1st - 4th Grade Activities : Page 24

Did you know cooking supports your child in learning complex math skills? Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills by whipping up some healthy sweet potatoes for a dinner side dish!

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Make a unique painting while learning about sea life.

A tall glass of lemonade is the perfect summer treat. Make it even better with these creative twists on classic lemonade!

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Can a horse lead itself to the carrot? Train your horse with carrots and boxes and test horse memory in this fun zoology science fair project.

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Science fair project idea which teaches you how to make butter by separating cream into butter and buttermilk.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

This Valentine's Day, promote strong hearts with an active relay that the whole family can enjoy! It's light on the wallet, but heavy on heart health.

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

This project compares the strength of one, two, and three-ply toilet paper.

Kids paint a still life of a vase of flowers using colors found side by side on the color wheel, just like Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers.

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Celebrate 100 fantastic days of school by creating a school-themed collage with 100 pieces in this unique arts and crafts activity.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will participate in a mindfulness exercise focused on forgiveness. Then, they'll craft a Peace and Harmony Fidget Spinner to cultivate calmness.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

Creepy, crawly, spooky and even kind of cute! This spider loves school supplies and will do a great job guarding them.

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!