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.
Take some butter, sugar, and a curious fourth grade chef, add some heat on the stove and some scientific principles about the different states of matter--and you can have a delicious batch of Toffee Science on your hands.
Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device that will produce a spark that you and your child can feel, see, and hear!
More activities for fourth grade:
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 perfect!
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.
Make a Flip Book for Place Value
Does your fourth grader read numbers up to the millions? To practice place value, here's a fun hands-on activity to get your child flipping through place value with ease!
Convert Conversions...Into Art!
Don't let your child avoid conversions, just show her how to "convert" them into fun, memorable pictures!
Master Math with This Rounding Race
This is a simple, fast game that you and your child can make together to help him master rounding with decimals.
Make Geometry Creatures!
Geometric shapes can often be tough to remember. But, with a little bit of art, imagination, and writing, practicing geometry can be silly fun!
Practice Math with the "Guess the Groceries" Game
Not only is taking math on a shopping trip a fun diversion from worksheets (and a chance for you to get some shopping done), but your child will be practicing rounding, estimation and addition with a hands-on method.
Play Two-Minute Multiples!
This game reinforces the meaning of the term "multiples" and is fast enough to hold the attention of your fourth-grader. Play it one-on-one, or include siblings and friends!
Four-Square for Story Problems
There is a simple way to help your fourth-grader better understand what to do when faced with a story problem. It begins as a quick, fun activity, but turns into a finished product that will be a study tool for years to come!
