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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Sprinkle Kindness - Bulletin Board Set
Get your students reflecting on ways to show kindness with this interactive bulletin board!
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The Great State Of... State Research Template
A free template for students to identify important aspects of their state.
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Persuasive Writing Planning Template
A planning template to use when writing a persuasive or opinion text.
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Our Kindness Rock Garden Poster
Poster to display when creating a classroom kindness rock garden.
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Growth and Fixed Mindset Poster
Help your students decide which type of mindset they currently have with this poster.
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Note-taking Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer for students to use when taking notes.
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The Elements of Drama - Information Cards
A set of 16 information cards providing definitions of the elements of drama.
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I Wish My Teacher Knew Activity Sheet
Add an ‘I Wish My Teacher Knew’ activity to your first-day plans to learn more about your new students.
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Muscular System Word Wall Vocabulary
Learn about the vocabulary related to the human muscular system with a printable science word wall.
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Math Word Problem Task Cards - Multiplication and Long Division
Solve multi-step multiplication and long division word problems with a set of printable math task cards.
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Animal Adaptations Digital Learning Activity Slides
Discover a variety of structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations with an Animal Adaptations Digital Learning activity.
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Summarizing a Story Graphic Organizers
Help students remember the fundamentals of summarizing a story with this set of fun graphic organizers.
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Comparing and Ordering Decimals Worksheet
Get students comparing and ordering decimals to the thousandths place with this printable worksheet.
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Roll to Create an Animal - Adaptations Activity
Roll to choose cool animal adaptations for a mystery animal using a fun dice game and report template.
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Veterans Day Craft - Red Poppy Craft Template
Use this printable poppy craft template when commemorating Memorial Day and Veterans Day with your students.
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Electricity and Circuits Guided Notes
Use this set of guided notes when teaching your students about electricity and circuits.
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Mean Median Mode Worksheet
Use this double-sided worksheet to check students’ ability to find the mean, median and mode of given data sets.
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Printable Bookmark - Morning Routine Checklist
Ensure your students start off on the right foot with this morning routine checklist bookmark!
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Growth Mindset Coloring Pages
Inspire creativity and encourage your students to think positively with a set of growth mindset coloring pages.
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Time Order Words - Transition Words Word Wall
Help your students demonstrate the passage of time in their writing with 35 time-order transition word cards.
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Mother's Day Brochure Activity
Express your love and gratitude for someone special on Mother’s Day with this brochure template.
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Mother's Day Silhouette Art Templates
Make Mom a special gift this Mother's Day with a printable Silhouette Art Template.
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Financial Records Independent Game
Engage your students with an independent game while learning how to keep and use financial records.
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Henry Hudson Comprehension Worksheet
Discover famous explorers like Henry Hudson with printable reading comprehension activities.
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Forms of Energy Sorting Activity
Help students identify the different forms of energy with this set of 24 sorting cards.
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Ecosystem Poster Pack
A set of 9 posters describing types of Terrestrial Ecosystems.
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The Escape From Millbrook Manor – Halloween Escape Room
Practice computation skills by solving puzzles with this differentiated Halloween escape room game.
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Editable Parent Reminder Notes
Keep your parents informed with this set of 27 editable reminder notes.
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Free U.S. Mountains, Rivers, and Land Features Worksheet
Apply knowledge of the major U.S. land features, mountains, and rivers with a map labeling worksheet.
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The Pony Express - Comprehension Passage Worksheet
Teach your students how to write a constructed response paragraph and integrate grade level Social studies concepts with a free Pony Express worksheet and ten-question comprehension assessment.
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Multisyllable Words Google Interactive
Build multisyllable word decoding skills with upper-grade students with a Google Slides interactive activity.
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Memorial Day Art Activity
Use this elementary school art activity in the classroom around Memorial Day or when learning about the military.