1st - 5th Grade Activities : Page 40

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

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Wind is an important source of renewable, green energy. The purpose of this science fair project is to build and operate a windmill generator.

Fall in love with Cupid this Valentine's Day, specifically an adorable paper version of the classic Roman god!

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

Use an old strawberry basket to create a decorative box for storing knickknacks, jewelry or odds and ends with this recycled craft.

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

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

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Science fair project in which you will attempt to throw a ball the greatest horizontal distance possible by using different angles.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

If you're looking for just the right dessert to serve with your Easter dinner, try your hand at an Easter Bunny cake.

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

It's that time of the year again! Celebrate the start of a new school year with a back to class bash, complete with arts and crafts, food and games.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Build this game, and give your kid some hands-on practice ordering numbers. Soon your first grade kid will be Master of the number line!

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

Kids learn about pointillism as they make their own self-portrait in the style of famed American artist Chuck Close.