resources by type
resources by grade
resources by subject
other resources

Classroom resources

Page 5 – 6th Grade Activities

331 resources

Browse by lesson focus

Find your next lesson

Choose the topic or kind of practice you need.

Showing 97–120 of 331 resources

Most relevant
alt down
All File Types
alt down
Any Time
alt down
filter nav Show filters
Sort by: Most relevant
"A Night Divided" S.T.E.A.M. Activities Packet teaching resource preview
Science & discovery

"A Night Divided" S.T.E.A.M. Activities Packet

Complete five multi-day project activities: create a class mural piece inspired by the novel and artist Keith Haring with an artist's note; design, build, and test a critical-load structure; design, build, and test a mountain tunnel model; build and test a wheel-and-axle/simple-machine device; and design, build, test…

Editable
File
PDF
Level
4–8
Download
The Art Gallery: Write A Story (9-13 years) teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

The Art Gallery: Write A Story (9-13 years)

Study writing-craft guidance on planning fiction (audience, genre, purpose, paragraph structure, connectives, person/point of view), read a complete model short story, then plan and write an original follow-up story about the clown character escaping the painting into the modern world, using a provided structure guide…

File
PDF
Level
3–6
Download
Number Detective Math Tiles – Middle School Freebie teaching resource preview Free download
Math & problem solving

Number Detective Math Tiles – Middle School Freebie

A free 'Number Detective' logic-puzzle worksheet pack where students use number-tile clues (divisibility, place value, fractions/decimals) to deduce a hidden number, aimed at middle-school math reasoning and number sense.

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
6–8
Download
Creative Writing Gr 5-6 teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Creative Writing Gr 5-6

Complete themed writing activities such as a point-of-view mystery story, a nature poem, a narrative dialogue, haiku and cinquain poems, science-fiction reporting, a first-person narrative, a limerick, humorous commercials, and a play scene, following prompts and extension suggestions.

File
PDF
Level
5–6
Download
Daring Donna Does Decimals (9-12 years) teaching resource preview
Math & problem solving

Daring Donna Does Decimals (9-12 years)

A decimals practice workbook (part of a 'Maths Land School Work Pack' series) using a cartoon character theme to teach reading, ordering, converting and calculating with decimals.

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
4–6
Download
Decimal Place Value Charts – 7 Mat Variations teaching resource preview
Math & problem solving

Decimal Place Value Charts – 7 Mat Variations

Seven variations of a decimal place value chart run from the thousands column down to millionths, printed in Montessori place-value colors so that decimal places appear as lighter shades of their matching whole-number column. Chart 1 is blank for open placement of counters or beads; Charts 2 and 3 add place-value names using "units" or "ones"; Charts 4 and 5 add numeric and fractional values; and Charts 6 and 7 combine names and values so they can double as an answer key when checking label placement. Printable labels for column names and numeric/fraction values accompany the charts, along with five written lesson procedures covering how to introduce decimals as fractions, build decimal quantities with counters, and practice reading, adding, and subtracting decimal numbers on laminated reusable mats. The materials are designed for center-based or one-on-one Montessori-style instruction rather than a whole-class worksheet. Once students can place digits accurately on these charts, worksheets on multiplying and dividing decimals by powers of ten put that place-value understanding to work, progressing from place-value tables to mental math using changes in digits’ place values.

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
4–7
Download
Creative Writing Gr 6-8 teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Creative Writing Gr 6-8

A reproducible Milliken Publishing workbook of themed creative-writing activities guiding grade 6-8 students through journal writing, poetry forms, characterization, and narrative/problem-solving writing.

File
PDF
Level
6–8
Download
Rate x Time: Distance Word Problems teaching resource preview
Math & problem solving

Rate x Time: Distance Word Problems

Give students practice setting up and solving rate x time = distance word problems (including catch-up and opposite-direction/meeting scenarios) using a Rate/Time/Distance table method.

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
4–7
Download
Bridges Activity Packet with Popsicle Stick Bridge Project teaching resource preview
Science & discovery

Bridges Activity Packet with Popsicle Stick Bridge Project

Students read informational passages about what a bridge is, historical bridge-building materials, and specific bridge types (e.g., suspension, cable-stayed), answer reading-response questions (e.g., 'What is a bridge?', 'What materials are newer bridges made of?'), and complete a 'Bridge Review' matching activity…

File
PDF
Level
2–6
Download
'Flora & Ulysses' Lesson Plan & Worksheets | Grades 4 - 8 teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

'Flora & Ulysses' Lesson Plan & Worksheets | Grades 4 - 8

A movie-study lesson plan/worksheet packet for the film Flora & Ulysses (2021), with 30 activities building reading comprehension, vocabulary, character analysis, theme analysis, data/graph interpretation, and creative writing skills.

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
4–8
Download
Science Fair teaching resource preview
Science & discovery

Science Fair

A comprehensive science fair resource guide walking students step-by-step from choosing a science fair project topic through research, planning, execution, display, and self/judge evaluation, including a list of 150+ project ideas across seven science areas.

File
PDF
Level
5–8
Download
Creative Writing Fun: Scribe Activity Booklet teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Creative Writing Fun: Scribe Activity Booklet

A multi-activity creative-writing booklet that opens with a craft instruction for making a decorated pencil (duct-tape flower pen), then leads students through writing haiku poems and an outlined short story.

File
PDF
Level
5–6
Download
Algebra Real World Math Problem: 5th 6th 7th Gr Patterns & Expressions teaching resource preview
Math & problem solving

Algebra Real World Math Problem: 5th 6th 7th Gr Patterns & Expressions

Students complete tables of values for two pricing options, write a pattern rule and an algebraic expression, graph both options on one grid, choose and justify a preferred option in writing, and (bonus) design two of their own equivalent-cost pricing options.

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
5–7
Download
Persuade People To Buy A Computer Game (9-13 years) teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Persuade People To Buy A Computer Game (9-13 years)

Read a sample game advertisement, answer planning questions (target audience, purpose, game name, aim, gameplay, appeal), then use guided imagination prompts to write their own persuasive advertisement for the game.

File
PDF
Level
4–6
Download
Measurements: Word Problems teaching resource preview
Math & problem solving

Measurements: Word Problems

Follow a worked example that uses a place-value chart to convert km to m, then solve 7 word problems that require converting and combining metric measurements (kg to g, liters to milliliters, mm to cm, m to cm, multi-step addition of distances/volumes/weights) and check answers against a provided answer key.

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
4–7
Download
My Alien ID Activity teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

My Alien ID Activity

Imagine being an alien on a different planet; fill in an alien name and planet name, draw a picture of the alien and a picture of the planet, and write a description of the planet and of daily life there.

File
PDF
Level
2–7
Download