5th grade activities

Printable apple fill in puzzles for kids. These word puzzles focus on vocabulary used when apple picking, apple deserts, parts of apples & apple varieties. Fun fall spelling & vocabulary activities.

Snowball fights aren't just for brain breaks (or winter)! Try this compare/contrast activity and see for yourself the invaluable learning and assessing power of snowball fights in your classroom!

Cool experiments to pique kids' interest in science.

Little explorers take a mini-tour of the United States on this third grade geography and social studies worksheet. Kids use a map to answer geography questions.

First days of school can be stressful. There's an insane amount of pressure to make a great first impression. The administration wants you to go over the handbook of rules for the district. There's tons of forms that need to be filled out. You need to learn their names and it's hard because half the names don't match your class list. His name is Samuel but he goes by S.J. Her name on your roll says Mary, but she goes by Mary Beth. You want to start off the year on the right note regarding…

Last year the cup stack was one of my FAVORITE team building activities (see post here). So, naturally, I wanted to give it another shot! The Cup Stack is a fun, yet challenging activity that promotes team work. The supplies are basic: cups, string, rubber bands. I go ahead and tie the string to the rubber bands so it is ready to go. I make a few for groups of 4 and a few for groups of 5, this way no matter what the numbers are in the classroom I can make it work. I start by asking students…

Looking for some fun and engaging PBL project based learning ideas? Get 9 fresh and exciting project based learning activities for elementary and middles school students, as well as homeschool families! From starting a hot cocoa stand to designing a water park to planning a road trip, these PBL projects with math and writing are just the ticket for fun, hands-on learning for kids in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms and homeschooling families.

This fun pumpkin math game is a great way for 5th-8th graders to work on order of operations. This math activity is perfect for fall.

MUST TRY spinning Christmas trees expeirment is super cool and EASY! This holiday science project is perfect STEM idea for December.