strategy
Practice using the RACES writing strategy for text evidence with a Lewis and Clark Passage, graphic organizer, and worksheet.
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End of Year Scoot and Glyph Activity
End the school year with an activity in which students get to share their summer plans, get moving, and create a work of art.
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End-of-Year Teacher Checklist
Remember all of those important end-of-year teacher tasks with a handy Classroom Closeout checklist.