Showing Results for reference materials for word meaning

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

This project will examine the relationship between materials and air resistance.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

This experiment will explore how mallets of various materials and weight create sonic tones of varying lengths.

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

Observe trends in the properties of writing materials over past 5000 years and extrapolate to future time. Prepare a table that compares writing material.

This time-based word builder is the perfect way to boost your child's vocabulary. Mix and match letters to see how many words she can come up with!

Science far project which determines whether the material of a baseball bat affects the distance that the baseball will travel.

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

This project will explore whether test subjects, deprived of points of reference, will, in attempting to walk a straight course, walk in circles.

Your child can make a homemade find-a-word game personalized for the Christmas holidays and family.

Your kindergartener will learn basic math concepts and create a beautiful keepsake with this African flag reference book.

Help your kindergartener make and play a "Hop On Pop"-inspired card game--a fun way to learn word families!

Help your child learn how to protect the environment by creating a useful reference for the family with this recycling poster.

In this arts and crafts activity, boost your kindergartener's letter recognition and reading skills by helping her create a paper word quilt.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Celebrate the 100th day of school by counting and spelling your way to a "$1.00" word in this 3rd grade math and reading game.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

This science fair project idea highlights decomposition rates by comparing how long it takes an item to decompose in a compost pile vs. a landfill.

Air resistance is a crucial factor when designing a parachute. In this science fair project, students find what type of material works best as a parachute.

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

Discover the science behind materials that absorb heat, and materials that don't, by constructing this cork trivet for your dinner table.