1st - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 17

Introduce your young artist to this art form with this fun and creative activity, which blends arts and crafts with patterning for hidden math practice!

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

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.

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

Celebrate our founding fathers and the parchment they wrote on with this DIY scroll project.

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

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

This is a great game to help your child learn number concepts in multiplication and division.

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

Practice multiplication facts and geography at the same time in this fun third grade math card game.

Ever wonder how those kooky kazoos work? Get to know the science behind this silly instrument by making your very own kazoo!

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!

Use empty soda bottles to create a fun bowling set that helps your first grader practice addition skills!

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

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.

Invite your child to create a lovely windmill using the ancient art of origami.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Transform a brown paper grocery bag into a hat in this arts and crafts activity!

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!