Writing Teaching Resources for 5th Grade
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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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Types of Topic Sentences Teaching Slides
Teach your students about types of topic sentences with this engaging slide deck that explores eight different topic sentence variations and their purposes.
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Topic Sentence Examples Matching Game
Use these authentic topic sentence examples to teach your students how to write engaging and varied topic sentences that suit their purpose.
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5 Paragraph Essay Graphic Organizer
Use this 5 paragraph essay graphic organizer to help your students correctly structure their expository writing.
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Bubble Map Template - Graphic Organizer
Support student thinking and vocabulary development with a printable bubble map template!
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Student Biography Template - Get to Know Me Worksheet
Use this student biography template as a handy Get to Know Me Worksheet to kick off a new school year.
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Persuasive Paragraph Topic Sentences – Digital Template
Unlock persuasive paragraph starters with this ready-to-use slide deck designed to inspire confident, well-structured writing.
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Cursive Alphabet Poster - Wall Display
Display this cursive alphabet poster pack with upper and lowercase cursive letters and directional markings to help students easily write the cursive alphabet.
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Adventure Storytelling Cubes & Writing Templates
Use our Adventure Storytelling Dice templates to create an engaging Narrative Writing Station in your classroom.
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Roll an Adventure Story - Storytelling Dice Game
Roll and write an adventure story using our Roll An Adventure Storytelling Dice Game.
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Adventure Story Starter Task Cards
Print and use these Adventure Story Starter Task Cards to inspire adventurous narrative writings.
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Peer Editing Checklist Pack
Encourage thorough peer reviews by providing your students with printable a peer editing checklist for informative, opinion, argumentative, or narrative writing.
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Wheel of Story Ideas
Download this wheel of story ideas to give your students access to dozens of fun story starters.
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Cohesion in a Paragraph Worksheet Pack
Strengthen cohesion in a paragraph with these five engaging worksheets designed to help students master cohesive devices while making writing more connected.
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Cohesive Paragraph Digital Quiz
Explore what makes a cohesive paragraph using this interactive digital quiz that helps students identify cohesive devices in context.
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Topic Sentence Worksheet Pack
Use this topic sentence worksheet pack to teach your students about how to structure clear and cohesive paragraphs using strong opening statements.
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Sentence Cohesion Worksheet Pack
Use this sentence cohesion worksheet pack to teach your students about how to write clear sentences containing strongly connected ideas.
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Comma After Introductory Phrase Worksheets
Support students to master the comma after introductory phrase rule with this set of engaging worksheets, perfect for punctuation lessons.
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Commas After Introductory Phrases Interactive Activity
Reinforce student understanding of commas after introductory phrases with this interactive resource designed to boost confidence through hands-on practice.
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Cohesive Devices Teaching Slides
Explore cohesive devices with this engaging teaching slide deck designed to help primary students understand and use them confidently in their writing.
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Visual Narrative Worksheets
Download these visual narrative worksheets that help students create and analyze their own stories using sets of images.
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Cohesive Devices List
Download this cohesive devices list for your students to refer to when writing a variety of text types.
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Debate Speaker Roles Poster Pack
Download and display these colorful classroom anchor charts that clearly explain every debate speaker role for each member of a debating team.
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Bare Assertions Worksheet Pack
Strengthen student writing by helping them turn a bare assertion into a well-supported opinion using these engaging and practical worksheets.
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Debate Speech Template Pack
Support student success with a debate speech template that guides them through writing and delivering persuasive speeches in every debate role.
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Opinion Writing Worksheets — "Life on the Road"
Contemplate life on the open road with these opinion writing worksheets that help students construct a piece of writing backed by their personal reasons and opinions.
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Debate Team Roles Checklists
Support students to understand debate team roles with this clear speech-writing checklist designed to guide each speaker through their responsibilities.
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Biography of an Immigrant Writing Project
Uncover the untold stories of migrants with an enriching biography research project for 5th graders.
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Migrant Life Writing Prompts
Spark thoughtful classroom discussions and meaningful writing about migrant life with these engaging writing prompts.
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Complex vs Compound Sentences Worksheets (5-6)
Download a set of Complex vs Compound Sentences worksheets to help your upper elementary students practice writing, identifying and comparing sentence types.
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Combining Sentences Anchor Chart Pack (5-6)
Use our Combining Sentences Anchor Chart Pack to help your students learn new ways to combine simple sentences in their writing.
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Alice in Wonderland Escape Room - Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
Help Alice escape Sentence-Land in this Alice in Wonderland Escape Room Game covering simple, compound, and complex sentences.