1st - 5th Grade Measurement Activities : Page 5

Any time is the perfect time to whip up a delicious batch of fluffy pumpkin cookies.

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

This recipes is so easy your child gets to be master chef for this kitchen activity. He'll bake peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies that happen to be vegan!

If it's Easter, it must be time for egg hunts. But we have to admit, most kids would rather take a bite out of a yummy cupcake than a hard-boiled egg.

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

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

Whatever is stacked in your cupboard can be used to help your child learn how to compare fractions and decimals. A great hands-on math lesson!

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Hiding protein-rich quinoa and a variety of fresh vegetables, these meatballs are the perfect answer to kid food woes.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

Use familiar household items and decorations to turn estimation into a fun game!

Stringy orange ghoul guts are actually a healthy and gross-looking appetizer for your child's Halloween party.

Use this great no-bake recipe to save energy and keep cool.

This experiment examines whether storing your orange juice at different temperatures affects its acidity.

How much does 100 weigh? Play this fun guessing game with your child to commemorate the 100th day of school.

Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed spitting contest!

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!

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

Make this delectable custard, meringue, and graham cracker pie will give your fifth grader practice with measurement and get him interested in the kitchen.

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

Instead of loading up on mayonnaise based potato salad, your child can whip up something healthier: German potato salad!

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

If you love the idea of handing out holiday tins of homemade cookies but you're not a baker, chocolate-covered apples are the perfect solution.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Find out whether cast iron or regular teflon pans heat up faster and also retain their heat longer.

The crust is fun for kids to mix and roll out, and the filling overflows with vitamin and anti-oxidant packed berries!