Search 4th Grade Hands-on Activities

In this design thinking activity, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

In this activity, your child will reflect on and write a story about a person who has embodied integrity and honesty in their life.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

Children learn about mindfulness tools that may support them to manage their emotions. Then they will create their own video to teach others these same mindfulness tools.

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

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.

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to find a solution that can inflate a balloon.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

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.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

In this activity, students will create a peace treaty as a class and come up with guidelines for how they will manage conflict.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

Being present is essential for learning, so help your child become more aware of their body and surroundings through an activity called "mindful walking."

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Movement activities are crucial for developing minds and bodies. Animal movements, in particular, encourage children to think about their own body mechanics in comparison with animals they may have observed.