Fifth graders like hands on projects. I take a science project and tie it to a social studies concept likened to governmental regulations around business. They need to apply for a license (fill out a form) and then determine the rules around operating a business fairly and within the law. Then they need to have a budget for their product. I opened up a store for supplies and they had to use a digital budget with income and expenditures. Income being a beginning budget from a loan, say. This way I can integrate several standards across content, inject responsibility and fun.

My 5th graders love activities where they are given a bunch of coordinates that leads them to create their own dot-to-dot. I have a book of them that are seasonal and holiday based. Google “coordinate grid pictures free” for some examples!!

Found the book I have used, but it is out of print. A few of the activities from it can be found online by searching “ TS Denison plotting points”.