Elementary School Activities : Page 37

Here's a fun book-making project that will help your child learn to abbreviate and provide an opportunity for her to exercise her artistic abilities.

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

Celebrate African heritage by making an African flag banner. This fun, culturally-inspired art project is perfect for Black History Month.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the basic principles of air pressure using simple materials like a balloon, straw and string.

Sweet potatoes lend a creamy texture and peppery seasoning gives a spicy kick in this fall hash recipe.

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

Learning to count can be pretty tough. Have your child play this game with you or a friend and watch her quickly become a master counter.

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

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

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.

Celebrate the Presidents Day the creative way by constructing toilet paper tube figurines of a couple famous U.S. Presidents!

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

Enjoy the beauty of winter from the comfort of your home with this first grade art activity: make sparkly snowflake sculptures using modeling clay and glitter.

Why not change things up a bit with this fun way of making those loop-hole bunny ears that sit at the top of his sneakers.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Make a flame-free menorah from beans, pasta, and tissue paper with this simple Hannukah craft activity! 

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will go on a nature scavenger hunt to look for patterns in nature and appreciate how amazing nature is.

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.

Your second grader can piece together an adorable--and edible!--wreath for Mom in minutes.

How good are humans at sound localization? Kids can try this cool science fair project idea to see how good their friends are at judging sound direction.

In this unique 5th grade arts and crafts project, your budding artist can imitate ancient rock art by creating his own petroglyphs on sandpaper with crayons.

Holiday thank you cards show friends and family that you appreciate them. Make a batch of holiday thank you cards with your child this winter.

This is a simple, fast game that you and your child can make together to help him master rounding with decimals.

Play this fun basketball game to help your third grader master their multiplication tables.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

Who needs a plastic potato head when you can use the real thing?