Activities for 5th graders

Balloon hovercraft is simple to make in just 5-10 minutes! This cd hovercraft experiment is a fun kids STEM activity for all ages.

Discover some fascinating, no prep, STEM activities and challenges you can do with your students using paper! Engineering, math and science.

Find 5th grade science projects for the science fair, or get hands-on classroom activities on matter, ecosystems, astronomy, and more.

Free printable roll a monster game for you. Simply print the kids game, grab dice and crayons or markers. This simple kids activity will keep your kids entertained. Perfect kids activity for a rainy afternoon.

I kind of feel like "fun" and "indoor recess" is a bit of an oxymoron. Indoor recess days used to stress me out, but I've come up with a couple tried and true indoor recess ideas that are great for those dreaded rainy days. Sometimes I will divide students into small groups and let them choose from a list of activities, other times we will play whole group games. Either way, older kids need breaks too (and so do we). Here is a list of some indoor games and brain break activities for those…

Fun With Firsties

Help your kids dive into the exciting world of science with these 19 really FUN Edible Science Experiments perfect for kids of all ages.

The anatomy of our hands is complex and intricate. To explore how our fingers on our hands are able to move, build a robot hand with your kid!

This amazing Pencil in Water Bag Experiment is a cool science project for kids with instant wow factor. Best part is you probably have all the supplies.

Decorate and fly these fun paper plate frisbees this summer!