1st and 2nd Grade Activities : Page 9

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Help your first grader, second grader, or third grader boost his addition skills and math vocabulary with this fun summer game Ice Cream Addition!

Your little one will have fun making this pot of gold craft that can easily be displayed on any doorknob or hook.

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

Your child will have fun creating an Earth Day Plate that he can eat off as often as he likes!

Make a festive bunny box that will be great for gift giving or storing candy and other small objects.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!

Kids make a cute pipe cleaner bumble bee craft and learn a few interesting bee facts along the way in this spring-themed arts and crafts activity.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Create an outer space painting with chalk, water and black paper in this art project that explores the solar system.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

In this fun activity, your child will learn the difference between facts and opinions. They will design cards for a matching game that they create and play!

Making these fabulous cupcake liner flowers is a great way to introduce your child to relief artwork and patterns.