1st - 4th Grade Activities : Page 2

Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.

This shamrock wreath will allow your child to practice tracing and layering shapes and is the perfect way to get everyone in the mood for St. Patrick's Day.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

In this fun science fair project idea, kids will experiment with various methods in order to discover the fastest way to cool a soda.

Does the temperature of a magnet affect its strength? Learn about the relationship between magnets and temperature with this cool physics science fair project.

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Create your own version of an Aboriginal Australian dot painting in this fun activity!

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

Tired of gum with flavor that lasts for just a couple of minute? Put gum to the test with this chewy science experiment!

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Learn how to make an anemometer with step-by-step instructions in this cool science fair project idea for 4th grade.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

This simple art project will help your child think of nice words to say that come from the heart.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!