Fifth Grade Activities
Browse through our fifth grade activities, or use the selector below to pick a subject. You'll find many fifth grade activities to keep your child learning on the fly, all year long. From fun holiday activities to subject specific ones there are many 5th grade activities to choose from.
Explore Circumference with Your Bicycle Wheel
By late elementary school, students are exploring the many ways that geometry translates to real-world situations. Here's a hands-on activity that helps your child understand the concept of "circumference."
Letter from Camp
Is your child trying overnight camp this summer? If so, prepare your child for writing a letter home with this activity!
Build a Balloon...Out of Paper!
Engage your child's fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination by guiding her through this origami balloon activity. Incredibly, this beautiful design uses just one piece of paper!
Book Through the Summer
Whatever your child's up to this summer, it's bound to be memorable. To keep those memories alive and encourage writing practice, help him make a summer book over break.
Play Splashy Tag
Hot summer days got you craving some cooler weather? While we can't change the forecast, we can offer this fun pool game instead! Use a hose to play a very wet version of musical chairs, only instead of music you use a hose and instead of chairs you use a pool!
Make Roman Relief Coins
Help your child bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin. She'll tell her own unique tales on the front an back of an authentic, carved relief coin.
Layering Liquids: Explore Density Science
Teach your child some scientific basics with this fun and informative experiment. Explore the densities of different liquids as you stack them on top of one another!
Be a Prime Number Hunter
Wondering how to help your child get a handle on prime numbers? Why not turn her into a prime number hunter?
Go Shopping for Decimal Practice!
Here's an activity that will get your child's attention with a back-to-school shopping spree. The catch? He'll have to use decimal skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide his way to a new wardrobe!
Card Pick Up
Use a deck of playing cards to improve math reasoning skills! This two-player game requires logic and critical thinking. If your child likes puzzles, this activity will be a big hit!
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