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Fifth Grade Activities

Fifth graders can be tough customers when it comes to extracurricular learning, but you're sure to find something to accommodate just about any preference among our collection of fifth grade activities. Whether you have a kid who needs to play catch-up in a few areas or you're dealing with a more advanced learner, you'll find plenty of ideas that suit your needs right here. Check out these activities and try out a few to keep your kid engaged and learning.

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Introduce Angles!

Sure, angles can be confusing. Here's a fun activity to brush up your child's knowledge of these geometry essentials.

Want to help make studying the nervous system a little more fun? This thinking cap is a great way to learn external human brain anatomy.

The Amazing Equation Race

Here's an interactive, fast-paced game that will make your fifth grader feel more comfortable with simple equations.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Book Through the Summer

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize his writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

Make a Fistful of Slime!

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Fold for Fractions!

Here's a hands-on way to help your child understand how common fractions can be equivalent.

Trace the "Steps" to the American Revolution

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

Lucky Leprechauns!

Explore the math concept of probability with your fifth grader on "lucky" St. Patrick's day this year!

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

Go Shopping for Decimal Practice!

Here's an activity that will get your child's attention with a back-to-school shopping spree. He'll use decimal skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide!

Make a Sequence Sandwich!

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

You're on the Air! Write a Commercial

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

Solar System Garland

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your kid to astronomy.

This entertaining magic trick will 'trick' kids into using math skill to impress their friends!

Revolutionary War Game

Be active while learning about American history with this twist on the classic running game "Capture the Flag."

Play Frisbee Golf

Frisbee golf is a game that incorporates the rules of golf with the fun of frisbee. Here's how to get started with your child:

Make a Galaxy Mobile

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

Watch Acids and Bases Produce Colors!

Show your child how to concoct a simple duo of household ingredients that changes color as acids and bases are added!

How Strong are a Bird's Bones?

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

Different Types of Rocks

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Civil War Hardtack

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

Study Game: Planets!

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

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