5th Grade Programs Basic Principles PDFs
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Social Studies Leveled Daily Curriculum {LEVEL 0.5}
This year-long social studies curriculum focuses on teaching social studies skills and concepts. This resource is designed for special education students and autistic learners as it is visual-based and features a step-by-step progression of skills. It includes a non-writer version (requires only pre-writing skills) for seamlessly differentiated instruction. This curriculum includes embedded assessments allowing for data-based decision making and accurate progress monitoring. Simplify your social
PreK - 5th
Basic Principles
Science Leveled Daily Curriculum {LEVEL 0.5}
This year-long science curriculum focuses on teaching science skills and concepts. This resource is designed for special education students and autistic learners as it is visual-based and features a step-by-step progression of skills. This curriculum includes embedded assessments allowing for data-based decision making and accurate progress monitoring. Simplify your science instruction and planning with this daily activity-based curriculum, utilizing over 180 engaging activities that promote s
PreK - 5th
Basic Principles
End of the Year & Summer STEM Bins® Team Building STEM Activities Stations
#SizzlingSTEM End of the Year & Summer Spring STEM Bins® Team Building Stations are low prep STEM Activities that are designed to foster student collaboration, as well as build your classroom community in May, June, and July! These activities are perfect for the last weeks of school, last day of school, and Summer School!Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th Grade) versions are included in printable and Google Slides formats!★ GRAB MY STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS ALL YEAR BUNDLE!★
PreK - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Measurement
Scientific Method Variables Shuffleboard Game Interactive Print & Digital Gr.5-9
Teach experimental design and scientific method variables with this hands-on interactive STEM activity for grades 5-9. Includes 13 scenarios in print & digital formats to engage students in learning independent, dependent, and control variables. No prep.Engaging Scientific Method Variables Game for Interactive LearningTransform your science lessons with this innovative shuffleboard game that makes learning about experimental design fun and interactive. This engaging scientific method lesson use
5th - 9th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Science
CCSS, NGSS
RI.3.4
, RI.4.4
, RI.5.4
+20
Groundhog Day STEM Groundhog Day Science Groundhog Day Art & Shadow Activities
Celebrate Groundhog Day with a hands-on STEM challenge that’s creative & educational! Perfect for grades 2–8, this activity combines science, art, and engineering & math to explore the fascinating world of light and shadows. Students will love experimenting with angles and distances to create groundhog shadows, while adding a unique twist with “street art” shadow tracing. What’s the Groundhog Graffiti STEM Challenge all about?Students work individually or in teams to: Design and manipulate
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Visual Arts
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Parts of the Brain Nervous System Activity Teamwork The Human Body Systems
🧠 Spark curiosity and teamwork with this Brain & Nervous System STEM Challenge! Perfect for grades 4–6, this resource blends science content with team-building activities to create a fun and engaging classroom competition. Students work in teams to complete hands-on builder challenges and creative talker challenges, all themed around the brain and nervous system. What’s Inside ✅ Teacher Quick-Start Guide + Script ✅ Student handouts for TALKER & BUILDER challenges ✅ BARFS strategy poster
4th - 6th
Anatomy, Basic Principles, Engineering
CCSS, NGSS
CCRA.SL.1
, MP1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+2
Fifth Grade STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for fifth grade students and align with crosscutting NGSS science, math, and engineering standards! Six challenges are provided to cover major science content areas: Matter and its Interactions, Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions, From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes, Earth's Place in the Universe, and Earth's Systems Pages 5-9: Balloon Car Pages 10-14: Candy Chemistry Pages 15-19: Perfect Parachute Pages 20-25: Plant Essenti
5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Buoyancy Density Science Lab Boat STEM Activity Challenge Archimedes Principle
💧If you are studying buoyancy, density, or Great Explorers, this is the perfect complementary STEM and science activity for you. Students will first conduct a science experiment with aluminum foil and water, and then challenge themselves to design and create a boat. ✨ About This Challenge ✨ This STEM activity provides a great introduction to the Engineering Design Process. While learning about density, buoyancy, and the Archimedes' principle, your students will construct their own cargo s
3rd - 7th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+3
Engineering Design Process Posters and Mini Clip Chart
Teach the Engineering Design Process and set up your meaningful makerspace with posters!Excellent resource for any makerspace! There are 6 posters for each step of the Engineering Design Process, as well as a single poster with all 6 Steps. The Mini Clip Charts:Mini Clip Charts can be used with students in small groups or for a whole class lesson where you want students to follow along as you go through the six-step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve. Mi
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Marble Maze STEM
Balls and Ramps STEM - The toy company wants to sell a marble maze. They need designers to come up creative ideas for a new marble maze. Your students need to design a marble maze on a cardboard box lid using the available supplies while sticking to a budget. They will use their creative thinking, engineering design and math skills for the STEM challenge. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards.
Suggested Plan of Implementation:
Prior Week: Send home the parent letter requesting
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Makerspace Project Ideas
Over 50 STEM Project Ideas!52 open-ended STEM project ideas that are perfect for your Makerspace, STEM Center, or STEM Lab! With so many ideas to choose from, students will always have motivation to keep making throughout the year! Simply print the light bulbs on colored paper, cut out, laminate, hole punch, and attach to a ring for easy student access. Blank light bulbs are included as well for students to contribute their own STEM project ideas! *Please note that this resource is NOT editable!
1st - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Also included in: Setting up your MakerSpace Bundle
SPUD GAMES! Low-Prep Classroom Olympics with Potato-Themed Events, Medals & MORE
Looking for classroom olympics, classroom games, end of year activities, low prep activities, fun classroom activities, stem day activities, hands on learning, team building activities, classroom competition.... or do you just plain love a good potato? WELL SAY NO MORE! Get ready to roll, lift, spin, stack, and SPLASH (optional 😉) with SPUD GAMES—a hilarious, low-prep classroom Olympics-style event your students will talk about all year! This low-cost, high-fun activity transforms simple m
4th - 12th
Basic Principles, Other (Science), Reading
Blank Science Experiment Journal Template | Digital & Print | Grades 3 4 5 Labs
Are you looking to design hands-on experiments with your upper elementary students? Help students learn the scientific method by creating investigations on the topic of their choice. This blank lab report template includes a student-editable Google Slides document and a printable version. We will guide you step by step to help students think like scientists. Great For3rd, 4th, and 5th gradeFlexible Learning in the ClassroomTeachers creating experiments from their curriculumHomeschool Science
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, General Science, Graphing
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
Force and Motion STEM: Sled Building
Sled Building STEM - Oh no! School is out for a snow day. The stores are closed, but the children want to sled. Help them by building a sled that will slide down the hill. Use your creative thinking because you can only choose from the available supplies and you must stick to the budget.
Your students will love learning about force and motion with this sled building challenge! This STEM covers several NGSS standards and promotes engineering thinking.
Suggested Plan of Implementat
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: Winter STEM Bundle
Summer School STEM Activities - Challenges, Stations, Summer Camps, Home School
This discounted Bundle of Summer STEM activities for K-5th Grade is perfect for Summer School, Summer Camps, or even at-home learning! Includes the following:3 Summer STEM Challenges8 Summer STEM Bins Team Building Stations 6 Summer Read Alouds + STEM ActivitiesOutdoor Discovery STEM BinsPool Noodle Challenge CardsSummer Hashtag Blocks Challenge Cards4 Summer Digital STEM Activities8 Summer Robot StationsPlease view previews on individual resources to get a detailed look at all components.⇒ Fee
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Visual Arts
STEM Innovator Posters Communication Strategy Speech Bubbles Bulletin Board
Inspire young minds and empower meaningful collaboration with this vibrant classroom decor set by Carly and Adam!This bulletin board display pack is the perfect blend of inspiration and functionality. It features colorful posters of famous inventors, scientists, and engineers—such as Ada Lovelace, George Washington Carver, Ellen Ochoa, Garrett Morgan, and many more—alongside STEM Communication Strategy Speech Bubbles that help students express their thinking and work more effectively in group
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
IB PYP Science Inquiry Forces & Motion & Innovation: How the World Works
Forces, Motion & Innovation – IB PYP “How the World Works” Inquiry Unit (Grades 3–5)Welcome to the inquiry world of science, engineering, and discovery — where students think creatively, question deeply, and design with purpose! This complete 6-week IB PYP transdisciplinary unit explores the central idea: Understanding scientific principles allows people to design and improve technology.With over 200 pages of hands-on, concept-based learning, students investigate innovation, forces and m
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Science
CER Practice Earth Science CER Activities 5th Grade Science Graph Analysis
Help your students master Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) while analyzing real-world Earth Science data! This resource includes 20 ready-to-use graph activities that make scientific reasoning engaging and accessible for 5th graders. Students will practice interpreting data, writing CERs, and connecting science concepts to visual evidence — all aligned to NGSS 5-ESS standards and state science standards. What’s Included: ✅ 20 Earth Science Graphs (topics include water distribution, moon p
5th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, General Science
NGSS
5-ESS2-2
, 5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
+1
Back to School STEM Challenge - Apple Wrecking Ball - Team Building Paperless
This back-to-school STEM / STEAM Challenge brings the joy back to your classroom with collaborative, hands-on, brain-busting work (disguised as fun)! This is a great intro to Newton’s Third Law of Motion, which is part of 3rd and middle school NGSS standards! (3PS2-1, MS-PS2-1, and MS-PS2-2) The basic premise: Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build an apple wrecking ball built for annihilation! • Students will set up marker “bowling pins” and try to knock down as many
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Participation Before Perfection™ A Transformational Participation Framework
Participation Before Perfection™ is a transformational educational framework designed to help educators create learning environments where students feel emotionally safe enough to participate, communicate, collaborate, take risks, and grow without fear of perfectionism or failure. This framework encourages educators to move beyond fear-based academic environments by supporting confidence-building, authentic engagement, classroom participation, emotional safety, communication, leadership devel
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Operations, Basic Principles, Creative Writing
First Week of School Science STEM Activity First Day of School Team Building
This Apple Wrecking Ball Back to School STEM Challenge is the perfect hands-on experience to launch your first week of school science activities while introducing or reinforcing Newton’s Third Law of Motion in a highly engaging way. Whether you're teaching upper elementary or middle school, this engineering challenge promotes team building, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking, ideal for the first day of school STEM activities or any beginning of the year science activities focuse
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Montessori-inspired Periodic Table of Elements Printable Pack
Table of Contents· Black and White Periodic Table of Elements · Periodic Table of Elements Symbol Nomenclature Cards · Periodic Table of Elements Picture Nomenclature Cards · Periodic Table of Elements Description Cards · Periodic Table of Elements Fact Cards · Periodic Table of Elements Symbol Syllable Clip Cards · Periodic Table of Elements Group Description Cards · Periodic Table of Elements Group Lists
PreK - 6th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, Science
Groundhog Day STEM - Groundhog Day Science - Groundhog Day Shadows Art & Science
This Groundhog Day STEM challenge engages students in exploring light, shadows, and design through hands-on experimentation and creative shadow art. Bring Groundhog Day to life in your classroom with this versatile STEM and science activity combining both printable and digital Google Slides™ resources. Perfect for grades 2–8, this resource is packed with NGSS-aligned lessons, editable templates, and extensions for a variety of classroom settings. How It Works:Students work individually or i
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Visual Arts
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
MRS GREN what makes something a living organism?
Needs & Characteristics of Living Things: Montessori inspired biology, zoology or botany tool. These 5 part cards help students learn the processes or characteristics of life using the MRS GREN Mneomic to find what makes something a living thing. Help students learn what makes an animal or plant a living thing by learning the definition of Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, Nutrition. Includes - 2 x posters with MRS GREN written on them and what each letter st
5th - 7th
Basic Principles, Biology, Science
Also included in: Montessori Store Bundle
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