1st - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 25

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Practice of math facts is usually limited to drill sheets and flashcards. But kids are more likely to tune in to math facts if practice is presented as a game!

Make the abstract nature of time and money easier for your kid to understand with some fun ideas that focus on these concepts.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

This Santa Claus craft is made to look like the jolly holiday icon himself. Make a Santa Claus craft with your child this holiday season.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Celebrate the 100th Day of School by making a collage frame that can showcase your childâs favorite piece of art.

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with this outdoor group ball game that's similar to Four Square.

Crisps are the hidden gem of the homemade dessert world.

Show your child how to paint in true Georgia O'Keeffe style. He'll enjoy painting art inspired by a master, and boost his math skills, too.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

In this matching activity, your kid will match the clock faces representing analog time with the numeric readings representing digital time.

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Try this card game to build math fact skills, like addition and subtraction, and have a great time, too!

Here's a great activity to help learners satisfy their snow play cravings in a cozy indoor setting!

Why wait for the Easter bunny to arrive when your child can become a bunny herself? Creating a bunny mask is the perfect way to celebrate Easter.

Everyone has a dream. The hard part is striving to make those dreams come true. Encourage your child to dream big with this easy craft project.

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

This autumn science project magically turns green leaves into autumn leaves by using crayon shavings and heat.

This little bumble bee is the perfect springtime party table decoration and is great practice for pattern-making, folding and cutting.

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

This science fair project will help students learn about non-vascular plants, such as mosses.

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Make going back to school fun with this surprising pop up book, perfect for first graders!