Games and Activities
Looking for activities to show your child the fun side of learning? From science experiments and math games to writing projects and more, we've got you covered! Use the selector on the right to browse around, or narrow your search by grade and subject area.
Mobiles are a fun and easy way for kids to show off the important people in their life. Plus, they make a wonderful room decorations! Get together some family photos, glue, yarn and a paper towel roll and you’ll have a fantastic decoration of lasting memories.
Want to capture this moment in time? Make a time capsule of this period in your child's life! You may just be surprised at what you find, when you dig it up next year...
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Kid Friendly Batik: No Wax Required!
Batik is a fabric dying technique that's popular all over the world, especially Indonesia. It creates stunning results, but it's usually done with hot wax--not exactly safe for young kids! This flour-and-water method is wax-free and easy, and it creates beautiful batik designs.
Play Cards for Place Value
Is your child struggling to remember the rules of place value? Here's a fun series of hands-on activities to help him put the value in place value!
Practice Geometry with Shape Riddles!
A fun guessing game to build your child's geometry vocabulary, this can be played anywhere - long car trips are especially good!
Be a House Hunter for Area!
Here's a hands-on activity you can do with your fourth-grader to practice measurement and directly apply the concept of area to the place she knows best - her house!
Make a Personal Pie Chart!
This activity will help your fourth grader tackle those tricky fraction word problems with a hands on method.
Play Grammar Trivia
Kids at this age need many activities to help them practice speaking and writing using correct grammar. Try helping out with this silly but valuable game of "Grammar Trivia."
Make a ME Timeline
In kindergarten, social studies time often revolves around a subject kids love best...themselves! For a cool take on the subject, help your child create a "Me Timeline," a unique poster that works on a key math skill-- putting events in order.
Make a Back to Nature Backpack
Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson with this backpack, ready for on-the-fly science action!
Make Sequence Strips to Stay Organized
Most third graders are not natural organizers. Try this concrete, hands-on system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.
Convert Conversions...Into Art!
Don't let your child avoid conversions, just show her how to "convert" them into fun, memorable pictures!
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