Elementary School Activities : Page 11

Instead of painting a picture of a whale, let your preschooler make their own whale toy using a paper bag and some recycled art supplies.

Looking for way to help Japan? Start by making paper cranes! Learn how you and your child can show your support for Japan through the art of origami.

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

This science fair project explains the process of how the lungs expand and contract with the help of the diaphragm.

Kids will learn some cool stuff about chemical reactions by determining what happens when you mix different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and yeast.

Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.

Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!

This caterpillar math game gets your child to work on addition and subtraction. Challenge your child's math prowess with this fast-paced caterpillar math game.

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

This uniquely cute Easter bunny craft will give your child practice tracing their handprint while repurposing a paper plate as the base for their bunny.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

Encourage your child to take a page from Bridget Riley and the op art movement, and see if she can create an optical illusion in her artwork.

In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants, and they may even develop a green thumb in the process!

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.

Check out this dice game perfect for teaching your savvy kid the fundamentals of probability.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

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

Science fair project which teaches you about the principles of physics within a vacuum by creating a vacuum chamber.

Learn how to tell time by the sun with this cool science fair project idea that tracks how the accuracy of a sundial changes over time.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Being able to guess the likelihood of an event is a useful skill. Discuss probability with your kid as you play this fun math card game!

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

Learn about magnifying glasses, concave lenses and inverted images by sending rays of light through a magnifying glass in this cool science fair project!

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.