Learn at Home Activities for Grades 3-5
From science to financial literacy, we encourage you to take advantage of these activity books, guides, and other resources to help children (Grades 3-5) remain engaged in educational experiences throughout their school closure.
Note: Grade levels are indicated in italics.
Subjects:
- 4-H
- All Subjects
- Art
- Build
- Coding
- Crafts
- Educational Websites
- Educational Videos
- Geography
- Government
- Health and Nutrition
- History
- Math
- Music
- NASA
- Outdoor Education/Environmental Science
- Physics
- Reading
- Science
4-H
- 4‑H Inspire Kids to Do Activity Guide (download available on the National 4-H website) 3-5
- 4-H Healthy Living Activity Guide (PDF) (National 4-H website) ALL AGES
- 4-H STEM Toolkits (Cooperative Extension: 4-H website) ALL AGES
- Discover 4-H Clubs (download available on the Utah State Univerity 4-H website) 3-5
- Social Distancing: Making History A 4-H Journal (PDF) (Cornell Cooperative Extension | Chemung County) 3-5
- Social Distancing: Making History A 4-H Journal for Cloverbuds (PDF) (Cornell Cooperative Extension | Chemung County) 3-5
All Subjects
- 20 Virtual Field Trips to Take with Your Kids (Adventures in Familyhood website) ALL AGES
- BrainPOP Jr. (BrainPOP Jr. website) 3-5
- BrainPOP STEM (BrainPOP website) 3-5
- Khan Academy website: online and fun lessons on subjects for kids K-12 (all subjects) ALL AGES
- Maine Agriculture in the Classroom website ALL AGES
- Worksheet Works.com website (printable subject worksheets and puzzles) 3-5
Art
- Duplicate Your Drawings with a Homemade Machine (Scientific American website) (Art, STEM) 3-5
- LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems!, Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home (The Kennedy Center website) 3-5
- Make Your Drawings Float! (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch (Video) (Travel + Leisure website) ALL AGES
Build
- Build a Paper Airplane Launcher (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Build a Recycling-Sorting Machine (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Build a Wind-Powered Car (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Build Your Own Speaker (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Chill Out by Making Homemade Slushies (Scientific American website) ALL AGES
- Gear Up Your Candy (Scientific American website) 3-5
- Lift Water with an Archimedes Screw (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Make a Marble Roller Coaster (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Make a Toy Sailboat (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Make Elephant Toothpaste (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Shaky Science: Build a Seismograph (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Surviving the Stormy Seas — with Science (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- What Material Makes the Strongest Bridge? (Scientific American website) ALL AGES
Coding
- 4-H NYSD 2018: Code Your World (National 4-H website) (Coding, will require a computer) 3-5
- CS First: A free computer science curriculum that makes coding easy to teach and fun to learn (Google for Education website) (Coding, will require a computer) 3-5
- Imagine, Program, Share: Create stories, games and animations, Share with others around the world (Scratch website, an MIT site) (Coding) ALL AGES
- Learn to Code! Learn computer science. Change the world. (CODE website) (Coding) ALL AGES
- Robot, Make Me a Sandwich! (Scientific American website) (Coding, unplugged, no computer needed, 2 people+) ALL AGES
Crafts
- Discover 4-H Sewing Clubs (PDF) Debra Proctor, Susan Haws, Stacey MacArthur (Illinois Extension website) (Fiber Crafts) 3-5
- The 4-H Knitting Handbook (PDF), Debra Proctor and Susan Haws (Digital Commons) (Fiber Crafts) 3-5
Educational Websites
Educational Videos
- Khan Academy website ALL AGES
- NeoK12 website ALL AGES
Geography
- National Geographic Kids website ALL AGES
Government
Health and Nutrition
- 4-H Yoga Project (PDF)
(University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources website) 3-5 - Exponential Growth (YouTube) Microbes such as bacteria multiply rapidly at room temperature on fresh produce. Learn about “exponential growth” and why it’s important to keep perishable foods cold. 3-5
- “Mainely Dish” Recipe Video Series A University of Maine Cooperative Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) “Mainely Dish” Recipe Video Series. ALL AGES
- Social Distancing: Making History A 4-H Journal (PDF) (Cornell Cooperative Extension | Chemung County) 3-5
- Social Distancing: Making History A 4-H Journal for Cloverbuds (PDF) (Cornell Cooperative Extension | Chemung County) 3-5
- Yoga for Kids, A 4-H Healthy Living Program (PDF) (Georgia 4-H website) 3-5
History
- Google Historical Voyages and Events website ALL AGES
- Liberty’s Kids Video Series (YouTube) (LibertysKidsTV YouTube Channel) 3-5
- Social Distancing: Making History A 4-H Journal (PDF) (Cornell Cooperative Extension | Chemung County) 3-5
- Social Distancing: Making History A 4-H Journal for Cloverbuds (PDF) (Cornell Cooperative Extension | Chemung County) 3-5
Math
- Exponential Growth (YouTube) Microbes such as bacteria multiply rapidly at room temperature on fresh produce. Learn about “exponential growth” and why it’s important to keep perishable foods cold. 3-5
- IXL website 3-5
- Worksheet Works.com website (printable worksheets) 3-5
- What Are The Chances? (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
Music
NASA
- Expeditionary Skills for Life: Embarking on Pilgrimages (NASA website) ALL AGES
- Mars Rover Obstacle Course (Scientific American website) (STEM) ALL AGES
- NASA STEM Engagement page (Parents and Educators Pages), (NASA/National Aeronautics and Space Administration website) ALL AGES
- NASA STEM Engagement page, Youth, Grades K-4 (NASA website) 3-5
- NASA STEM Engagement page, Youth, Grades 5-8 (NASA website) 3-5
Outdoor Education/Environmental Science
- BirdSleuth Explorer’s Guidebook page (download available) (The Cornell Lab website) ALL AGES
- Explore Marine Science and Aquaculture (Cooperative Extension 4-H website) 3-5
- Lead Indoor Science Experiences (beetles project, indoor science experiences) (beetles website) ALL AGES
- Lead Outdoor Science Experiences (beetles project, indoor science experiences) (beetles website) ALL AGES
- Offshore Wind (Cooperative Extension: 4-H website) 3-5
- Youth Gardening Activities (Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County website) ALL AGES
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Physics
- Flying Stick Chain Reaction (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Free Comic Books Turns Kids Onto Physics: Start With the Adventures of Nikola Tesla (Open Culture website) ALL AGES
- Hula-Hooping with a Rubber Band (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Make Your Own Rainbow (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Slippery Slopes, and the Angle of Repose (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
Reading
- #OperationsStorytime | Your Favorite Authors Host Story Time Online! (Cool Progeny website) 3-5
- 800 Free eBooks for iPad, Kindle & Other Devices (Open Culture website) ALL AGES
- Lit2Go website (audiobooks) ALL AGES
Science
- 36 Resources for STEM Project-Based Learning Activities (Wabisabi Learning website) (STEM) 3-5
- Ask Dr. Universe (Washington State University website) (STEM and more) 3-5
- Bring Science Home (Scientific American website, Education section) 3-5
- Change the Size of a Shadow! (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Experiment Library (science experiments for kids) (Steve Spangler Science website) (STEM) ALL AGES
- Find Your Blind Spot! (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Free, easy science for remote learning (lessons for educators and parents) (Mystery Science website) 3-5
- Free STEM Resources (STEMfinity website) (STEM) 3-5
- Generation Genius website (for Educators and Parents) (STEM, for educators and parents) 3-5
- How Do You Stop Superbugs? (Scientific American website) 3-5
- Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Science Activities for Young Minds (Michigan State University, MSU Extension 4-H Science and Engineering website) (STEM) 3-5
- Science with a Smartphone: Decibel Meter (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Science with a Smartphone: Measure Light with Lux (Scientific American website) 3-5
- Slime Art, How to make Art from Slime (Steve Spangler Science website) (ART) ALL AGES
- STEM Lessons for Middle School (Vanderbilt University website) 3-5
- Teaching Science When You Don’t Know Diddly-Squat Series (Michigan State University, MSU Extension 4-H Science and Engineering website) 3-5
- Weathering Rocks (Scientific American website) (STEM) 3-5
- Welcome to STEM Lab! (National 4-H website) (STEM) 3-5