Grade 5
Free 5th grade games for science, math, reading, and civics
Five short practice games that line up with what fifth graders study: matter, number sense, vocabulary in context, U.S. government, and circuits. No logins and no ads.
Games on this page
Matter Study Guide Challenge
Grade 5
Vocabulary, states of matter, physical and chemical properties, mixtures, and physical vs. chemical change. It has a Print study guide button and a printable results card.
See It
Grade 5
Number sense with pictures: see groups in arrays, make friendly numbers on an open number line, break apart products with an area model, and draw bar models before computing.
Sentence Sleuth
Grades 5–8
Read a real sentence from public-domain literature and choose the word that fits the author's context. Three ranks set how many choices and clues students get.
Civic Deck
Grades 5–8
Flip study cards, then quiz on U.S. presidents, war eras, the three branches of government, and checks and balances. Practice mode gives hints and two attempts.
Circuit Workshop
Grades 4–6
Close switches and connect wires so a bulb lights. Puzzles move from a single loop to series bulbs and parallel branches. There is no timer.
A matter unit review that takes one class period
The Matter Study Guide Challenge is the anchor for fifth grade science. Every question and explanation comes word for word from its built-in study guide, so what students practice is the same as what they can print and take home.
- Open the game on the projector and press Study Guide. Read the states-of-matter section together.
- Print the guide with Print study guide for students who prefer paper, or for homework the night before a test.
- Students play one mode on their own devices. Each round has up to eight questions.
- At the end of the round, students can print the results card or take a screenshot as an exit ticket.
Using the other four games across the week
Use See It as a warm-up before a multiplication or word-problem lesson. Its lab has no quiz, so you can stay in it all period and ask “How did you see it?” Sentence Sleuth works as a ten-question reading station, and each solved case names its source book. Civic Deck fits a government unit: students mark cards “still learning” or “known” and review only what they missed. Circuit Workshop is a good bridge into the electricity lessons many schools teach in grades 4 and 5.
Standards
These games support practice toward fifth grade expectations. They do not replace a full curriculum.
- Matter Study Guide Challenge supports practice toward NGSS 5-PS1 (Matter and Its Interactions): describing and classifying matter by its properties and telling physical changes from chemical ones.
- See It supports practice toward Common Core 5.NBT (multi-digit multiplication with strategies based on place value and properties) and bar-model problem solving.
- Sentence Sleuth supports practice toward CCSS L.5.4a, using context as a clue to the meaning of a word.
- Civic Deck supports practice toward C3 Framework civics outcomes on the structure and powers of government.
Frequently asked questions
Is it free?
Yes. Every game is free, with no ads, no paid tier, and nothing to unlock.
Do students need to log in?
No. There are no accounts or sign-ups for students or teachers. Students open a link and play.
Is this really fifth grade level?
The Matter Study Guide Challenge and See It are written for grade 5. Sentence Sleuth and Civic Deck span grades 5–8, and Circuit Workshop spans grades 4–6, so they also work for students who need review or a stretch.
Does it work offline and on Chromebooks?
Yes. Every game runs in Chrome on a Chromebook. Use Download HTML in the catalog to save one file to a shared drive or USB stick. That file runs with the Wi-Fi off.
Is there a printable?
Yes, for matter. The Matter Study Guide Challenge prints its full study guide and a results card. The other games on this page don't have worksheets yet, but the printable worksheets page has spelling (through grade 8), fractions, and states and capitals sheets with answer keys.
Is any student data collected?
No. Scores stay in the browser on that device. See the privacy page.
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