We designed this fifth grade summer learning calendar to be a fun, easy way for your child to practice important skills over the summer. Fifth graders should be able to work independently on most of these worksheets and activities, but if you can, check on your child’s progress periodically throughout the day. As a study break, encourage your child to try the PE challenges or get some exercise. It will help them focus — and it’s a great study habit for middle school and beyond. For the science activities, an adult’s curiosity and assistance may be needed. Remember, kids this age respond more to positive reinforcement, so showing your enthusiasm at whatever your child accomplishes will give them motivation to keep trying! See more summer learning calendars.
Reading comprehension: Hard Times
Adding fractions, uncommon denominators
Draw Baby Yoda in space (on Art Projects for Kids)
Subtracting fractions, uncommon denominators
What Edison teaches us about success (on PBS)
Reading comprehension: dialects
Changing improper fractions to mixed numbers
Making the case for health (on PBS)
Poems: comparing rhythm and sound
Colons, semicolons, and dashes
Unsung history makers: Maria Moreno (on PBS)
Reading comprehension: David Copperfield
Comparing and ordering decimals
Draw the Statue of Liberty (on Art Projects for Kids)
We hope this 5th grade summer learning calendar is helpful. Check out the summer learning calendars for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade, too!
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