Search 4th Grade Hands-on Activities

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.

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

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 design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

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

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making 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.

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

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.

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

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

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

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, 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.

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.

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

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

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.

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

In this activity, work with your child to build a chain of strengths, highlighting their individual strengths and unique abilities.

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.

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

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.