What are some educational (and fun) games, DVDs, etc. for 5th grade science, social studies, and math?

Question

I've looked at "Where in the World is Carmen San Diego", "Jumpstart", and a few others.

Any more suggestions?

Answer 1

LearningSquared is a create and play your own classroom jeopardy game.  It can be used for any subject because you enter the questions / answers.  

It is not really an individually but rather a group play game.

Answer 2

Science DVDs = Bill Nye the Science Guy handsdown...the kids love him and you can find topics on just about anything related to science...you can order his videos or DVDs from this site and also on Amazon I believe. You may want to check your school library and public library for these as well.

http://dep.disney.go.com/educational/bil...

Social Studies DVDs = Just the Facts series...these focus primarily on the government portion of 5th grade starting with the American Revolution...they are quite good and make the topics relevant to the kids.

Social Studies games = I suggest getting a book on social studies simulations from Scholastic like this one. I have used it multiple times and the kids always love the activities and get a lot from them.

http://shop.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/st...

I would also recommend using books written by Jean Fritz to help teach 5th grade social studies. She writes biographies on numerous characters and events from history in a fun and interesting way. My students do a project on her books every year and love it!

As for math, my kids love to play a variety of different mental math games from I Have, Who Has to Beat the Teach to Multiplication War. Here is a website with some great game ideas:

http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com/ide...

Answer 3

www.internet4classrooms.com

Answer 4

Liberty Kids are great educational videos for social studies and is mainly about the history of the United States and have interactive games  during the show, well you cant interact WITH the TV but you can guess things about he history of the United States