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.
Snowflakes offer endless delight for curious little kids. If you live in Maine or Wyoming, your first grader can step outside in December to collect the real thing; but if you live in warmer climes, no worries! You can make your own.
Recognizing common abbreviations is an important component to second grade language arts. Here's a fun book-making project that will help your child learn to abbreviate and provide a great art lesson at the same time!
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Color Science for Kinders!
Help your child explore chromatography (the process of separating colors or pigments) while creating a neat art project! Here's how to get started.
Make a Decorative Paperweight!
Using water, corn syrup, and sequins, your child can create a unique art project while exploring what happens when different liquids are mixed together!
Make Quick and Easy Bath Salts
Use the activity below to help your child create bath salts as she observes how a solid changes when placed in a liquid. These fragrant bath salts can be made to enjoy at home or package as a special gift for a friend!
Make a Windsock!
Windsocks are used to determine the wind direction and wind speed. Your preschooler can create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a chenille stem, and yarn.
Coin Toss Probability
Want to help your little one get familiar with the practice of tossing a coin toss while practicing basic probability? Challenge your child to finding out if a coin toss is really fair by conducting this coin toss experiment.
Reading the Grapes of Wrath
Here's a teen-friendly refresher course in the plot of The Grapes of Wrath, as well as SAT vocabulary your teen can use to describe what happens for his or herself.
Make Homemade Glue!
Have you ever run out of glue right when you need it? Let your third grader come to the rescue! This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.
Make Frost on the Window!
As a fifth grader your child will more then likely have an opportunity to grow crystals from various chemical solutions at school. Here is a fun and nifty science experiment they could perform at home.
Make a Homemade Lava Lamp!
They're mesmerizing, colorful, and make any room look retro. But lava lamps can also be a great way to teach your child about science.
A Glow in the Dark Bonanza!
If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!
