5th Grade Word Puzzles Resources

Reading Closely

Young readers will love this story-filled reading comprehension lesson. It's packed with engaging exercises designed to help students become better at looking for details and annotating passages of text.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Lesson Plan

5th Grade Vocabulary Crossword

Worksheet

5th Grade Vocabulary Crossword

If your 5th grade is crazy for crosswords, she'll be pleased with this offering.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Story Sleuth: Reading Comprehension

Workbook

Story Sleuth: Reading Comprehension

A central component of reading comprehension is the ability to understand the main idea or theme of a text. In this series, your child will practice basic analysis of a short story or poem.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Workbook

Fossils and Extinct Animals Wordsearch

Worksheet

Fossils and Extinct Animals Wordsearch

Dinosaurs and other creatures don't exist anymore! Learn the names of some extinct animals, and look for them in this fun wordsearch puzzle.

5th grade

Science

Worksheet

Comic Book Composition

Workbook

Comic Book Composition

POW! Knock writing practice out cold with this super series of creative writing sheets. Your young superhero can flex his imagination by drafting his own comic strips.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Workbook

Make Your Own Crossword Puzzle

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Make Your Own Crossword Puzzle

Crossword puzzles help build brain power and bolster reasoning skills. Your child will find making his own crossword puzzle challenging, but so fun!

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Holiday Survival Pack

Workbook

Holiday Survival Pack

Bring good tidings and cheer all winter with a winter break fun pack! Complete with a deck of playing cards, puzzles, drawing prompts and more, this mash up of brainteasers will keep boredom at bay.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Workbook

Lights, Camera, Action: Making Movies

Workbook

Lights, Camera, Action: Making Movies

Hands-on movie activities bring to life vocabulary and reading comprehension.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Workbook

Animal Crossword: Cold-Blooded Animals

Worksheet

Animal Crossword: Cold-Blooded Animals

What's the animal that swims upstream? Help your child figure this out with this cold-blooded animal crossword puzzle worksheet.

5th grade

Science

Worksheet

Job Word Scramble

Worksheet

Job Word Scramble

What will you be when you grow up? Have fun reviewing different career words with this word scramble!

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Onomatopoeia Comic Word Search

Worksheet

Onomatopoeia Comic Word Search

An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it's describing. Search through this word search to find each comic book onomatopoeia!

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Five Letter Anagrams

Worksheet

Five Letter Anagrams

An anagram is a word that can be rearranged to create other words. Make an anagram by using the same letters but in a different order!

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Christmas Crossword

Worksheet

Christmas Crossword

Put your child's Christmas knowledge to the test with a challenging crossword puzzle all about this fun winter holiday.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Four Letter Anagrams

Worksheet

Four Letter Anagrams

What's in a word? Sometimes an anagram! Teach your child some wild wordplay with this anagrams worksheet.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Winter Crossword

Worksheet

Winter Crossword

Does your fifth grader know how to spell Kwanzaa? What about Hanukkah? This challenging crossword will have him puzzling over all things winter.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Freshwater Fish Crossword Puzzle

Worksheet

Freshwater Fish Crossword Puzzle

Use clues to fill in the boxes in this crossword puzzle, and learn more about freshwater fish along the way.

5th grade

Science

Worksheet

Guess the Clue: WinterCrossword Puzzle

Worksheet

Guess the Clue: WinterCrossword Puzzle

Celebrate Winter with your 5th grader with this vocabulary crossword puzzle. Use the winter-themed clues to practice reading and writing.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Add a Vowel Word Game

Worksheet

Add a Vowel Word Game

Start with a word (like "cat") and add a vowel (like "o") to make a new word (like "coat") in this cool word game.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Extinct Animals and Fossils Crossword

Worksheet

Extinct Animals and Fossils Crossword

What's that bird that is extinct? Fill in this answer and use other clues to complete the worksheet. Learn about extinct animals as you go!

5th grade

Science

Worksheet

Add a Vowel Word Fun

Worksheet

Add a Vowel Word Fun

Have some word fun! Take a word (like "fast"), add a vowel (like "e") and make a new word ("feast").

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Film Crew Word Search

Worksheet

Film Crew Word Search

Film crews make movies happen! Read about the many members of a film crew and their different responsibilities and complete a word search for a fun challenge.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Movie Set Diagram and Crossword

Worksheet

Movie Set Diagram and Crossword

Check out our movie set diagram to learn about the cool devices used make films! Your young movie-lover will read about the camera, boom mic, and more.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet