Games and Activities
Looking for activities to show your child the fun side of learning? From science experiments and math games to writing projects and more, we've got you covered! Use the selector on the right to browse around, or narrow your search by grade and subject area.
Set your teen on the beat in a real world "crime scene" investigation. Can he tell whose fingerprints are on drinking glass?
Comparing the process of writing to drawing a picture can help kids understand the importance of using detail and description in their story. This activity will help your child "see" how to improve their stories.
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Play Contraction Concentration!
A contraction is an abbreviated form of two words. It contains an apostrophe which indicates that there are missing letters. Help your child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game.
Use Music as a Muse for Poetry
Here's a fun way to learn about rhyme in songs and poetry, and to get your middle schooler writing some poetry of his own!
Write a Mixed Up Story!
Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work. Plus, he'll create a truly crazy story!
Play the Game: Itsy Bitsy May I?
Remember the game "Mother, May I?" Try this following directions tag game that focuses on gross motor skills to the theme "Itsy Bitsy Spider". Fun indoors or out!
Glue a Bumpy Alphabet!
Hands-on activities are fantastic for your preschool child. While kids learn when they see or hear, they learn even better when they can touch, too! Get your child's fingers walking the alphabet, with this easy project. All you need is glue, and a few other simple supplies.
Disappearing Crystals: A Refraction Experiment
Illustrate the idea of light refraction with this exciting and mystifying experiment. (Hint: it's not magic, it's science!)
Illustrate a Famous Book!
In the best picture books, the illustrations bring as much meaning to the story as the words themselves. But what if your child couldn't see the pictures? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at it, and create her own images.
Play Placemat Place Value
With a little help from grownups, almost anything can equal math discovery for kids. Take ordinary drinking straws, for example: fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning math.
Take a Shape Safari!
Forget a jeep in Africa. You can head out for a safari, right in your own neighborhood. Instead of hunting lions and tigers, you'll troll for circles and triangles. Why? Because shapes are at the heart of the first grade math and writing curriculum. Plus, a hunt through the backyard is just plain ...
Make a Book Jacket!
Want to play publisher for a day? Become the copy editor and illustrator for this creative and fun project.
