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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Reversible vs Irreversible Changes Gallery Walk Activity
Explore and explain chemical and physical changes with an engaging Reversible vs Irreversible Changes Gallery Walk Activity.
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Forces in Action Game
Observe and identify forces in the real world with a self-checking Forces In Action Game.
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How We Use Minerals Worksheet Pack
Explore how rocks and minerals are used in everyday life with a printable pack of How We Use Rocks & Minerals Worksheets.
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How We Use Rocks and Minerals PowerPoint
Explore rocks and minerals and how we use them with our How We Use Rocks and Minerals PowerPoint.
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This Class is Sweet! Fruit Bulletin Board Kit
Put up the sweetest back-to-school bulletin board in the building with a printable fruit-themed bulletin board kit.
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Making Art and Craft – Procedure Writing Project
Get your students to create a high-quality procedural text that teaches others how to make an art or craft creation using this fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Nature's Overflow - Impacts of Flooding PowerPoint
Learn about floods and their impact on communities with our Impacts of Flooding PowerPoint.
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How is Plastic Recycled? – Recycling Worksheets
Explore the process of recycling plastic with a printable recycling worksheet.
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Deceptive Advertising Examples and Analysis Worksheets
Download these deceptive advertising examples and accompanying worksheets to help your students identify deceptive techniques, analyze persuasive language, and become more informed consumers.
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Does Air Have Mass? Matter Science Experiments
Explore the physical properties of gases and discover that air has mass with a set of 4 matter experiments for kids.
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"I Wonder..." Wall - Bulletin Board - Inquiry Display
Promote scientific thinking in your classroom with an interactive, brainstorming "Wonder Wall" classroom display.
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Differentiated Early Finishers Bulletin Board Pack
Keep students engaged and learning at all times using an editable Early Finishers Bulletin Board display.
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Mixture vs New Substance Worksheets
Help your 5th and 6th grade students understand the difference between mixtures and new substances with this printable Mixtures vs New Substances worksheet pack.
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Basic Fact Cards
A set of 72 basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division fact cards.
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Spot the Difference Puzzles
A fun game for students to try and find the differences between two pictures.
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Yoga Poses for Kids - Task Cards
16 kid friendly yoga poses to display and use in the classroom for daily gross motor and fitness activities.
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Student-Teacher Dialogue Journal Template
Share relationship-building conversations with each of your students using a Teacher-Student Dialogue Journal Template.
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“Invite the Teacher” Student Letter Template
Promote teacher-student relationships and learn about important student events with a printable “Invite The Teacher” Student Letter Template.
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Lunch Bunch Passes and Tracker Templates
Build relationships with your students over shared lunches using printable Lunch Bunch Passes and Tracker Templates.
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Student Learning Style Inventory Pack
Discover more about your students and how they learn with a printable Student Learning Style Inventory pack.
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Beach-Themed Classroom Door Decorations
Create a sunny, ocean‑inspired door display that gets your students excited to dive into a new year with our ‘Making a Splash!’ Beach‑Themed Classroom Door Decorations
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Random Pairing Generator - Partner Cards
Use these printable partner cards as a randomized pair generator when grouping students in the classroom.
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Critical Literacy Reading Task – Save Maple Park!
Teach critical reading skills with this engaging reading comprehension project that helps students analyze perspectives, evaluate arguments and justify opinions.
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Animals of the Forest Classroom Door Display
Create a standout door display with this Animals of the Forest Theme Classroom Door kit featuring woodland animals, editable name tags, and a warm, rustic forest feel.
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Watch Us Bloom! Sunflower Classroom Door Decorations
Welcome new students with Sunflower Classroom Door Decorations that blend bold yellow blooms, soft neutrals, and customizable templates for a display that feels both beautiful and personal.
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Verb Tense in Persuasive Writing Worksheet Pack
Download these persuasive writing worksheets to help your students understand how verb tense can help them craft clearer, more convincing arguments.
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Boho Rainbow Classroom Door Decorating Pack
Start the year with bright door decor using our printable Boho Rainbow Door Decoration Pack.
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Narrative Writing Tense Worksheets
Download these narrative writing tense worksheets to help your students understand why past tense is most commonly used in stories.
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Verb Tense in Informative Writing Worksheets
Download these informative writing worksheets to help your students understand why present tense is most commonly used in informational writing.
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Elaborate Verb Tenses Digital Quiz
Download this engaging verb tenses quiz to help your students confidently identify and apply past, present and future forms in real sentences.
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Printable Birthday Badge
Celebrate your student's big day with a printable birthday badge.
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Random Grouping Cards (Groups of 5)
Sort your students into random groups of five with printable Student Grouping Cards.