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.
Discover Chinese Tradition: Create a Unique "Chop"
Since ancient times, Chinese people have signed artwork and official documents with their names as well as a chop containing calligraphic characters. Help your child design and print his own chop!
Blast Off! Rocket Science
Is your child a rocket scientist in the making? Here's a fun activity that illustrates the basic principles behind what makes rockets rock!
Make a Rice Paper Lantern
Lanterns have been used in Japan and China for hundreds of years. Many people hang lanterns outside their doorways for luck, or carry lanterns in festivals and parades to celebrate. Here's an activity that can let your child bring the warmth and light of these lanterns into your home.
Make a Volcano that Really Erupts!
Your child will be hooked on chemistry after she builds a model volcano by combining an acid and an alkaline substance. Whoosh!
Recycle Paper Bags into Christmas Stockings
Not sure what to do with odd bits of wrapping paper left over from wrapping presents? Use them to embellish paper bag stockings to decorate your home.
Friendly Physics: Make a Water Wheel
Make physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work in this simple cone-and-carton water experiment.
A Mathematical Card Trick
Teach your fourth grader a fun magic trick! You'll need a deck of cards and some basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills. Your student will love the excitement of using magic and will have a great opportunity to practice his computation skills.
An Introduction to Induction
Experiment with the process of induction by separating salt from pepper using nothing more than a plastic spoon.
Craft a Japanese Scroll
Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own Japanese-style calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like artists and Zen masters of old!
Bulls-eye! A Mathematical Card Game
It's a race to see who can hit the target first by working math problems faster than their opponent.
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