Elementary School Activities : Page 39

To practice place value, here's a fun hands-on activity to get your child flipping through place value with ease!

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Brooches never go out of style! Your child can create a flower brooch that will look fantastic pinned to clothing, or even a bag. They also make great gifts.

Learning to identify and categorize different geometric shapes is a big goal for early learners. And your neighborhood is the perfect place to start!

Learn to recognize symmetry by playing this game! The more you play, the better you'll get at recognizing this special characteristic many playing cards have.

Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

This science fair project examines which fruits and/or vegetables will ripen prematurely when placed with ripe apples.

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

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

Make quick sweet and salty walnuts, a delicious addition to fall salads and fruit and nut plates, or a simple afternoon snack.

Create a sun-shaped summer words chart in this DIY craft activity!

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

Use an old strawberry basket to create a decorative box for storing knickknacks, jewelry or odds and ends with this recycled craft.

In this activity, your child will get a review of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using classic domino pieces.

In this science fair project, young children notice and track changes in trees throughout the year.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Here's a Halloween arts and crafts activity for your preschooler, pre-kindergartener, or kindergartener: make bat wings of poster board and ribbon.

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.

Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity

Your child can decorate her own set of Russian nesting dolls in this easy felt craft.

Decorating pumpkins is a safer, cleaner alternative to carving. These Cubist art pumpkins are easy and fun to make, and serve as great fall decor.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!