Elementary School Activities : Page 42

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Help your child get the hang of reading with this fun activity. Here's how to make a spinning phonics wheel out of two paper plates.

A tisket, a tasket, here's a pretty homemade basket to fill with treats at Easter.

each some early sewing skills with this cute felt egg project that can be reused as a silly gift, a toy for younger siblings, or a doll accessory.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Make a unique painting while learning about sea life.

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.

Want to make math a little more exciting? This single-player game is designed to help your child practice combining cards to create sums of 14.

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

Yarn ornaments are a beautiful and crafty way to celebrate the holidays. Make a set of yarn ornaments with your child, then hang them on your Christmas tree.

This game is a great way to help your child remember the names of shapes. Give it a go and before you know it, your kid will have all her shapes down pat.

Looking for a fun way to remember your child's small handprints that doesn't involve tired turkeys or tubs of wet cement?

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

Expand your child's geographic awareness with these fun and easy map lessons.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Keep your holiday memories safe in this crafty photo box, handmade by your child, that's decorated with the signs of the season,

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

You've heard all about oil spills, but can they really be that bad? After all, vegetable oil is in almost every yummy baking good from cookies to brownies.

Using aluminum is a great way to recycle and make some shiny ornaments borrowing from this traditional Mexican art form. Here's an easy kids' activity!

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

This activity is a great starting point for practicing mental math because it is quick, easy and involves only simple addition facts.

This fun photography activity will build your child's vocabulary, their understanding of the world, and they'll make their own game of concentration!

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Repurpose those plastic shopping bags hiding in your house into a fun and exciting decoration your child can hang in her room!

Looking for an easy and creative craft? Beads come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colors and your kids will have fun creating unique key chains.

Forget model kits! Promote creativity by having your child construct a dinosaur model using marshmallows and toothpicks.

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

Your child can commemorate the best Halloween candy of all time using foam sheets to give your little monster a little practice tracing triangular shapes.