1st - 4th Grade Activities : Page 32

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

With this fun craft activity, your child can design and "make" his own money, for use as currency and math practice at home.

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.

This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.

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.

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

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.