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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Student Reading Log Printables
Track your students' at-home reading with this printable reading log.
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Boho Rainbow Decor Classroom Bundle
Create a boho rainbow classroom theme with a bundle of printables and editable Google Slides templates made by teachers for teachers!
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Meet The Teacher - Student Gift Tags
Give your students a back-to-school gift tagged with one of these fun student gift tags!
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Ready Confetti - Student Gift Bag Tags
Calm your students' first-day jitters with bags of Back-to-School Ready Confetti topped with fun First Day of School poems.
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Opinion Paragraph - OREO Planning Template
Help your students write well constructed opinion paragraphs using the OREO acronym with these planning templates.
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Picture Puzzles - Team Building Activities
A set of 10 picture puzzles to use as a team-building activity.
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Why Plant a Tree? Infographic Analysis Activity & Posters
Teach about Arbor Day or Earth Day with an infographic poster and a cloze note-taking worksheet about the importance of trees in our environment.
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Voice Level Chart - Classroom Display
Guide your students in determining the desired voice levels throughout the day with this colorful classroom display.
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Three Branches of Government Sort
Learn about the branches of the U.S. government, each branch's responsibilities and those that are involved in each branch using a sorting activity.
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Looking Forward to a New School Year – Writing Template
Encourage students to look forward to the new school year by adding this writing template to your collection of back-to-school activities.
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Library Scavenger Hunt for Upper Elementary Grades
Explore the school library with a scavenger hunt!
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Blank Letter and Number Cutouts
A set of printable bulletin board letters and numbers to use when decorating your classroom.
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Student Interest Survey - Upper Grades
Learn your students' interests on Day 1 of a new school year with this student interest survey for the upper grades.
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Note-Taking Practice Worksheets
Use this set of note-taking practice worksheets to help your students identify key facts, details and vocabulary when researching information.
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Classroom Morning Routine and Agenda Slides
Use these cute, simple Google Slides morning routine slides to display important information for the day.
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States of Matter Word Wall Vocabulary
Review vocabulary related to matter with a printable illustrated States of Matter Word Wall.
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2-D Shapes with Information - Poster
A 2-D shapes poster with 16 common shapes, as well as information characterizing each shape.
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Google Slides Meet the Teacher Slideshow Template
Use this editable back to school Google Slides template for your Meet the Teacher or Back-to-School Parent Information event!
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Layers of the Earth Poster
Introduce Earth's structure and how it changes with a printable Layers of the Earth Poster.
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Goal Setting Mountain Worksheet
Use a goal setting mountain worksheet with your students to take them to new heights this school year!
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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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Printable Snowflakes for Classroom Crafts
Use printable snowflakes to transform your classroom into a winter wonderland during the snowy season.
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All About Me Accordion - Pencil Craft
Craft a fun All About Me Pencil Craft with a printable accordion book template.
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This or That? Icebreaker Game
Encourage new friendships in your classroom with an interactive This or That? Icebreaker activity.
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Thanks for Popping By Tags
Add a bit of fun to your back-to-school student gifts with a set of printable ‘Thanks for Popping By’ Tags.
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All About Me Science Flask Template
Get to know the science behind your new students with an All About Me Science Flask Template.
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Metric Conversion Worksheet Set
Utilize our metric conversion worksheet set to give your students practice converting units of metric length, mass, and capacity.
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My Spelling Dictionary Booklet
Help young learners build their writing and spelling confidence with their very own Spelling Dictionary Booklet!
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Printable Wanted Poster Template Pack
Use a 'Wanted' poster template to encourage your students to research and write about historical figures and more!
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Scientific Method Word Wall Vocabulary
Introduce your students to vocabulary surrounding the Scientific Method with a printable science word wall.
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R.A.C.E.S Writing Strategy Checklists & More
Help your students write quality constructed responses with printable R.A.C.E.S. writing checklists.
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Teacher Computer Desktop Wallpapers
Organize your computer desktop with bright and cheery motivational desktop backgrounds for teachers!