Middle School Activities
Browse through our middle school activities, or use the selector below to pick a subject. You'll find many middle school activities to keep your child learning on the fly, all year long. From fun holiday activities to subject specific ones there are many middle school activities to choose from.
Make Your Own Paper
With just a few simple materials, you can easily make your own paper. Since this project uses old newspapers, your papermaking is actually paper recycling!
Bake Challah Bread
This challah bread recipe is great for hands-on lesson in the science of baking! Your fledgling baker will enjoy this tactile experience--and the final product!
Play Flag Tag
Help your child get some fresh air and exercise with this fast-paced twist on the classic game of tag. The rules are simple: players try to pull the flags from others' belts while preventing their flags from being taken.
Make a Cyber Bracelet
Your pre-teen can start a trend with unique cyber jewelry! She'll learn about computer parts and how to handle them as she uses an outdated computer to make a totally in-style bracelet!
Craft Puzzle Piece Curtains
Recycle materials found in your home to make trendy curtains for your child's bedroom. An old puzzle and some string is the perfect place to start.
Shrinky Dink Science
Bring back the groovy memories and create new ones for your middle schooler by making shrinky dinks using household materials, while learning about the science of plastics and polymers.
Be a Botanist: Make Herbarium Sheets
Botanists use these plant libraries to learn about plants they can't study in the field. Play botanist for a day by making your own herbarium sheets with pressed flowers.
Play Frisbee Golf
Frisbee golf is a game that incorporates the rules of golf with the fun of frisbee. And since you can make any number of "holes" in a course, it's the perfect outdoor activity for an hour or an afternoon!
Make a Homemade Thermometer!
This project will enable your child to construct a homemade thermometer that will compliment what they are learning about this instrument in school.
Create Your Own Ethernet Cable
Here's an activity to get your teenager thinking about how the Internet works. By assembling an Ethernet cable of her own, your child can learn more about electronics and Internet technology in a hands-on way.
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