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Everglades K-8 Center
Fifth Grade Summer Activity List
Incoming 2015-2016 Fifth Grade Students
Reading/ Language Arts:
Students are to read Artemis Fowl (A.R. Level 5.0) by Eoin Colfer (The first book in the
series) and complete the attached reflection questions. The responses to the reflection
questions are to be turned in to their Reading/Language Arts teacher during the second
week of school. Assignments will be graded.
Mathematics:
Memorize Multiplication Tables 0-12. You may practice on
www.multiplication.com
Complete the attached math packet and turn it into their math teacher during the
second week of school.
Science : Select one activity to complete.
Living in Miami, we have the advantage of living near several beaches. Beyond
the beaches is where the animals of the ocean live. Humans have affected the
ocean animals that live off our shores in several negative ways, such as
pollution.
Create a poster to educate other people who live in Miami about the human
impact on marine life.
Review the Scientific Method (copy attached).
You may visit the Miami Science Museum and/ or Fairchild Tropical Botanical
Garden(Optional)
Social Studies:
Subject: Character Education
Title of the activity – Random Acts of Kindness
Description of the activity – Talk about the phrase, “Practice Random Acts of Kindness.”
What does this phrase mean? Ask your child(ren) to give examples of random acts of
kindness. Have them write about a time when someone was kind to them. Ask them to
write a letter to this person thanking him/her for this kind act.
Subject: Geography
Title of the Activity: My Trip through Florida
Description of the activity: Obtain a road map of Florida either from the Internet or a
local gas station. Plan a trip through Florida stopping at interesting and entertaining
locations such as Disney World, St. Augustine, and Tallahassee. Using your road map,
draw the route you would take to complete your trip. Using the scale found on your road
map and a ruler, calculate how many miles you would travel to complete your trip.
Finally, research on the Internet some of the interesting historic and cultural activities
you could do while visiting each place you selected to go visit.
Technology:
Www.mathmagician.com
www.studyjams.scholastics.com
Required Summer Reading:
Artemis Fowl (A.R. Level 5.0) by Eoin Colfer
Mathematics:
Division
1. 812/4
2.
824/8
3.
835/4
4.
212/3
5. 79/7
6.
64/2
7.
50/9
8.
49/7
9. 388x47
10.
525x42
11.
284x27
12.
292x52
13. 3,121x3
14.
17,629x4
15.
3,645x4
16.
3,645x7
17. 2,069x4
18.
4,325x5
19.
1.843x6
20. 4,089x
21.
10,539x2
2.
6.
3/6
9/36
3.
7.
6/12
12/24
Multiplication
Simplify fractions:
1. 4/6
5. 8/12
4.
20/25
Word Problems
The Starline Express is a train that can transport 567
people from Greenville to Snowtown. There are 9 Show your work
passenger cars on the train. Each car can carry the in this column.
same number of passengers. How many people can
each passenger car hold?
Answer: ______________
New Era Baseball Cap factory made 315 caps last week.
The factory operated from Monday through Friday, and
they were closed for the weekend. On average, how
many caps did they make per day?
Answer: ______________
Ollivander's Stuffed Bear Shop has 456 bears in stock.
Exactly half of them are made from wool. How many
wool bears does Mr. Ollivander have in stock?
Answer: ______________
Mr. Magenta put three new windows on his house.
Each window cost $87.55. What was the total cost
for the windows?
Show your work.
answer: _______________
Miss Amber purchased new carpeting for her
living room. The carpet she chose cost $4
per square foot. Her living room measured
84 square feet. What was the total cost of the
carpeting?
Show your work.
answer: _______________
Greater than or Less than
Write <, >, or = on each line.
a. $3.45 _____ $3.54 b. $6.90 _____ $6.09 c. $0.75 _____ $2.64
d. 55¢ _____ $1.22 e. $1.22 _____ 122¢ f. $6.67 _____ $6.76
g. $9.12 _____ 932¢ h. $2.34 _____ $2.54 i. $0.99 _____ 99¢
j. $321 _____ $3.21 k. $5.11 _____ 92¢ l. $1.13 _____ $11
Artemis Fowl (A.R. Level 5.0)
by Eoin Colfer (The first book in the series).
Reflection Questions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. You should have
at least one well developed paragraph per response.
1) What was your first impression of Artemis Fowl? Did it change as you read the novel?
In what way? Provide specific examples from the text that made you change your
impression of him or keep it the same.
2) Describe how the fairy world is different from the human world. Provide specific
examples from the text.
3)
Were you able to figure out the fairy code? What evidence in the text helped you break it?
4)
Does Artemis Fowl seem like an ordinary twelve year old? Why or why not? Give specific
examples from the text to support your answer.