1st - 5th Grade Activities : Page 88

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Keep your clever kid occupied with this tricky grille cipher.

Show your fourth grader how to design and print his own chop, a Chinese "signature" of sorts that uses calligraphic characters or motifs.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

This school year, have your child decorate his very own clip board and watch him do his homework in style!

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.

Total alkalinity and pH personal care products are controlled to prevent skin irritation. Learn more about basic and acidic substances in this science project.

Want to make math a little more exciting? This single-player game is designed to help your child practice combining cards to create sums of 14.

Dress up a plain old pen with this pretty craft that's great for back-to-school time.

Take a look at this oogly-googly eye Halloween craft! Have your child tweak the design to learn about balance and counterbalance with this crazy-eyed creature.

Help your kid pack her lunch in style with a recycled show box redesigned as a zombie survival kit.

Whether you're teaching your kid about this important cultural art form or simply looking for a fun project, sandpainting is a fun activity you'll both enjoy.

Your child will create adorable baby footprints using his hand and fingers!

This nature craft is a great way for your child to learn about the fall season and make a festive decoration to display in your home.

Jump into the story of Cinderella by making a pumpkin coach of your own!

Hop to this froggy Valentine's Day craft! Your little one will love making this unique Valentine's Day card, a heart-shaped paper frog.

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

Get your first grader to help you with scrapbooking by showing him how to use multiple envelopes to create an accordion-style photo book.

Check out this simple version of a pairs game that's played all over the world. It's a great way to practice estimating and predicting mathematical outcomes.

Let your child help you create a fire escape plan poster to hang in the house in case of an emergency!

This unique drawing activity gives kids a chance to practice their concentration and focus, and the end result is sure to bring lots of laughs!

This Christmas gnome hails from Scandinavia. A Christmas gnome, also known as a nisse, gives gifts on Christmas.

Okay, identifying place value isn't as fun as eating ice cream, but with a few index cards and a competitive spirit, it can be disguised a game!

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

This construction paper activity helps your child to assemble a variety of emotions on a face so she can recognize how she and everyone around her is feeling.

Create a piece of public art on a movable wall. This scrap paper mosaic is made on a board that can be displayed just about anywhere.

Construct some glittery ring bling with this ring bracelet craft.

This activity will give your child a chance to practice threading a needle, and she'll end up with a fun and unique hair band!

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.