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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
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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.
4th grade
Reading & writing
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Superhero Research Project
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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.
4th grade
Reading & writing
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Squirt Bottle
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Squirt Bottle
Encourage your child to learn about air pressure by helping him devise his own squirt gun with a water bottle.
4th grade
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What is Induction?
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What is Induction?
Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.
4th grade
Science
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Viking Funeral
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Viking Funeral
Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.
4th grade
Science
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Spider Cupcakes
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Spider Cupcakes
Spider cupcakes are creepy-crawly treats that are perfect for Halloween. These spider cupcakes make for a great Halloween party treat.
4th grade
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Papier-Mâché Snowman
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Papier-Mâché Snowman
This paper mache snowman is a unique winter craft for kids. Use this paper mache snowman to show your child the wonders of this three-dimensional art form.
4th grade
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Three Kinds of Colonial Cornbread
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Three Kinds of Colonial Cornbread
Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.
4th grade
Social Studies
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Make a State Symbol Collage
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Make a State Symbol Collage
Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.
4th grade
Social Studies
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Recreate Your State...Out of Salt Dough!
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Recreate Your State...Out of Salt Dough!
Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.
4th grade
Social Studies
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Create a CD Spaceship
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Create a CD Spaceship
Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!
4th grade
Science
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Chocolate Snowballs
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Chocolate Snowballs
Here's a sweet holiday recipe to make with your fifth grader: bake scrumptious sugar-dusted chocolate snowballs! Serve them at your next Christmas party.
4th grade
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T-Shirt Pillow
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T-Shirt Pillow
Recycle your child's beloved old t-shirt by sewing it into a pillow! The results of activity are unique, decorative, creative, and never wasteful.
4th grade
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Create a Clothespin Giraffe Recipe Holder
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Create a Clothespin Giraffe Recipe Holder
Ask your fourth grader to jazz up the family kitchen by creating this adorable clothespin giraffe to sit on the counter and hold recipe cards.
4th grade
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How to Write a Scary Story
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How to Write a Scary Story
Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!
4th grade
Reading & writing
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Make a Flashback Book!
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Make a Flashback Book!
Are you looking for a new way to help your fourth grader celebrate New Year's Day? Try this Flash Back Book!
4th grade
Reading & writing
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Make a Hovercraft!
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Make a Hovercraft!
Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.
4th grade
Science
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Tracking Temperatures
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Tracking Temperatures
To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.
4th grade
Science
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New Year Reflections
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New Year Reflections
Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.
4th grade
Reading & writing
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Candy Science Experiments: Toffee!
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Candy Science Experiments: Toffee!
Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.
4th grade
Science
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The Perfect Pumpkin Soup
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The Perfect Pumpkin Soup
Nothing says October like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.
4th grade
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Mini Waterfall
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Mini Waterfall
Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.
4th grade
Science
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Homemade Lava Lamp
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Homemade Lava Lamp
A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.
4th grade
Science
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A Glow in the Dark Bonanza!
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A Glow in the Dark Bonanza!
If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!
4th grade
Science
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Chain Tag
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Chain Tag
Are you looking to entertain your child and a large group of his friends? Try out Chain Tag. The more players you have, the more fun the game becomes!
4th grade
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