1st - 4th Grade Activities : Page 67

Your child can make a sweet and savory spinach strawberry salad; two ingredients that come together for a light and fresh summer dish!

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.

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

If your first grader loves to play with her food, turn the messy habit into a clever arts and craft project.

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

In this pretend play activity, your child will get to design a custom superhero utility belt and invent a new superhero to go with it!

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

Try this entertaining and educational math activity that will teach your child how to add and subtract decimals.

Help your child's backpack stand out from the crowd by attaching trinkets or decorations that are as one of a kind as she is.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Create some flying bats with your little one this Halloween season. This activity is a great way for your little one to learn about symmetry.

Using wholesome, natural ingredients like oatmeal, honey and raisins your child can make homemade granola bars!

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

Most often, a collage is 2-dimensional, but instead of using paper as a base, this project uses an inexpensive pumpkin from the craft store.

Homemade breakfast bars with chocolate and cherries make a tasty to-go breakfast for Valentine's Day. Whip up a batch of homemade breakfast bars with your kid.

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

Create origami claws that can transform your child into a bird, cat, or other clawed creature.

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

Create clever airplane favors for your child's next birthday party in this fun third grade arts and crafts activity.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Popcorn pops get a Valentine's Day twist with pink popcorn and a red candy center. Make popcorn pops as a special treat for Valentine's Day or any day.

The purpose of this study is to determine if people can tell the difference between organic and conventional food from looking at, smelling and tasting it.

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.