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5th Grade English Language Arts Activities : Page 2

Your fifth grade aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

write a funny limerick

Write a Funny Limerick

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

social media book review

Social Media Book Review

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

famous africanamericans in history

Famous African-Americans in History

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

the daily news

The Daily News

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

write dad a basketball message

Write Dad a Basketball Message

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

make a city guide for kids

Make a City Guide For Kids!

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

root out the meaning of words

Root Out the Meaning of Words

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

a malalainspired activity listicle blog posts

A Malala-Inspired Activity: Listicle Blog Posts

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

action make movies as you read

Action! Make Movies as you Read

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

practice paint sample storytelling

Practice Paint Sample Storytelling

Here's a great project to get your child on the right track towards writing well thought-out proposals.

write an art project proposal

Write an Art Project Proposal

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

before and after halloween acrostic

Before and After Halloween Acrostic

Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.

find the gist a textbook study strategy

Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy

a soniainspired activity poetry readalouds

A Sonia-Inspired Activity: Poetry Read-Alouds

Here's a creative and engaging activity to get your child on track with that pesky little line.

make an apostrophe collage

Make an Apostrophe Collage

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

write a thanksgiving proclamation

Write a Thanksgiving Proclamation!

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and embracing a positive attitude throughout the holiday season.

be grateful

Be Grateful

Your child can explore color mixing and design while folding together a paint-filled paper and then using a marker to outline it.

color bugs

Color Bugs

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

teal pumpkin project spread the word

Teal Pumpkin Project: Spread the Word!

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

shoe sketch

Shoe Sketch

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

sensory poem halloween

Sensory Poem: Halloween

Textbook studying doesn't have to be a slog. Here's an at-home activity for before your middle-schooler begins those end-of-the-chapter review questions.

skim first answer later a textbook study strategy

Skim First, Answer Later: A Textbook Study Strategy

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

book through the summer

Book Through the Summer

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

make a progress portfolio

Make a Progress Portfolio

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

youre on the air write a commercial

You're on the Air! Write a Commercial

Cultivating resilience is one of the most important ways we can overcome challenges and reach our goals. In this activity, children will explore the concept of resilience and then create a video to explain and teach resilience to others.

resilience

Resilience

Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.

make a homework helper bookmark

Make a Homework Helper Bookmark!

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

go direct for better paragraphs

Go Direct for Better Paragraphs

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

build vocabulary by breaking it down

Build Vocabulary by Breaking it Down!

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

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