1st - 4th Grade Activities : Page 56

Homophones are those tricky little words that tend to confound early learners. Help your second grader ace the challenge with this outdoor game.

Compare and order numbers and introduce mathematical inequalities in this fun math card game.

Young scientists develop a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, and then revise their hypothesis to find out which common household liquids dissolve candy corn.

This paper project is sure to hit a home run with your sporty kid.

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

Even if sweet potatoes aren't your kid's favorite, try topping them with fluffy marshmallows -- it will be tough to find a child who can resist!

Your first grader can create this cute heart puzzle with craft sticks and watercolor paints to challenge her friends!

This winter world craft will introduce your kid to pointillism, a technique in which dots are used to create a recognizable image.

Make this mason jar craft that looks like a glowing snowflake and works like a lantern!

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

Construction paper, scissors, markers and glue are all your child needs to make these gruesomely whimsical monster bookmarks.

Put a spin on traditional salad by tossing in a few toothpicks! You and your child will have a bast making these healthy, bite-sized treats.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Valentine cookies are a classroom staple on Valentine's Day. Make a batch of delicious valentine cookies with your child this February.

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.

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

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

It's always fun to recycle household items into something great. Here's a quick and easy way to turn a used juice box into a police radio for hours of play!

This children's menorah is a fun craft that lets your child celebrate Hanukkah while learning their ABCs. Make this children's menorah for the Festival of Lights.

Kids will make predictions about cricket behavior by conducting this fun and easy experiment which simulates different environments for crickets.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year by creating mosaic shamrock art with your child.

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

Making personalized postcards out of meaningful photographs is a fun, rainy day project.