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Free 5th Grade learning games and worksheets

Decimals and detective cases that use evidence and grid references.

5th Grade courses in the Academy Filter all games

What 5th graders learn

Fifth grade rounds off elementary school math: adding fractions with unlike denominators, multiplying fractions, decimals to thousandths, volume and plotting points on a coordinate grid. Readers quote accurately from a text, compare how two books treat the same theme and write essays with clear transitions. Science explains matter as tiny particles, food webs, Earth's systems and the stars, and detective-style puzzles with evidence and grid references get children ready for middle school.

PlayOwl has 76 free learning games for 5th grade, including 24 math games, 19 reading games and 21 science games. Games made for this age include Ratio Kitchen, Decimal Harbor and Coordinate Courier. There are also 124 free printable worksheets in 11 subjects, such as 5th Grade Math Worksheets and 5th Grade Reading Worksheets. 5th Grade courses in the Academy go further, lesson by lesson, and the 5th Grade shelf of Read with Olly has illustrated books to listen to or read alone.

Guides for grown-ups: Math fact fluency, How to improve reading comprehension and Typing for kids.

5th Grade by subject

Games for 5th grade

60 of 115, grade-specific games first · See all 115

  • 30 free levels

    Mathematics

    Ratio Kitchen

    Scale recipes, fill ratio tables and find the better buy.

    5–7 72 levels · 3 tracks
  • 30 free levels

    Mathematics

    Decimal Harbor

    Moor boats on a decimal pier and line up the fleet in order.

    4–6 72 levels · 3 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Mathematics

    Coordinate Courier

    Drive the parcel van to the right address on the coordinate grid.

    5–7 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Mathematics

    Area Architect

    Design rooms that hit the area and perimeter on the blueprint.

    3–5 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Mathematics

    Array Orchard

    Plant trees in rows, pack fruit into crates and split big fields to multiply.

    2–5 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    English

    Missing Chapter

    A page has gone missing. Use the clues to put the right one back.

    2–5 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 40 free levels

    Mathematics

    Fraction Bridges

    Saw planks into equal parts, paint fractions, build bridges that match and lay planks end to end to add.

    2–6 96 levels · 4 tracks
  • 30 free levels

    Mathematics

    Function Factory

    Feed the machine, crack its rule and predict what comes out.

    4–8 72 levels · 3 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Mathematics

    Data Detective

    Read the clues hidden in graphs — and build your own.

    2–6 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    English

    Sentence Theatre

    Your words direct the show: change a word and the stage changes too.

    1–5 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    English

    Vocabulary Quest

    Crack new words with the clues hiding in each sentence.

    2–6 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Coding

    Garden Automation

    Program a garden robot with sensor rules — then watch a whole day play out.

    4–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 3D 10 free levels

    Science

    Marble Mountain

    Lay straights, curves, drops and splitters to roll marbles down the mountain.

    2–6 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 30 free levels

    Typing & Digital Skills

    Cloud Courier

    Deliver word clouds across the sky by typing them exactly.

    1–5 72 levels · 3 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Science

    Weather Lab

    Predict the weather in a box, then run a fair test to find out why.

    2–6 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 30 free levels

    Typing & Digital Skills

    Balloon Breeze

    Type the letters on each balloon to pop it at the breezy balloon fair.

    1–5 72 levels · 3 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    English

    Editor's Desk

    Grab the red pen: find every mistake, then fix it.

    3–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    English

    Reading Detective

    Read the case file, crack the question, and prove it with evidence.

    3–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 40 free levels

    English

    Word Woods

    Hunt for hidden words on the woodland signboard, and learn a fact with every find.

    K–5 96 levels · 4 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Logic & Puzzles

    Mirror Maze

    Bend a beam of light with mirrors to light up every crystal — in the right order.

    3–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Coding

    Sorting Factory

    Turn a work order into if/else rules and watch the conveyor sort every item.

    3–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 3D 10 free levels

    Science

    Bridge Lab

    Build a bridge from beams, brace it with triangles, and stay on budget.

    3–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 3D 10 free levels

    Science

    Circuit Workshop 3D

    Wire up batteries, bulbs and switches on a 3D workbench.

    3–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 3D 10 free levels

    Science

    Habitat Builder 3D

    Find the right home for frogs, camels, polar bears and more.

    K–5 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Geography

    Mapmaker Quest

    Follow directions to make a map, then read its legend, compass rose and scale.

    K–5 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Geography

    Landform Explorer

    Mountains, valleys, peninsulas and deltas — learn the shapes of the land and find them on Earth.

    1–6 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 3D 10 free levels

    Geography

    Atlas Mystery

    Read the evidence, cross out the suspects, and name the mystery country.

    3–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Typing & Digital Skills

    Airship Engineer

    Keep the Skylark flying by typing its engineering log exactly.

    3–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Science

    River Mystery

    Something changed the river. Sample sites with a limited budget, follow the evidence and find where the change begins.

    3–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Science

    Machine Repair

    Fix levers, pulleys, gears and ramps so every contraption works.

    2–7 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Science

    Classification Explorer

    Sort living things by what you can see, then follow and build yes-or-no keys.

    1–6 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Practical Reasoning

    Festival Planner

    Place the stalls, book the acts and keep the budget — make every rule true.

    3–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 50 free levels

    English

    Bumble Meadow

    Swoop your net through a sunny meadow and catch the bugs that fit.

    K–5 120 levels · 5 tracks
  • 60 free levels

    Mathematics

    Treetop Climb

    Every right answer climbs a step. Race Olly to ring the treetop bell!

    K–5 144 levels · 6 tracks
  • 30 free levels

    Typing & Digital Skills

    Crate Crane

    Type each crate to stack it, and build a tower to the clouds.

    3–8 72 levels · 3 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Logic & Puzzles

    Logic Hotel

    Check every guest into the right room using clues like "right above" and "between".

    2–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Logic & Puzzles

    Switchworks

    Flip switches to light the lamps in the target pattern — in as few presses as you can.

    2–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Logic & Puzzles

    Tangram Studio

    Turn, flip and fit the seven tangram pieces to fill each shadow.

    Pre-K–5 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 30 free levels

    Coding

    Robot Routes

    Snap together arrow, repeat and dance blocks to guide Bolt the robot home.

    K–6 72 levels · 3 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Coding

    Bug Detective

    A robot program almost works. Run it, spot the buggy block, and fix it.

    2–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 3D 10 free levels

    Logic & Puzzles

    3D Hide-and-Seek

    Spin the room, peek behind the sofa, and find where Olly is hiding.

    Pre-K–5 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 3D 10 free levels

    Mathematics

    Shadow Sculptor

    Stack cubes under three lamps until every shadow matches the outline.

    2–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 3D 10 free levels

    Mathematics

    Geometry Architect 3D

    Count, build and fold solids like a real architect.

    2–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 3D 10 free levels

    Geography

    Pin the Planet

    Drag the pin onto wonders, cities and exact latitude and longitude points.

    2–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Geography

    Route Planner

    Find the shortest way around town, dodge closed roads, and measure trips with a scale bar.

    2–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 30 free levels

    Typing & Digital Skills

    Midnight Library

    Type real stories and fact pages by lamplight, and fix the gremlins' typos.

    2–8 72 levels · 3 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Typing & Digital Skills

    Ghost Flight

    Race the only rival that matters: your own last flight.

    2–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 40 free levels

    Typing & Digital Skills

    Classroom Sky Relay

    Fly the class airship together, one careful typing leg at a time.

    2–8 96 levels · 4 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Practical Reasoning

    Timetable Terminal

    Read the departure board, count the minutes and catch your connection on time.

    2–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Typing & Digital Skills

    Safe Message Detective

    Read made-up messages, pop-ups and posts, spot the clues, and choose the safe, kind thing to do.

    2–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 50 free levels

    Mathematics

    Hoot Hoops

    Answer right to earn a shot, then swish it through the hoop!

    K–6 120 levels · 5 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    Logic & Puzzles

    Pattern Vault

    Crack the vault code: find what changes along each row and column, then pick the missing tile.

    1–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 30 free levels

    Logic & Puzzles

    Sliding Workshop

    Slide tiles and blocks into place — then try to match the fewest moves.

    1–8 72 levels · 3 tracks
  • 3D 10 free levels

    Logic & Puzzles

    Shape Turner 3D

    Same shape turned, or a sneaky mirror image? Turn it in your mind.

    1–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 3D 10 free levels

    Geography

    Globe Explorer

    Spin a real 3D globe, flip to the flat map, and find continents, oceans and countries.

    1–8 48 levels · 2 tracks
  • 60 free levels

    English

    Bubble Grotto

    Pop every bubble that matches the rule in a sunlit underwater grotto.

    K–7 144 levels · 6 tracks
  • 70 free levels

    Mathematics

    Boost Rally

    Answer to boost your kart past city lights, desert dunes, snowy peaks, beaches, forests and starry space.

    1–8 168 levels · 7 tracks
  • 30 free levels

    Logic & Puzzles

    Potion Pour

    Pour bubbling potions between glass tubes until every tube holds just one color.

    K–8 72 levels · 3 tracks
  • 30 free levels

    Science

    Label Lab

    Put the right labels on beautiful science diagrams, from bean plants to heart chambers.

    K–8 72 levels · 3 tracks
  • 20 free levels

    World Languages

    Spanish Adventure

    ¡Hola! Learn first Spanish words through pictures, little stories and short conversations.

    K–8 48 levels · 2 tracks