5th Grade Activities
Looking for games and activities to support your fifth grader in school? This year is all about giving her the skills to make middle school a breeze. From science activities for curious kids to math games that make fractions fun, we've got great ideas to keep learning going outside of the classroom.
Celebrate Colonial History and Make a Loom!
Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom! This is a fun project for a summer afternoon, especially if it's around the Fourth of July and you've got some extra yarn in red, white, and blue!
Statue of Liberty Portrait Poster
Help your child make meaningful connections to the spirit of independence this Fourth of July, as she celebrates the nation with this fun arts and crafts activity.
Create Your Own "Woodcut" Stamp
Here's an activity that will help your child create her very own stamp. Inspired by the Japanese woodcut, your child will create a raised design on block of wood with only string and glue to create a unique and personalized stamp she can use on everything!
Hold a Father's Day Chili Cook-Off!
If your Father's Day festivities include meeting up with extended family, why not put all the dads to the test with a chili cook-off?
A "Roots and Wings" Card for Mom
Parenting is a balancing act at every age, from toddlerhood through high school and beyond. Here's a special card to honor Mom this year, and to salute the love and work in raising kids.
Make Mother's Day Fudge
She may work hard to fix the family veggies, but it's a rare mom who doesn't appreciate a special chocolate treat on Mother's Day, especially if her child helped make it!
Beanstalk in a Box
In fifth grade, students explore plant and animal adaptations. Here's a fun activity you can do at home to explore a plant adaptation called phototropism.
Make a Passover Art Card
This year, help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.
Make Plasma Soup and Explore the Components of Blood
Blood is made up of four different parts, and each part is important and unique. This activity will introduce your child to each component of blood and give him a fun way to study the properties of blood.
Test for Iron in Fruit Juices
This experiment will actually let your child to test for iron in some fruit juices. Before you begin, develop a hypothesis (a guess), of which fruit juice may include iron and which doesn't.
