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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13 Colonies Reading Passages - New England, Southern, and Middle Colonies
Build reading comprehension skills and knowledge of the New England, Southern, and Middle colonies with printable comprehension worksheets.
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Writing Singular Possessive Nouns Worksheet
Practice writing singular possessive nouns with a possessive worksheet.
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Three Branches of Government Mini Workbook
Learn about the branches of the U.S. government, each branch's responsibilities, and those involved in each branch using a printable government workbook for kids.
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Economic Systems for Kids – Poster
Show the factors that go into an economic system with this flowchart-style poster for kids .
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All About Me Instagram - Get to Know Me Template
Get to know the students in your class with this fun All About Me Instagram - Get to Know Me Template.
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The American Flag Poster Project
Use this printable worksheet to make American flags with your students and learn about this important American symbol in social studies.
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5th Grade Algebraic Relationships Assessment
Assess student understanding of prime and composite numbers, numerical expressions, graphing numerical patterns, and more with this math assessment.
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Powers of the Legislative Branch Comprehension Pack
Learn about the leaders and responsibilities of the Legislative Branch of the United States government with a reading passage and comprehension worksheets.
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Economics Word Wall Vocabulary
A set of vocabulary word wall cards to use for a unit on economics.
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3D Me! All About Me Template
Create the perfect back to school getting to know you display with this all about me template.
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Whole Number Operations Review
Review concepts of long division and multi-digit multiplication with this worksheet.
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Civil War Mini Book
Read and learn about the Causes of the American Civil War with a printable Civil War book for kids.
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Tessellation Christmas Tree - Printable Project
Engage your students in the weeks before Christmas with a collaborative Christmas Tree Tessellation project.
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Complex Dot-to-dot Worksheet – Ordering Fractions and Decimals (Cat)
Practice ordering fractions and decimals with this complex dot-to-dot worksheet.
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Operations with Fractions – Math Mats
Use these math mats when reviewing fraction operations with your students.
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Construction Calculations – Decimal Operations Activity
Practice multiplying and dividing decimals with this 4-page math enrichment activity.
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Multiplying and Dividing Decimals Match-Up
Solve equations involving multiplication and division of decimals with this match-up activity.
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Student Differentiation Guide - Data Tracker
Keep track of learning goals, accommodations, and student differentiation strategies with a handy student differentiation guide.
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30 Mindful Drawing Tasks — Meditation Drawing for Kids
30 mindfulness drawing tasks to promote calm in your classroom.
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Order of Operations Flipbook
Review how to solve numerical expressions using the order of operations with this printable flipbook.
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Schools Around the World – Brochure and Writing Template
Research and write a report on the school system from a different country with this brochure template.
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Volume of Composite Rectangular Prisms – Worksheet
Calculate the volume of composite figures and solve real-world problems with this worksheet.
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Henry Hudson Worksheet Pack
Discover famous explorers like Henry Hudson with a Henry Hudson Worksheet Pack
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Dividing Whole Numbers – Match-Up Activity
Aim to solve long division problems with multi-digit divisors with this match-up activity.
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The Southern Colonies Instructional Slide Deck
Guide your students on a trip through American history with an instructional slide deck depicting life in the Southern Colonies.
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Dividing Whole Numbers – Task Cards
Tackle long division problems with multi-digit divisors with this set of 24 task cards.
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Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement Worksheet
Craft an chronological timeline for students to visually model the events occurring during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Prefix and Suffix Anchor Charts
Increase vocabulary skills with anchor charts about prefixes and suffixes.
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Major U.S. Landform Interactive Research Guide
Research and record facts and details about the different major mountains, rivers, lakes, and other landmarks in the U.S. with an interactive research guide.
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Levels of Government Workbook
Learn the duties and leaders of the national, state, and local levels of government with a printable government workbook.
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Helen Keller Reading Comprehension Passage - Tasks
Uncover facts about Helen Keller with a reading passage and worksheet pack to practice comprehension, character analysis, and sequencing.
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Volume Match-Up!
Find rectangular prisms with the same volume while completing this match-up activity.