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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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Get Astronomical with an Indoor Star Show!

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

Create a Collection That Rocks!

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

Social Media Book Review

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Inspect Animal Tracks

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

Write a Funny Limerick

Your fifth grade aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

Make an Electrical Zapper

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Reaction Time Science: How Fast Are You?

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

Adding Colors: An Optical Experiment

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

Air Particle Experiment

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

Fishing for Headlines

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

Algebra All Around: 3 Activities

Here are three activities you can do at home and around town to bring algebra into your daily lives.

If I Were an Olympic Athlete...

Why not have your fifth grader put herself in her favorite athlete's shoes? She'll love learning about an athlete that she admires.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Match Animal Adaptation: A Card Game

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

Everyday Darwin: Create a Nature Journal

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Write a Secret Sentence Poem

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

Sourdough Science!

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Make a Hummingbird Feeder

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

Civil War Letter

This Veterans Day or Memorial Day, have your kid put himself in the shoes of a Civil War soldier and write to a loved one.

Fortune Cookie Recipe

Your child can personalize these customizable cookies for friends and family as he makes his own fortune cookies from this fortune cookie recipe.

Duct Tape Flowers

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Famous African-Americans in History

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate his knowledge of famous African-Americans.

Apple Cider Cupcakes

Surprise your child by taking the apple cider from the fridge and transforming it into a wonderful treat!

Draft a Family Constitution

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

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