Middle School Activities
Middle school is all about getting hands-on learning. From math games and science activities to fun study strategies and homework help, we've got it all! Go shopping for variables, make a mind-bending illusion, and make movies as you read. Try these fun activities for some hands-on learning at home.
Practice Papermaking with Coffee Can Ornaments
Create easy, colorful ornaments using nothing more than a coffee can, window screen, cookie cutters, scrap pieces of colored paper and a blender. This is a great project that introduces children to papermaking.
Explore Symmetry: Draw the Other Half
Get your middle schooler to explore artistic symmetry in this activity that has her practicing art and math measurements by drawing the other half of a given face.
Make a Tessellation!
Help your middle-schooler develop important mathematical and visual organization skills with this tessellation activity. This is a great activity to do over the summer to keep her mind active!
Renaissance Art Project: Create a Silverpoint Drawing
Have your high school artist revive a bit of ancient history through art by creating a silverpoint sketch, or a drawing made of silver. In this activity, learn how to construct a "silver" stylus with gauge wire to make a unique drawing that she can cherish.
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!
The Declaration of Independence: Would You Sign It?
Celebrate the Fourth of July by looking at the ideals that inspired it! The Declaration of Independence is a document that sets forth ideals of liberty. After learning about the ideas behind the Declaration, if your teen had the chance, would she sign it?
Map Your Way to the Declaration
As you celebrate this Fourth of July, here's a creative activity to help your child take a journey in history while improving his math skills.
Paint Like Picasso: Create a Cubist Montage
Follow in Pablo Picasso's footprints with this activity that has your teenager creating her own Cubist montage. All you need are some photographs, a copier, scissors, and glue, and your teenager will be well on her way to understanding the vibrant art of Cubism!
Create Your Own "Woodcut" Stamp
Here's an activity that will help your child create her very own stamp. Inspired by the Japanese woodcut, your child will create a raised design on block of wood with only string and glue to create a unique and personalized stamp she can use on everything!
Cleaning Copper Pennies
Why are some pennies shiny and others dark and dull? Find out with this experiment, which transforms dark pennies to bright ones.
