Fifth Grade Social Studies Activities
Fifth Grade Social Studies activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy fifth grade social studies activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Browse the activities below or use the selector to find similar activities.
Indian Painting: Art In Nature
Explore the beautiful art and culture of India with this fun and creative project. Your child will expand her artistic and cultural horizons and create a stunning work of art in the process.
Mexican Tin Mirror
Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.
On the Road Again! Back Seat Activities
Are you at a loss for how to keep your child entertained during those long hours on your next road trip? Here are some great ways to keep your child's mind active and learning while he passes the time on the road.
Make Mosaic Names
Kids can decorate their sketchbooks, book reports or notebooks with their name or initials created in paper mosaic patterns.
Summer Salad: Make Japanese Vermicelli Salad
Your child is sure to find this colorful pink, green and white salad simply irresistible. Put her in charge of the slicing and measuring so she can hone her knife skills and her ability to follow written directions.
Design Your Own Anasazi Pottery
For young budding anthropologists, this is the perfect creative project. In this activity, your child will study images of Anasazi pottery, then use what she's learned to create her own patterned pottery in the Anasazi style.
Play the U.S.A. Bingo Game
If your child is having trouble with state and capitals, introduce him to this entertaining game that draws on the centuries-old practice of Bingo. This will provide repetition to teach him the states and capitals in a fun way!
Cane Like a Colonist
In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.
Make an Adopt-a-Nation Olympic Chart!
With hundreds of countries sending athletes to the Olympic Games, how can your child learn about other teams while still enjoying a piece of the action? By adopting 5 teams as his own, of course! Here's how:
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