Elementary School Activities : Page 21

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

The 100th day of school is an important benchmark for kids in the lower elementary grades. Help your kid create a 100 days of school shirt to celebrate!

Create addition problems using critical thinking skills in this fun second grade math card game.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

Learn how to demagnetize a magnet and how physics can explain this phenomenon with this enlightening science fair project.

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

Create a little magic with this special craft that transforms a regular paper tree into a Valentine masterpiece.

Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

This valentine bag craft makes a chic little pouch that holds cards and treats. Fall in love with this valentine bag craft this February.

Create a graph based on the interests of family member's to see who has what in common. Your child will practice her math skills and get to know the family!

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Teach your child measurement skills and some Mardi Gras history as you make this delectably delicious traditional treat known as King Cake.

How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

Science fair project idea examines validity of mood ring predictions. Analyze accuracy of results, consider the impact of temperature

Let your fabulous crafter use their favorite flowers, fruits and herbs to whip up a delicious perfume that they can proudly present to a friend or a loved one.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

Show your fifth grader how to make this fun vinyl robot to spruce up her walls. Itâs quick to construct and easy to remove or transfer from wall to wall.

Your children will squeal with delight when they discover all the mishaps that come about after a visit from the leprechaun.

This fun math card game is a great opportunity to discuss probability with your third grader.

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

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

Simon Says is a classic outdoor game that young children love. Promote your child's development and improve listening skills by playing the game in a new way.

This hands-on activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer makes sense.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

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

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.