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.
No Sew Quilt
Crazy quilting is a fun and easy way for kids to exercise some creativity and connect with the past.
Can You Break the Egg?
In this simple science experiment, your child will learn how lightweight Styrofoam protects a fragile object in a fall in the same way that it protects your head, in the form of a bicycle helmet, when you fall while biking.
Draw an Emotional Self-Portrait
Did you know that colors can affect your emotions? Encourage your child to explore color and its mood-altering effects by creating his own self portrait using only warm or cool colors.
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.
Make Lines Like Bridget Riley
Encourage your child to take a page from Bridget Riley and the op art movement, and see if she can create an optical illusion in her artwork.
Craft a ME Pennant
Your child can transform a triangle of felt into a colorful and motivating pennant sharing all her favorite characteristics and traits.
Make a Homemade Hand Warmer!
Here's a perfect experiment for a cold, wintry day! The loaded combination of a few natural materials results in a natural warming device that will astonish your child!
Create a Tornado in Your Kitchen
Help your child harness the awesome power of this meteorological phenomenon by recreating a tornado vortex in the safety of your kitchen.
Fact or Inference? Learn the Difference
Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.
Match Animal Adaptation: A Card Game
Adaptation is described as the way a plant or animal adjusts to its environment. In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!
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