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.
Here's a fun, geometric puzzle activity that will capture your child's interest and strengthen his number awareness and graphing skills.
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.
More activities for fifth grade:
Introduce Angles!
Sure, angles can be confusing. Here's a fun activity to brush up your child's knowledge of these geometry essentials.
A Field Guide to Grammar
Appositives? Clauses? Huh? Here's a review of some common (and commonly confused) grammar terms, as well as a quick activity to apply them to real life reading and writing.
The Mean, Median, and Mode Card Game
Want to ensure that your child's math knowledge stays sharp? Here's a card game that doubles as a mean, median, and mode refresher course.
Be a Space Explorer with Volume and Area
Every object can be measured with length, width or height, and those measurements can be used to find the volume and area of the object. Have your child observe, measure and record the amount of space objects occupy, and you'll have an inside space explorer on your hands in no time!
Bake a Chemistry Cake
A lot of science happens when you bake a cake. Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.
An Adverb Acting Game
Adverbs are all around us. Here's an adverb acting game that will have your child hungrily, unceasingly, enthusiastically learning!
Ick Can Stick! Make Milk Glue
Did you know you can make glue from milk? Try this experiment and the results will "stick" with you for a long time.
Break the Tension: A Water Experiment
Surface tension is one of water's most important properties. Help your child understand surface tension by showing her how she can create a "skin" on top of water.
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!
