Elementary School Activities : Page 11

Bring barnyard fun to a rainy day by making this simple pig nose, or make several noses and round up two of your child's friends to act out Three Little Pigs.

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

This science fair project idea explores the different properties of matter.

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

Create an American flag pinwheel in this Fourth of July craft activity!

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

Show your third grader how to craft his own version of the symbolic Olympic rings using some easy-to-find art supplies!

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Show your young artist how to celebrate Mary Cassatt, an Impressionist painter, by creating a mother-child painting in her style.

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a rainbow card filled with three dimensional four leaf clovers!

Decorate with a banner made from paper, clover shapes and buttons to celebrate spring or St. Patrick's Day!

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

Turn wait time in the doctor's office or travel time in the car into fun time with your own version of I Spy.

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Capture a bit of magic with these mesmerizing ice balloons!

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

The purpose of this science fair project is to determine which conditions and materials quicken the composting process to make the best compost.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by creating a geometric, math-inspired mural in the style of Henri Matisse in this creative kindergarten grade art activity.