4th and 5th Grade Fall Activities

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills this holiday season! This decadent bread pudding, dressed up with pumpkin and warm spices, is a holiday show-stopper.

Young chefs can easily make this simple soup, perfect for a brisk fall day. Along with being very flavorful, it makes a perfect pre-dinner appetizer or lunch!

Any time is the perfect time to whip up a delicious batch of fluffy pumpkin cookies.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

A package of memory wire and some beads are all that your artist needs to make a bracelet. The challenge will be to come up with a design inspired by autumn.

Celebrate the flavors of fall by making this sweet breakfast treat with your child. It beats the stuff from the box any day!

Learn about Rosh Hashanah and other Jewish holidays by planning and creating a Jewish holiday calendar.

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

Did you know cooking supports your child in learning complex math skills? Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills by whipping up some healthy sweet potatoes for a dinner side dish!

Sweet potatoes lend a creamy texture and peppery seasoning gives a spicy kick in this fall hash recipe.

Teach your child how easy it is to make homemade pasta, infused with delicious and nutritious autumn pumpkins.

Celebrate autumn by making a beautiful pastel art piece with corn as its theme.

Baked rather than fried, these sweet potato fries are a healthier alternative to classic French fries.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

Use this simple and versatile sauce in pasta, sandwiches, or atop baked chicken.

Crowned with orange cream cheese frosting and studded with chocolate chips, these pumpkin muffins make a delicious fall treat.

By selecting a pattern and carefully repeating it on the entire surface of a pumpkin, your child will transform a simple garden vegetable into a work of art.

Your child can turn cookie dough into a big pile of colorful painted fall leaves ready for eating!

Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad.

Air-drying clay gives your young artist the opportunity to make a simple bowl that mimics the beauty of an autumn leaf.