Star StepsGrade 5 learning games, free
For ages 10 to 11. Every skill below is a real lesson in Star Steps: Pip, the star guide, explains the idea, then short questions practise it. After the first round, every step comes back a level harder, five rounds in all.
- 146 skills
- 26 subjects
- 224 steps on the path
- 1,120 lessons over 5 rounds
- Read-aloud
Math6 skills
Reading and writing6 skills
Science6 skills
Thinking skills6 skills
World and social studies6 skills
Art and music6 skills
Coding6 skills
Money6 skills
Health6 skills
Nature6 skills
Sport and movement6 skills
Languages6 skills- Stories5 skills
- Puzzles5 skills
Making5 skills
Feelings5 skills
Physics5 skills
Chemistry5 skills
History5 skills
Geography5 skills- Debate5 skills
Statistics5 skills
Space6 skills
Life skills6 skills
How things work6 skills
AI and smart machines6 skills
Math
6 skills in Grade 5. Math in every grade
- Adding FractionsSame bottom first
- DecimalsLine up the point
- PercentagesOut of a hundred
- Area and PerimeterAround it and inside it
- DecimalsTenths and hundredths
- RatioComparing amounts
Try a question
1/10 + 1/10 = ?
- 3/10
- 1/10
- 2/20
- 2/10
Answer: 2/10
Reading and writing
6 skills in Grade 5. Reading and writing in every grade
- PrefixesThe front of a word
- SuffixesThe tail of a word
- ClausesHow sentences are built
- Figurative LanguageSaying more than you mean
- ClausesBuilding longer sentences
- Persuasive WritingMaking a case
Try a question
'trans' in transport means?
- under
- not
- over
- across
Answer: across
Science
6 skills in Grade 5. Science in every grade
- States of MatterSolid, liquid, gas
- ForcesPushes and pulls
- The Solar SystemEight planets, one star
- MeasuringUnits that scale by ten
- Earth in SpaceDays, years and seasons
- Mixtures and SolutionsTogether but not joined
Try a question
Dry ice going straight to gas is?
- boiling
- sublimation
- melting
- condensation
Answer: sublimation
Thinking skills
6 skills in Grade 5. Thinking skills in every grade
- Number PatternsFind the rule
- LogicWhat must be true
- Codes and CiphersShift the alphabet
- Odd One OutSpot the outsider
- Spotting BiasWhose side is this on
- Models and SimplifyingUseful, not perfect
Try a question
6, 18, 54, ?
- 163
- 151
- 162
- 175
Answer: 162
World and social studies
6 skills in Grade 5. World and social studies in every grade
- Continents and OceansThe big picture
- Capital CitiesWhere a country governs
- Time ZonesNoon moves around
- Flags and SymbolsReading a country
- Climate ZonesWhy places differ
- People on the MoveWhy people migrate
Try a question
The highest mountain above sea level is?
- K2
- Mont Blanc
- Everest
- Fuji
Answer: Everest
Art and music
6 skills in Grade 5. Art and music in every grade
- Colour TheoryHow colours behave
- Famous ArtistsWho made what
- Reading MusicNotes and beats
- PerspectiveMaking flat look deep
- CompositionArranging the picture
- Scales and KeysHow music is organised
Try a question
Adding black to a colour makes a?
- shade
- tint
- tone
- primary
Answer: shade
Coding
6 skills in Grade 5. Coding in every grade
- VariablesBoxes with names
- If and ElseMaking a choice
- LoopsDo it again
- ListsMany things, one name
- FunctionsNaming a job
- Working With ListsMany values, one name
Try a question
x = 6 y = 11 print(x + y)
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 14
Answer: 17
Money
6 skills in Grade 5. Money in every grade
- BudgetingIn, out, left over
- DiscountsMoney off
- Profit and LossDid it go up or down?
- Simple InterestMoney that grows
- TaxesPaying for shared things
- Risk and RewardNothing is guaranteed
Try a question
You get 74 and spend 18. How much is left?
- 56
- 50
- 46
- 52
Answer: 56
Health
6 skills in Grade 5. Health in every grade
- NutritionWhat food does
- Body SystemsHow you are put together
- FitnessMoving well
- Germs and HygieneStaying well
- Looking After Your MindAs real as physical health
- Basic First AidWhat to do first
Try a question
Oranges are famous for vitamin?
- K
- D
- C
- A
Answer: C
Nature
6 skills in Grade 5. Nature in every grade
- HabitatsWhere things live
- Classifying AnimalsSorting life
- WeatherReading the sky
- Looking After ItSmall choices, big totals
- EcosystemsEverything connected
- The Carbon CycleCarbon on the move
Try a question
A hot wet forest near the Equator is a?
- tundra
- desert
- rainforest
- savanna
Answer: rainforest
Sport and movement
6 skills in Grade 5. Sport and movement in every grade
- Rules of the GameHow sport is organised
- Keeping ScoreAdding it up
- The OlympicsThe biggest meeting
- TacticsThinking in a game
- Kinds of FitnessMore than one thing
- Leading a TeamMore than being loudest
Try a question
A marathon is about?
- 100 km
- 5 km
- 42 km
- 21 km
Answer: 42 km
Languages
6 skills in Grade 5. Languages in every grade
- Food WordsOrdering abroad
- Counting AbroadOne to ten
- Word FamiliesLanguages are related
- Useful PhrasesGetting by
- Talking About the PastYesterday in another language
- IdiomsWhen words do not mean what they say
Try a question
'Gracias' is Spanish for?
- sorry
- please
- thank you
- hello
Answer: thank you
Stories
5 skills in Grade 5. Stories in every grade
- ThemeWhat the story is really about
- DescriptionMaking a reader see it
- DialogueCharacters talking
- Narrative VoiceWho speaks matters
- GenresFamilies of story
Try a question
A theme is best supported by pointing to?
- the cover
- the length
- your opinion only
- evidence in the text
Answer: evidence in the text
Puzzles
5 skills in Grade 5. Puzzles in every grade
- Logic GridsMatching sets with clues
- Working BackwardsStart at the end
- Guess and CheckA sensible first attempt
- ChanceHow likely is it
- Counting WaysHow many combinations
Try a question
In a logic grid puzzle, each item from one set matches exactly?
- three
- one
- none
- two
Answer: one
Making
5 skills in Grade 5. Making in every grade
- Choosing MaterialsRight stuff for the job
- PrototypesCheap, quick, wrong on purpose
- Writing InstructionsSo someone else can do it
- Gears and PulleysChanging speed and force
- From Idea to ObjectThe design process
Try a question
Choosing a material for an umbrella means it must above all be?
- magnetic
- waterproof
- edible
- heavy
Answer: waterproof
Feelings
5 skills in Grade 5. Feelings in every grade
- ConfidenceBuilt, not born
- Pressure from OthersDeciding for yourself
- Really ListeningHarder than it looks
- Comparing YourselfA trap worth avoiding
- Saying NoLimits are healthy
Try a question
Comparing yourself constantly with others usually makes confidence?
- better
- worse
- stronger
- stable
Answer: worse
Physics
5 skills in Grade 5. Physics in every grade
- ForcesPushes that change motion
- EnergyStored and moving
- Light and SoundTwo kinds of wave
- HeatHow warmth moves
- MagnetismFields and poles
Try a question
A push or a pull is called a?
- speed
- force
- distance
- mass
Answer: force
Chemistry
5 skills in Grade 5. Chemistry in every grade
- AtomsThe smallest pieces
- ReactionsWhen new substances form
- Acids and BasesSour and slippery
- MetalsWhat they have in common
- WaterAn unusual substance
Try a question
A substance made of two or more elements chemically joined is a?
- compound
- element
- mixture
- solution
Answer: compound
History
5 skills in Grade 5. History in every grade
- The Ancient WorldWhere writing began
- Empires and ChangeRome and after
- Evidence from the PastHow we know
- Trade Through HistoryGoods and ideas on the move
- Inventions That Changed LifeA few that mattered most
Try a question
Farming producing more food than the farmers need creates a?
- surplus
- shortage
- drought
- famine
Answer: surplus
Geography
5 skills in Grade 5. Geography in every grade
- MapsReading the land
- Climate and BiomesWhy places differ
- PopulationWhere people live
- SettlementsWhy towns grow where they do
- Natural HazardsWhen nature is dangerous
Try a question
Every flat map of the round Earth must distort?
- something
- only names
- nothing
- only colour
Answer: something
Debate
5 skills in Grade 5. Debate in every grade
- Building an ArgumentClaim, reason, evidence
- Listening in a DebateUnderstanding first
- Persuasive TechniquesSpotting the tools
- Using EvidenceBacking up what you say
- Structuring a SpeechBeginning, middle, end
Try a question
A good debater aims to change minds using?
- reason
- insults
- volume
- speed
Answer: reason
Statistics
5 skills in Grade 5. Statistics in every grade
- AveragesOne number for many
- Showing DataChoosing the right chart
- Collecting DataAsking the right people
- Collecting and RecordingGetting the numbers down
- Reading a ChartGetting it right
Try a question
The middle value when the numbers are put in order is the?
- median
- mean
- mode
- range
Answer: median
Space
6 skills in Grade 5. Space in every grade
- Orbitspaths bent by gravity
- Star Liveshow stars are born and die
- Galaxiesvast cities of stars
- Light Yearsmeasuring huge distances
- Starlightreading light for clues
- Searching For Lifehow we look for life
Try a question
The idea that the Sun, not Earth, sits at the center of the Solar System is called the heliocentric?
- constellation
- galaxy
- calendar
- model
Answer: model
Life skills
6 skills in Grade 5. Life skills in every grade
- Managing Timemaking your hours go further
- Cooking A Mealcooking a whole meal safely
- Running A Homethe things a home needs
- Speaking Upspeaking so people listen
- How To Studyhow learning actually sticks
- Settling Argumentsending an argument well
Try a question
Work done in short focused blocks with breaks between them is usually more?
- exhausting
- expensive
- dangerous
- productive
Answer: productive
How things work
6 skills in Grade 5. How things work in every grade
- Six Simple MachinesThe six building blocks
- Electricity at HomeFrom meter to socket
- Water TreatmentMaking water safe to drink
- Tall BuildingsHow towers stay standing
- Inside a ComputerThe parts and their jobs
- How Cars WorkEngine to wheels and stop
Try a question
A machine built from two or more simple machines is called a?
- compound machine
- hand tool
- heat engine
- mechanism
Answer: compound machine
AI and smart machines
6 skills in Grade 5. AI and smart machines in every grade
- Neural Networkslayers, weights and loss
- Training And Testingthe only honest exam
- Language Modelspredicting the next word
- Computer Visionmaking sense of pictures
- Bias In Datawho was left out
- Checking The Answerverify before you rely
Try a question
Early layers of an image network tend to detect simple things such as?
- cars
- names
- words
- edges
Answer: edges