4th Grade Activities
From cool card games that teach place value, to outdoor activities that introduce buoyancy, reading activities, writing, and more, we've got what you need to keep learning on the go. So, clear off the kitchen table and round up the family. Here's a stack of things to do with your fourth grader.
Discover Chinese Tradition: Create a Unique "Chop"
Since ancient times, Chinese people have signed artwork and official documents with their names as well as a chop containing calligraphic characters. Help your child design and print his own chop!
Play Rattlesnake Relay
In this wacky group game, participants hold hands in a circle and work together to move a hula hoop around the group. Since it requires several participants, this is a great game to play at a birthday party or family gathering!
Make a Giant Woven Masterpiece!
Get your child to create artwork as large as his imagination! This life size woven masterpiece will encompass his entire room and display smaller pieces of art within it.
Make a Traditional Mexican Alebrije
For decades, artisans in Oaxaca, Mexico have carved and painted bright, fanciful animal creatures known as alebrijes. Your little one can ignite her creativity by designing her own version of an alebrije, using sculpted clay.
Create a Clothespin Giraffe Recipe Holder
Who says the kitchen can't be fun? Ask your child to jazz up the family kitchen by creating an adorable, yet functional clothespin giraffe to sit on the counter and hold recipe cards.
Perfect a Piggy Bank
It's never too early to instill the value of saving and spending wisely in your child. This activity combines crafting with financial management, as your child makes his own "Piggy Bank."
Create a Science Lab In Your Home!
Kids are natural scientists. Any scientist, they'll agree, should have her own laboratory! This space will give your child a nice place to work and will give you an easy place to store her experiments and activities.
Take the Boredom Out of the Back Seat!
Thinking about taking a road trip? Here are some simple ways to pass the time that you and your child can do together.
Go Fishing for Grammar!
Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your third grader learn her grammar terms in a fun way! She'll learn to recognize the different parts of grammar and speech in a fun game that can be played at home or school!
Play Kite Frisbee
On the next windy day, take your child to the local park or beach for a game of Kite Frisbee! It's a fun outdoor game that makes the most of otherwise gloomy weather.
