Fourth Grade Activities

Browse through our fourth grade activities, or use the selector below to pick a subject. You'll find many fourth grade activities to keep your child learning on the fly, all year long. From fun holiday activities to subject specific ones there are many 4th grade activities to choose from.

Make a Sand Clock

Make a Sand Clock

An hour glass, sometimes called a sand glass or a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock, and learn to measure the time it keeps.

Make a Sundial

Make a Sundial

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Santa Shadow Puppet

Santa Shadow Puppet

Introduce your child to a new cultural practice and give a Southeast Asian tradition new life by making a silly shadow puppet of Santa.

Battle It Out: Positive and Negative Numbers Card Game

Battle It Out: Positive and Negative Numbers Card Game

The concept of positive and negative numbers can be confusing! Check out this fun, competitive card game and improve your understanding. By working together, you'll ensure that no one feels left out, and everyone will gain confidence in no time!

Build a Dream Vacation Box

Build a Dream Vacation Box

Kids build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help get them to their dream location someday!

Learn About Oil Spills

Learn About Oil Spills

We all know water and oil don't mix, but it's often difficult for students to grasp the difficulty of cleaning up an oil spill.

Making Mold: A Science Experiment

Making Mold: A Science Experiment

Mold spores are everywhere just waiting for the right environment to grow and multiply in. But what is the best environment for them? This scientific experiment will help your child find out, while developing important hypothesis and experiment-building skills.

Play Drop Catch

Play Drop Catch

Develop your child's hand-eye coordination in a fun and engaging way by challenging her to a game of Drop Catch.

Recycled Wire Hanger Bird Feeder

Recycled Wire Hanger Bird Feeder

Here's a science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your kid's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Create a Traditional Japanese "Sempuyo"

Create a Traditional Japanese "Sempuyo"

Hand making books is a traditional Japanese art that has been passed down for hundreds of years. Encourage your child to explore this unique custom by helping her create a "sempuyo," a Japanese book with accordion-style pages.

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