5th Grade

Challenge students to think outside of the box! Using mind benders and challenge problems, Math Challenges for the Critical Thinker helps middle grade students learn about these math skills: problem solving reasoning convergent thinking divergent...

Grade: 5-8 Help your students expand their vocabularies and deepen word knowledge with Practice with Prefixes. This standards-based resource presents the most frequently encountered Latin and Greek prefixes in a way that is easy to implement and...

Support algebra proficiency with daily practice and lesson reviews. Pre-Algebra and Algebra Warm-Ups for grades 5 to 8+ offers more than 300 activities that students can complete individually or as an entire class to increase subject understanding...

Help students grades 5 and up differentiate between easily confused word pairs or groups and perplexing science terminology in the areas of physical, life, Earth, and space science. Confusing Science Terms encourages students to: use a science...

Help students in grades 5 and up communicate effectively when they need to present scientific information. In Developing Science Writing Skills, students focus on: writing clear and concise hypotheses designing experiments writing explanations,...

Provide extra science curriculum practice for students in grades 5–8 with General Science: Daily Skill Builders. This 96-page science resource book features two short, reproducible activities per page and includes enough lessons for an entire...

Connect students in grades 5 and up with science using Meteorology. This 62-page book covers topics such as air pressure, measuring temperature, air movement, types of clouds, making a hygrometer, and weather forecasting. Students develop...

With this comprehensive earth science supplement, students learn to focus on the scientific method and developing hypotheses. Scientific Experiments is a 144-page middle grade resource book that includes these...

This instructional book gets the teacher vote for a blue ribbon! Nine units cover all of the steps that students will need to follow when preparing science fair projects. Sections include choosing a prompt question, conducting research, designing a...

Help students in grades 5–8 learn science terms and improve scientific literacy with Science Vocabulary Building. This 80-page science resource book reinforces commonly used science words, builds science vocabulary, and increases students'...

Promote scientific literacy by teaching the steps of the scientific method and enabling students to become problem solvers in everyday life! Scientific Method Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide for Middle-School Students includes laboratory...

Presenting concepts in an easy-to-read and easy-to-understand format, Scientific Theories, Laws, and Principles is designed to help with planning for a differentiated classroom. This 80-page science resource book provides hands-on activities that...

Present basic information about the complex human body without overwhelming students in grades 5 and up with medical jargon! Understanding the Human Body makes the study of the human body even more fascinating with Far Out Facts, fun tidbits of...

Give students in grades 5 and up tons of information to digest with Your Body and How It Works! This fascinating 128-page resource book teaches students about body systems with quizzes, vocabulary reviews, and engaging activities. It covers topics...

Science Warm-Ups for middle school makes sure students are ready to take on the day’s lessons by reviewing previously learned topics. Science Warm-Ups by Mark Twain for fifth–eighth grades features over 300 warm-ups and covers the...

Bring history to life for students in grades 4 and up with Amazing Facts in U.S. History! Students will love using this captivating resource book to explore little-known historical facts, folklore, and factoids often taught in school that are...

Make money talk with Basic Economics for grades 5 and up! This 80-page resource book helps middle grade students develop economic awareness and an awareness of resources and trade. It includes 12 sections, each with worksheets and Internet...

Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using Civil War: The War Between the States. With this 176-page social studies book, students will uncover information about this US war’s origins, battles, and effects on people. This...

Bring the judge and jury into the classroom using Democracy, Law, and Justice for grades 5 and up! This 80-page book covers topics such as citizen rights, civil law, the judicial process, juvenile justice, the Salem witch trials, and the FBI. The...

Bring U.S. politics to life for students in grades 5 and up with Elections! In this comprehensive social studies resource book, students learn the basics of democracy, what makes up the electoral college, how to compare election systems, and how...

In this middle grade social studies resource book, students in grades 5 and up examine the following topics: Holocaust-era political views the Nazi rise to power concentration camps the Jewish resistance Nuremberg The material engages students,...

Encourage students to become financially responsible with Personal Finance for grades 5 and up! This 80-page resource book features eight chapters of valuable financial information for middle grade students. It includes reproducibles and activities...

Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using The American Revolution! This 144-page book highlights events, battles, and people from when the first inhabitants arrived in North America to when the new republic was created. The book...

Bring the Constitution to life for students in grades 5 and up with U.S. Constitution: Preparing for the Test! Each article and amendment is covered in its own mini-unit so that students better understand the organization and importance of the...

Bring the action and adventure of U.S. history into the classroom with U.S. History Maps for grades 5 and up! From the ice age to the admission of the 50th state, this fascinating 96-page resource book enhances the study of any era in U.S. history!...

Bring American history to life for students in grades 5 and up with We the People! Students will love learning about the U.S. government from this engaging classroom supplemental text. Lessons in this 96-page social studies resource book cover the...

Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up with World War II! This 120-page book covers topics such as the causes and effects of World War II, the rise of dictators, democracy, the Third Reich, D-day, concentration camps, weapons, and...

Diagraming Sentences will help students of all ages learn how the parts of speech fit together to make clear and complete sentences. This 48-page language arts book shows visual learners how to diagram sentences to help them understand why some...

Co-authored by Laney Sammons, a leading expert on the Guided Math framework, this essential classroom resource helps teachers successfully plan, organize, implement, and manage Guided Math Workstations. These effective and...

Grade: 3-8 Making learning fun and interactive builds excitement for your social studies students. This book includes game-formatted activities for the study of important events in American history such as Colonial America, The American Revolution,...

Grade: 3-8 Making learning fun and interactive builds excitement for your social studies students.This book includes game-formatted activities for the study of Ancient Civilizations such as ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, Greece, and Rome...

Grade: 3-8 Making learning fun and interactive builds excitement for your social studies students. This book includes game-formatted activities for the study of land and water forms, map components, latitude and longitude, climate, vegetation, plate...

Grade: 3-8 Making learning fun and interactive builds excitement for your social studies students. Make learning fun and interactive and build excitement for your social studies students. This book includes game-formatted activities for the study of...

Get ready to "hit a home run" with strategies and suggestions about how to introduce idioms and incorporate them into your language and writing instruction. They'll "knock your socks off"!Based on Dr. Timothy Rasinski's research, the idioms and...

Lay the critical foundation for reading fluency with this engaging resource! Increasing Fluency with High Frequency Word Phrases offers 20 creative lessons that analyze high frequency practice to gain word recognition, expression, and fluency...

Leveled Texts for Fifth Grade equips teachers with reading materials designed for classrooms with a wide range of reading abilities. This e-book includes 20 titles in four subject areas. Each text is written at three different levels, tailored for...

Explore the wonders that surround our planet and solar system with engaging texts that promote classroom differentiation and gear all students toward success. This resource contains 15 science topics that have been expertly leveled at four...

Explore our planet's life force with engaging texts that promote classroom differentiation and gear all students toward success. This resource contains 15 life science topics that have been expertly leveled at four distinct reading...

Uncover how and why things work in our universe with engaging texts that promote classroom differentiation and gear all students toward success. This resource contains 15 physical science topics that have been expertly leveled at four...

Grade: 4-12 Engage and inspire students to read and comprehend a variety of social studies materials focused on Early America! Students will explore 15 differentiated social studies texts with topics ranging from exploration of the New World to...