Elementary School Activities : Page 62

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

What does a raindrop look like when it splashes on the ground? Is each raindrop unique like snowflakes? Find out how raindrop size varies in this experiment.

Express the love that you share with your child this Valentine's Day by creating unique "me and you" portraits together!

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

Counting with one-to-one correspondence is an important kindergarten math skill. This simple activity turns it into a play-anywhere game.

Help your teen show Mom how much he loves her through song ... with her very own CD!

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Your child will be cheering for 8s and 9s as she tries to create a larger number than her competitors. Whoever ends up with the largest number wins!

Math Baseball is a fun and competitive way to review new math concepts and simple computations.

Make these crazy shaped bubbles from simple items in the kitchen, and teacher your kids to experiment and hypothesize. Here's how:

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.

The perfect activity for a rainy day, or any time your little one moans, "Moooo-oom, there's nothing to do!"

Instead of heading to the craft store, take a step back in time and restock your art supply with this easy recipe for homemade ink.

Here's a color matching game that is perfect for winter! Your child will race against the clock to assemble the name of a color with its matching parts.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Invite your first grader to play with his food! He will improve his fine motor skills as he creates zany edible art!

Make a beautiful - and realistic looking - sunflower using sunflower seeds and a paper plate with this fun kindergarten arts and crafts project.

Make a passport suitcase and keep track of all the places you've traveled together as a family. Here's how:

Create this homemade slinky snake from recycled materials. It can move and slither about like the real thing!

Make your very own fortune cookies from paper and share good fortunes with family and friends.

Throw a P.E. party in your own backyard that will make fitness fun!

Mix eggs, milk, and flour just so, and you can create spectacular, gourmet popovers this Easter!

Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

Make mini heating pads for the special animal in your household or to use the next time you or your child has some aches and pains.

Let your aspiring poet use book titles to create a funky and visually-appealing masterpiece!

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.