5th and 6th Grade Activities : Page 31

Salmon is a great source of protein and essential omega 3's, which makes this dish just what the doctor ordered for your growing child.

From a Twilight novel to required reading, kids will learn about preconceptions as they predict a book's story based on the cover.

Help your child get creative and collect leaves of various sizes and textures that she can use to make animal art.

Dress up the dining table with a sweet craft right in time for Valentine's Day.

Next time your fifth grader's in the mood for a tasty treat, try whipping up some homemade drop scones!

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen his ability to work with and interpret data in various forms.

In this science fair project, students will try to discover if test subjects can detect the presence of Monosodium Glutumate (MSG) in food.

Make this delectable custard, meringue, and graham cracker pie will give your fifth grader practice with measurement and get him interested in the kitchen.

In this activity, your child will use mindfulness to practice staying as still as they can. Then, during a freeze dance activity, they will pay attention to the constellation of sensations and feelings throughout parts of their bodies.

Cultivating resilience is one of the most important ways we can overcome challenges and reach our goals. In this activity, children will explore the concept of resilience and then create a video to explain and teach resilience to others.

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

Here's a creative and engaging activity to get your child on track with that pesky little line.

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

Invite your fifth grader to design a fleet of miniature paddle boats to race in the family bathtub.

Science fair project which determines whether a person's taste in music is dictated by the key that the song is written in.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

This easy indoor activity teaches kids how to mix kitchen ingredients into watercolor paints, while giving a crash course in color-combining.

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

Surprise your favorite bookworm this Halloween with a witchy bookmark!

Science fair project that determines whether tapping a pomegranate with a spoon helps it release its seeds.

Does dough rise faster with unbleached or bleached flour? Investigate in this science fair project idea.

Create tasty and healthy bruschetta the whole family will love and get your child in the kitchen involved in making the food they eat!

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

Science fair project that uses muriatic acid to develop fingerprints that would otherwise be invisible.

Find out whether optical mice are useful on all surfaces or if there are drawbacks to this supposedly superior solution to the traditional roller-ball mouse.

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.

Let your fifth grader get in touch with this inner chef by making these delicious no-bake nanaimo bars--named after a city in Canada.