5th Grade Activities : Page 27

Your child can turn dinner into a flavorful adventure that transports the entire family to a land far away with some quick and easy Thai peanut noodles.

Use this simple and versatile sauce in pasta, sandwiches, or atop baked chicken.

This simple illuminaria can be made for any season or holiday. It's so fun that parents and kids alike will enjoy making a new one for each special holiday!

Physical touch through tapping and hugging can be a wonderful way to regulate emotions. In this social emotional learning activity, your child will explore the power of tapping or hugging to help them calm down and relieve feelings of stress or anxiety.

What can you do with hair after its cut? This science project teaches you practical uses for human hair.

Part food craft, part witchcraft, this is a yummy delight your middle schooler will want to make à and eat!

Retablos are a kind of Latin American folk art that blend personal and spiritual themes. Have your child create her own version of retablo artwork.

Heart-shaped crackers are a tasty and unexpected snack perfect for your young valentine. Combine the fun of crafting with food with these heart-shaped crackers.

Spice up a traditional watercolor painting project with magazine cutout letters that spell out your favorite poem.

Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea determines the probability of a coin landing heads or tails.

Has your junior chef moved beyond chicken nuggets and mac and cheese? Challenge him to create his own brand of infused olive oil.

Let your child create a fun and easy locker blackboard out of an old cereal box!

Fresh kale and coconut milk come together in this a fragrant dish that makes a great vegetable side or light main course.

Frog cupcakes make the perfect treat for kids who love their amphibians.

Here's a simple, fun activity which will save you time and reinforce your child's math skills along the way.

Does your child love sushi? How about creating something a little different with these avocado sushi bites that have a little cucumber too!

Inspired by Japanese woodcuts, this make your own stamps project will be a big hit with your fifth grade or middle school child.

Did you know cooking supports your child in learning complex math skills? Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills by whipping up some healthy sweet potatoes for a dinner side dish!

Science fair project that determines whether mass and weight are the same or different.

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Want a word game to play? How about just a fun way to spend the afternoon? Get creative thinking going and have fun with vocabulary!

Crazy quilting is a fun and easy way for kids to exercise some creativity and connect with the past.

Your child's journal should be as unique as she is. Help her transform a simple notebook into a personalized piece of art.

Here's a hands-on activity that helps your child understand the concept of "circumference."

Transform that big batch of stuffing into a new dish to add some zest to your dinner with this leftover stuffing recipe.

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.