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.
Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
Want to give your child a peek into the science behind a tree's changing leaves? With this hands-on activity, you'll show how those colors stay hidden in the leaf all year long!
Use Coupon Math for Cash!
Here's a simple, fun activity which will save you time and reinforce your child's math skills along the way. Plus, it will give your child an opportunity to experience practical application of the math he's learning in the classroom.
Practice Ratios with Wastepaper Basketball
If your child is in the decimal doldrums, or suffering from acute fear of fractions, take heart. They're probably just struggling to understand how numbers on a page can relate to the "real world" outside the classroom.
Make an Apostrophe Collage
How can you help you child get control of this puny but powerful punctuation mark? Here's a creative and engaging activity to get your child on track with that pesky little line.
Get Sales Tax Savvy
For a fun activity that takes the dull out of decimals, show you child how to gain a better understanding of decimals - as dollar amounts!
Make a Hummingbird Feeder
With a clear dishwashing-liquid bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!
Keep a Horizon Calendar
Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week for as long as you can to come up with your own calendar.
Adding Colors: An Optical Experiment
What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.
Cuckoo for Crazy Quilts
Crazy quilting is a fun and easy way for kids to exercise some creativity and connect with the past.
Engage Your 5th Grade Traveler!
You've been talking about this vacation for years. You've saved the money and hoarded your days off from work. Your fifth grader is even, finally, old enough to savor the sights. It's a dream! There's just one teeny problem: it's about five hundred miles in the car, each way.
