Activities : Page 71

Make a "feeling meter" that helps your first grader read key feeling words and communicate his emotions accurately to you.

In this activity, your child will learn and teach someone else five finger breathing, and they will also draw a picture of their experience.

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

Help your first grader make these patriotic hanging streamer decorations this 4th of July!

Learn about the greenhouse effect- and get great science fair experiment ideas. Read more.

3-D Christmas tree cookies look impressive but are an easy holiday recipe that kids can make. These sugar cookies stand up on their own!

Invite your kid to create her own hanging dove images--a symbol of peace and unity--in honor of Black History Month.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

Check out this twist on a peanut butter and banana sandwich. The banana replaces the bread to make the perfect fun and nutritious after-school snack.

Determine how wind speed affects the stability of a kite and the ease of getting it into the air.

Work on simple addition and finding even numbers in this first grade math card game.

Homemade face paint is a safe and economical way to jazz up your Halloween costume. Even better, this easy-to-make face paint requires just three ingredients!

This science fair project demonstrates the "power of conformity".

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

Recycle, reduce, and reuse with this T-shirt purse craft. Kids can make their own functional bag out of worn-out T-shirts.

Forget the package! Make your own delicious jello treat at home with your child. This healthy snack is just as tasty to eat as it is fun to play with!

Play the fridge magnet name game with your preschooler to help prepare her for kindergarten reading and writing.

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

Using items around your house, create a âstoreâ and set up expressions to represent the cost of the items.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

While you whip up mashed potatoes for your next dinner party, your first grader and friends can stay occupied by crafting their own silly spud characters.

This cultural craft makes a pretty decoration and teaches kids about other cultures.

This science fair project idea tests whether it is true that humans are in the morning than later during the day/night.

Create your own light bulb and test filaments of different thicknesses to see which keeps the bulb burning for the longest time.

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

Use fun and fuzzy pipe cleaners to help your child learn how to form important letters that make up the words that are the building blocks of phonics.

Looking for a customized locker accessory? Try this DIY Mirror Craft and spruce up a plain old mirror with some original designs.

Here's an easy activity for your preschooler or kindergartener: use waffles and fresh fruit to give your child hands-on practice with patterning and numbers.