1st - 5th Grade Activities : Page 24

Try to pop other opponents balloons while trying to protect your own. This exciting game is sure to be a hit with the kids at your next party!

Science fair project which measures whether tsunamis are more destructive when they are caused by an earthquake or by a meteor.

Your first grader will enjoy creating his own leprechaun from a recycled toilet paper tube.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Create an American flag pinwheel in this Fourth of July craft activity!

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

Give your child some simple craft supplies and see what happens in this heartwarming and artistic contribution to the Seder table this year.

In this activity, work with your child to build a chain of strengths, highlighting their individual strengths and unique abilities.

Children will discuss what it means to have healthy friendships and create a unique friendship painting that illustrates the qualities of good friends.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this sweet mint-flavored milkshake you and your child can make together.

Make a backbone model to explore human anatomy and life science.

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

Your child's painted handprint helps create a lucky bearded leprechaun to bring a smile to everyone celebrating St. Patrick's Day!

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

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

Looking for way to help Japan? Start by making paper cranes! Learn how you and your child can show your support for Japan through the art of origami.

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.

Kids will discover the meat science behind the meat they eat, and find out how to use safe chemistry to make meat more tender.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

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!

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

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

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

Got a jousting knight at home? Try this project and help him make his very own shield.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Play a math logic and critical thinking game using a deck of cards. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in this fun activity.

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!