Elementary School Activities : Page 13

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

Show your kindergartener how to craft a pretty Mother's Day jewelry box that's fit for the baubles of a queen (or at least an extra special mom)!

Does electricity move better through thick wires or thin ones? kids will conduct this classic electricity experiment for this science fair project.

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Your child can cut and fold her way to lots of lovely spring tulips through the art of origami!

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

In this cool science experiment, learn about magnetism and poles, and test magnet strength to find out if two magnets are twice as strong as one.

Your fifth grade aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

Learn how to make onigiri, a popular Japanese snack.

By taking math on a shopping trip your child will be practicing rounding, estimation and addition with a with a hands-on method.

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

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!

Help your kid pack her lunch in style with a recycled show box redesigned as a zombie survival kit.

This play-activity causes young children to focus on and become more aware of their sense of hearing and the power of their ears.

Your kindergartener will love this counting activity on a rainy day. Turn any indoor space into a colorful hopscotch board and using simple recycled materials.

Kids learn about examples of mechanical weathering and conduct an experiment with seeds and plaster in this cool geology science fair project idea.

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

Here's a fun math game you can use to practice counting, addition or subtraction with your child.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

This beaded wind chime is fun to make and it gets kids experimenting with patterns, a key kindergarten math skill.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!