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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Turkey Template Printable Pack
Create a flock of fun Thanksgiving turkeys with a set of turkey template printable outlines.
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Let's Be Grateful! - Gratitude Game for Kids
Roll, write, and share what you're thankful for this year with a printable Thanksgiving Gratitude game for kids.
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Funky Turkey Craft Template
Make your Thanksgiving crafts a bit more funky with our Funky Turkey craft template.
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Turkey Bulletin Board Kit - Thankful For My Little Turkeys
Put up a cute Turkey Bulletin Board to show off how thankful you are for all the little turkeys in your classroom.
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Thanksgiving Placemats Printable
Have fun solving puzzles and playing games with our Thanksgiving Placemats Printable Activity Sheets.
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Thanksgiving Charades
Have fun at your classroom Thanksgiving party by playing an exciting game of Thanksgiving Charades!
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Thanksgiving Would You Rather? Game
Engage your students in thoughtful and hilarious discussions in an engaging, interactive game of Thanksgiving Would You Rather?
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Thanksgiving Trivia Game
Host an exciting Turkey Day Competition with an interactive Thanksgiving Trivia Game for kids.
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Derivational Suffix Worksheet Pack
Support vocabulary instruction with this derivational suffix worksheet set that helps students understand how adding suffixes can change word forms and meanings.
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Printable Thanksgiving Cards
Create your own Thanksgiving Cards in the classroom with our fun templates for Printable Thanksgiving Cards.
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Chillin’ With My Snowmies Bulletin Board Kit
Build a fun ‘Chillin With My Snowmies’ winter bulletin board with a printable and customizable snowman bulletin board kit.
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Christmas Song Trivia Game
Bring festive fun to your classroom with this interactive Christmas song trivia game!
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Football Word Search - Printable
Get ready for the big game with a differentiated Football word search for kids.
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November Word Search Pack
Download and use our November Word Search puzzle pack to give your students a fun brain break option all month.
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Narrator and Point of View Digital Quiz
Discover how narrator and point of view can be taught in a fun and engaging way with this interactive quiz designed to help elementary students become confident readers and critical thinkers.
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Thanksgiving Day Crossword Puzzle
Treat your little turkeys to a bit of Thanksgiving fun with a Thanksgiving Day Crossword Puzzle.
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'I Am Thankful For' Thanksgiving Banner Template
Use a printable 'I Am Thankful For' Thanksgiving Banner Template to encourage your students to reflect on what they're most thankful for during the holiday season.
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Thanksgiving Day Coloring Pages
Use Thanksgiving Day Coloring pages to bring a bit of creative calm into the classroom this holiday season.
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Thanksgiving Word Search
Use a Thanksgiving Word Search to stretch your upper elementary students’ vocabulary and reading skills.
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Thanksgiving Word Problems - 3 and 4-Digit Division Task Cards
Practice solving 3 and 4-digit division word problems with a set of Thanksgiving Word Problems Task Cards.
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Printable Christmas Banner
Download and print a fun Merry Christmas Banner to decorate your classroom or bulletin board during the Christmas Season.
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Christmas Mad Libs Worksheets
Bring holiday cheer and plenty of giggles to your classroom with a set of Christmas Mad Libs activity sheets for kids!
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Differentiated Winter Word Search Printable
Add a frosty twist to your seasonal studies with a winter word search printable teaching resource.
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Thanksgiving This or That Game
Get your students moving, chatting, and sharing with a festive Thanksgiving This or That Game.
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Differentiated Thanksgiving Feast Word Search
Celebrate gratitude and good food in the classroom with a differentiated Thanksgiving Feast Word Search Puzzle for kids!
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What Is Narrative Voice? Teaching Slides
Answer the question “What is narrative voice?” with this engaging slide deck that helps students understand first person, third person limited and third person omniscient narration.
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Comparing Narrator’s Voice Worksheets
Teach how narrator’s voice shapes the reader's experience of texts with this set of worksheets where students compare passages written from different points of view.
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Point of View in Narration Booklet
Explore point of view in narration with this engaging mini book that helps students analyze the narrative voice of a book they have recently read.
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Narration and Point of View Worksheets
Use these narration and point of view comprehension passages to help students explore different narrative voices in literary texts.
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Narrative Voice Writing Prompts
Explore narrative voice with this set of engaging worksheets that require students to write literary passages in different points of view.
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Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem Templates
Download these Thanksgiving acrostic poem templates to inspire your students to celebrate gratitude, reflection and creativity in your classroom.
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Thanksgiving Mad Lib Worksheets
Boost engagement and reinforce grammar skills with Thanksgiving Mad Lib worksheets that turn learning parts of speech into a fun, interactive activity.