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.
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.
Tip the Scales for Estimation
This hands-on-activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer "makes sense." Plus, it's a great way for family members to help your child solve a "weighty" problem.
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.
You're on the Air! Write a Commercial
By strengthening their oral communication skills, students become confident speakers, whether they are speaking one-on-one or to an audience. Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!
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!
The Amazing Equation Race
Games are a great way to ease your fifth-graderâs fear of new math concepts. Here's an interactive, fast-paced game that will make your fifth-grader fell more comfortable with simple equations.
Tic Tac Toe for Three Equations in a Row!
One way to âtrickâ your child into getting extra practice with one-step equations is to play a variation of the classic game, tic tac toe.
"Bump!" A Spelling Game
Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!
Playground Physics
Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.
Go Direct for Better Paragraphs
If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.
