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Fourth Grade Activities

Coming up with exciting fourth grade activities is easier with all of the ideas presented by Education.com below. From modifying the classic card game ‘War’ into multiplication practice to recycling Christmas lights as a science experiment, the right fourth grade activities make studying science and math more fun for students. For more indoor and outdoor fourth grade activities ideas, check out the list below.

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Sen-Tense Card Game

Make English grammar fun with this engaging card game! Play a few rounds after a lesson on tenses to help students review what they have learned.

Superhero Research Project

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

Density Demonstration

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

Crystal Lollipops

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

A Collaborative Writing Experience

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Ancient Building Techniques

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

Make Your Own Butter!

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Exploding Marshmallows!

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

Race to create an equation in this game will help your child and his opponents get creative with addition, subtraction and multiplication.

How to Make a Scented Sachet

This fragrant drawer sachet keeps clothes smelling sweet, and makes for the perfect gift.

Build a Dream Vacation Box

Build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help you get to your dream location someday!

Make a Pinhole Projector!

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Play with Calculator Riddles

This fun calculator exercise will take the mystery away from the machine, and familiarize your child with the functions of a calculator.

Make a Mind-Bending Illusion!

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

Name that Comma! Breaking Up Big Numbers

To help your child shake the big number blues, here's a handy strategy to make your child a place value pro!

Teach Decimals on a Budget

Try this entertaining and educational math activity that will teach your child how to add and subtract decimals.

Guess What? A Writing Game

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

Air Science Experiment

Wondering how we know that air is there? Here's a quick and easy experiment that proves that air may be thin, but it's not too wimpy to block your shot!

How to Build a Freedom Kite

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

Play Vocabulary Bingo!

Looking for a way to make vocab practice a little more engaging? This easy twist on the classic game is a great way to build your child's vocabulary.

Multiplication War

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

Note-Taking Exercise

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

Help your child practice her presentation skills by helping her create her very own show called "The Daily News."

Make a Fun Brochure!

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

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