Year five maths Activities & Games
In search of maths inspiration? Whether you have a kid who's in need of a little review or one who already has a firm handle on key concepts, our maths activities and games make maths exciting! We have all kinds of activities that focus on everything from volume and probability, to place value and multiples. You'll love our recipe ideas that highlight fractions, and our card games perfect for practising multiplication and division skills. Your budding mathematician will even have the opportunity to complete calculator riddles! Check out our ample selection of maths games and activities and find a few for your young learner today.
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Pumpkin Investigation
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Pumpkin Investigation
Incorporate some maths and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin
Year 4
Maths
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Jack-o'-Lantern...Lanterns!
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Jack-o'-Lantern...Lanterns!
Jack-o'-lantern paper lanterns create a spooky ambiance in your home. While making them, your child will be learning to measure in centimeters.
Year 5
Maths
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Teach Decimals on a Budget
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Teach Decimals on a Budget
Try this entertaining and educational maths activity that will teach your child how to add and subtract decimals.
Year 5
Maths
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In the Box
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In the Box
Toss playing cards into boxes while you practise addition and multiplication with decimals in this fun, year five maths game.
Year 5
Maths
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Trading Places
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Trading Places
Introduce decimals and place value with this fun maths card game for year five students.
Year 5
Maths
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Understand Volume Using Sugar Cubes
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Understand Volume Using Sugar Cubes
Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.
Year 5
Maths
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New Year's maths
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New Year's maths
Start the new year with this year five maths "Calculation Challenge!"
Year 5
Maths
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Dividing by Fractions ... with Graham Crackers!
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Dividing by Fractions ... with Graham Crackers!
Teach your fourth grader an important maths concept with this quick and simple activity that shows him how to divide whole numbers by fractions.
Year 5
Maths
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A Mathematical Card Trick
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A Mathematical Card Trick
Teach your kid a fun mathematical magic trick! All you'll need is a deck of cards and basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills.
Year 5
Maths
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Holiday Gift Budget
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Holiday Gift Budget
Use the holiday gift giving season as an excuse to give your fourth grader a valuable lesson in making and keeping a budget!
Year 5
Maths
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Play Domino Deal for maths Review!
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Play Domino Deal for maths Review!
In this activity, your child will get a review of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using classic domino pieces.
Year 5
Maths
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Play Cards for Place Value
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Play Cards for Place Value
Is your child struggling to remember the rules of place value? Here's a fun series of hands-on activities to help your child put the value in place value!
Year 5
Maths
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Temperature Game
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Temperature Game
Use playing cards to learn about temperature as well as positive and negative integers in this year five maths game.
Year 5
Maths
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Prime Numbers Game
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Prime Numbers Game
This prime number game is the perfect way to get to know prime numbers. Deal the cards and flip them over. When players a prime number they call out, "Prime!"
Year 5
Maths
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How to Paint like Georgia O'Keeffe
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How to Paint like Georgia O'Keeffe
Show your child how to paint in true Georgia O'Keeffe style. He'll enjoy painting art inspired by a master, and boost his maths skills, too.
Year 5
Maths
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Pumpkin Measurements
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Pumpkin Measurements
This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.
Year 5
Maths
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Multiplication War
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Multiplication War
Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.
Year 5
Maths
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Dice Probability
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Dice Probability
Analyze this simple betting game with your year five student in order to discuss probability.
Year 5
Maths
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Pumpkin Nut Bread
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Pumpkin Nut Bread
Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.
Year 6
Maths
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Bake Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
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Bake Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills this holiday season! This decadent bread pudding, dressed up with pumpkin and warm spices, is a holiday show-stopper.
Year 4
Maths
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Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
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Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Did you know cooking supports your child in learning complex maths skills? Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills by whipping up some healthy sweet potatoes for a dinner side dish!
Year 6
Maths
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