1st - 6th Grade Activities : Page 11

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

In this project, all you need is a protractor to learn how to use the altitude of Polaris to find latitude on Earth. Polaris is also known as the North Star.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Brrrrr! It's chilly outside. Now's the perfect time to create a snow globe. But, don't worry, you don't need glass for this dome.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

Milk is made of water and fat; but how can you separate the two? Find out in this color changing milk experiment.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Create a winter centerpiece that will fill your entire house will holiday cheer. This winter centerpiece is seasonal whether there's snow outside or not.

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

In this activity you'll use coffee...to paint! It's a wonderful way to provide your child with a hands-on experience with natural dyes.

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.