Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

In this activity, your child will reflect on one role model in their life or research one historical figure that has displayed perseverance. Then, they will create a slideshow presentation or poster that defines and illustrates perseverance.

Bake domino cookies and spark your child's interest in traditional games. This baking activity is great for 5th-6th grade children.

Encourage the brain-body connection in your child with movement games. This activity will decide who’s got the better moves, throughout the ages of music!

Introduce your child to the world of kite flying with Kite Frisbee, a great game that develops her kite flying and Frisbee playing abilities at the same time.

Petanque, a traditional French lawn game, is a wonderful activity to entertain groups of kids and help them learn a little bit about other cultures.

Here's a game your child is sure to love playing with her friends: French Cricket. Just grab a baseball bat and a tennis ball, and you're set.

Cool down this summer and stay active, too, with a wet clothes relay! 

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

Want to ensure that your child's math knowledge stays sharp? This mean, median, and mode game is the perfect way to reinforce these essential math concepts.

Here's an interactive, fast-paced game that will make your fifth grader feel more comfortable with simple equations.

In this activity, your child gets to peek behind the curtain of puzzle making as they create their very own "Spot the Differences" game!

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!

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

The human knot game is a perfect team-building exercise and a fun activity that's sure to bring lots of laughs along the way.

Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed spitting contest!

Not every poem needs to be about leaves and love. If your fifth grader is more attached to his phone or computer, introduce him to the apostrophe poem.

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

Frisbee golf is a game that incorporates the rules of golf with the fun of frisbee. Here's how to get started with your child:

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.

Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.

Make this delectable custard, meringue, and graham cracker pie will give your fifth grader practice with measurement and get him interested in the kitchen.

Let your fifth grader get in touch with this inner chef by making these delicious no-bake nanaimo bars--named after a city in Canada.

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

In this version of the classic card game, students will gain an understanding of equivalents and may not even realize it's a math review!

Explore the math concept of probability with your fifth grader on "lucky" St. Patrick's day this year!

This fun and easy quiz show game will help your fifth grader memorize and study vocabulary from their math, science, social studies, and language arts classes!

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.