5th grade activities

Throughout the school year, I know I would often find myself scrambling for ways to keep my students engaged in their learning and jazz up our classroom

SNOWBALL FIGHT! The ultimate win-win for teachers and students! This powerful learning activity engages students like no other, releases their extra energy, and allows you to quickly assess their skills. Here's how you can unleash the power of snowball fights in your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. It can be integrated into almost any compare and contrast lesson with just a little prep - and your upper elementary students will love this winter movement activity.

Back to school activities in my 5th grade classroom always include these two books! Learn how I use The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes and Mr. Peabody's Apples by Madonna to spark discussions on bullying, standing up for others, jumping to conclusions, and spreading rumors, which are important themes to tackle at this age. The life lessons taught in these books help me to develop a positive classroom culture at the beginning of the year and set the tone for the year in my 5th grade…

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Transform the end of the school year into a celebration of growth and accomplishment with these fun ideas and activities!

One of my favorite science units to teach is Matter. It's challenging enough to not be too watered down, the students make a bunch of meaningful connections, and there are so many fun activities for the students to do to enhance their understanding of various topics. I really like starting off my unit on Matter sitting on the rug with an anchor chart. There are so many super cute anchor charts out there, but I'm definitely not the most artistic person, and I really like to create them with…

If you are new to teaching 5th grade, you have come to the right place. This is a collection of blog posts and resources for 5th grade teachers.

Tons of free printable 4th grade worksheets, games and educational activites to make learning fun for grade 4 students.

Printable water cycle word search. Ideal for students 5th grade and older. 40 hidden water cycle themed words to find and circle. The remaining letters spell a mystery message about the water cycle.

Is your class getting a little loud at the end of the year? This game is the perfect activity to keep your class calm and entertained! Use this fun activity for kids in kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, or 5th grade! The best part? All you need is index cards! Read all about how to use this game in your class here!

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…

Advice for new 5th Grade teachers from 15 veteran teachers.

Looking for a fun and simple science activity that’s sure to entertain the kids?! In this quick, five minute experiment, little chemists mix up their own homemade bouncy balls.

8 ideas to keep students engaged and having fun with a simple worksheet

Printable back to school word search for grade 5 students. 24 hidden words, most of them are 5th grade spelling words. Pdf includes answer page.

Looking for some Last Week of School Activities for upper elementary students? Here are some ideas for your end of year celebration, perfect for 4th and 5th grade.

Jeopardy is a grade game to play in a third grade class in order to review important info amd assess students.

Engage your 4th, 5th and 6th grade students with this project based learning activity. Can easily work for middle school students too! your students will love planning a road trip from start to finish. Along they way they will use important math, reading, writing, problem solving, communication and map skills. A great activity to help students use skills with a real world application. Perfect for a whole class activity, PBL Fridays or even early finishers. #PBL #Elementary #MiddleSchool