1st and 2nd Grade Measurement Activities : Page 2

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Make this easy recipe for Halloween, featuring white chocolate and pretzels, for a crispy, creepy treat!

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

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

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

Help your child practice symmetry with this fun activity that will leave your child with a sweet symmetrical treat!

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

This recipes is so easy your child gets to be master chef for this kitchen activity. He'll bake peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies that happen to be vegan!

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

If you love the idea of handing out holiday tins of homemade cookies but you're not a baker, chocolate-covered apples are the perfect solution.

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!