1st - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 33

Make a clay sculpture of a fall tree to celebrate the changing seasons and bring out the artist in your third grader.

Make a "hands-on" barbecue apron for Dad this Father's Day!

Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.

Here's an activity to help your child create her very own time capsule to unearth and open in one, five, or even ten years later!

Geared toward kindergarten and first grade learners, The Weather Inside is a fun activity to help help children understand and process their emotions in a healthy way.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Here's a tasty summer holiday treat: oatmeal chocolate chip cookie sandwiches filled with cinnamon ice cream.

Make beautiful print block art with your kids using recycled materials.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Play a math logic and critical thinking game using a deck of cards. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in this fun activity.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

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

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

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

Multiplication facts are a necessary skill, and this board game provides a fun way for your third grader to practice them!

Take a bite out of these sticky-sweet banana ghosts to create a Halloween memory your kid's taste buds will never forget.

Bake these rugelach cookies with your child this Hanukkah to celebrate the holiday and help her practice important math skills.

Even the birds need to get out of the rain during the winter months. Help your child help nature and fill a lazy afternoon with this easy, cute craft.

Channel the artistic spirit of Romare Bearden by making a mixed media collage to express different moods.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Make a paper plate puppet that'll help your child imagine what it's like to be in a performance of the dragon dance.

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.