Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!

Toss playing cards into boxes while you practice addition and multiplication with decimals in this fun, fifth grade math game.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Cool down this summer and stay active, too, with a wet clothes relay! 

Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

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.

The human knot game is a perfect team-building exercise and a fun activity that's sure to bring lots of laughs along the way.

Movement activities are crucial for developing minds and bodies. Animal movements, in particular, encourage children to think about their own body mechanics in comparison with animals they may have observed.

Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed spitting contest!

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

Work on finding means and medians in this fifth grade math card game.

Firefly flash tag is a great way to get your kids outdoors and running around during the dog days (or nights) of summer.

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!

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

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