Back to School Activities
Looking for back to school activities to show your child the fun side of learning? Choose from our educational back to school activities to keep the learning going during the holiday. Select a grade from the dropdown below to find an activity that's right for you.
Make Your Own Ruler
This activity encourages young learners to explore math and measuring concepts within a practical craft activity. Get ready to measure the fun that your child will have creating his own ruler!
Wheels on the Bus Collage
Get back into school this year by taking an imaginary ride on the art school bus.
Make a "First Day" Photo Book
Make a "First Day" Photo Book for your child's first day as a kindergartner. This is a great way to prepare her and get her excited about the academic adventures that lay ahead!
Make a Tissue Pouch for Binders
Keep school day sniffles at bay with a simple felt tissue cozy that tucks away neatly in a 3-ring binder.
Decorate a Homework Clipboard!
This school year, try this fun activity watch your fourth grader do homework in style!
Do Some School Calendar Math
Do some serious Calendar Math with your child this fall, to help her get grounded in the schedule she'll be following. In the process, you'll dust off some math skills that have probably been taking a long summer break!
Make a "Study Time" Door Hanger
Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which will get him in the groove to start studying and set the school year off right!
Build an Architectural School Model
Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.
Make a File Caddy
Help your child get organized for the school year ahead and establish some important skills that will help him for years to come!
Make a First Day of School Mobile
Celebrate and remember that very special day when your child became a kindergartner by creating a First Day of School Mobile filled with pictures and keepsakes from the exciting day.
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