5th and 6th Grade Activities : Page 23

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

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

This fun science fair project idea helps students learn how acid rains are formed and explore how acid rain damages the environment.

Here's a game your child is sure to love playing with her friends: French Cricket. Just grab a baseball bat and a tennis ball, and you're set.

Pureed ripe peaches, vanilla yogurt, agave nectar, and juicy chunks of peach come together to form a refreshing pop that hits the spot on a hot summer day.

Young artists will combine two animals into one in this imaginative art-project-slash-game!

Let these cute shamrock earrings bring the luck of the Irish to your fifth grader's ears!

Show your love of nature with this pretty vase made with vines. It will be perfect for holding a floral bouquet!

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

Introduce your fifth grader to the Kinara, part of the Kwanzaa tradition, by playing this fast-paced, two player game!

Your middle schooler will receive a boost in his creative writing skills and reflect on the importance of Christmas as he rewrites the Charles Dickens classic.

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

Show your fifth grader how fun and fashionable recycling can be! Guide her in making her own wallet by fusing together old plastic bags with an iron.

If your kid looks like she needs a break from homework or something to work on during commercials, show her how to make a necklace of paper beads!

The proportion game combines chance with math skills and is a perfect way for your third grader to become more familiar with equivalent fractions.

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

Create a dramatic, elegant line drawing of a pumpkin in this white-on-black Halloween art project. 

What better way to care for the earth than to create a Call to Action plan for the entire family?

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

Want to play publisher for a day? Become a book jacket illustrator for this creative and fun project.

Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

This science fair project idea discovers whether there are some objects that do not fall at a constant rate.

This refreshing salad is tasty and chock full of fresh veggies! Your child will hone her slicing skills as she makes this delicious dish.

Nothing says Father's Day like a brand new necktie. Much tastier than fabric ties, these sweet baked versions are the perfect gift for Dad.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.

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