Fifth grade activities fun

Fun and engaging ideas to get to know your students at the beginning of the school year. Build a strong classroom community with these free resources.

Many years ago when getting my master's degree, I had to take a theater course. Don't ask me why! To this day I still don't get it. It was a theater class focused on using theater and games in the classroom. One of the games the professor showed us was Name It! I have actually played this game for many years with my friends. It is a fun favorite. Let me tell you how it is played. It begins with a set of cards that have various topics written on them. Have all your friends stand in a circle…

Visualizing the text is such an important reading strategy used for building your students’ reading comprehension. This reading teacher's blog post shares teaching tips, strategies, activities, and resources for teaching visualizing in your classroom (reading crafts, posters and graphic organizers). Helpful for second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade teachers.

Students will have fun while learning how to cooperate and communicate.

One of my favorite things about back to school, is knowing that I get to meet and love on a brand new bunch of kids for the school year. I’m sure you feel the same way, and have your lesson planner packed to the max with different “get-to-know-you activities.” I want to share with you […]

Get your students reading and writing this summer with these fun and engaging enrichment activities for elementary grades.

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Help Save Fred is a great stem activity! This save Fred the worm is super fun stem activity will help your students strengthen team building skills and...

How to Make Scratch Art- Paper plate and oil pastel craft for kids to make! Fun at home art activity to do. Fun painting fun. DIY project/ art project scratch art.

The first week of school sure is a busy one! I work hard to balance the mandatory paperwork with games, hands-on activities and team-building fun. Even with bigger kids, it’s important to keep them moving throughout the day and providing a variety of activities. 1. Marshmallow Tower For this activity, you’ll need the following materials […]