1st - 6th Grade Activities : Page 13

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

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

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Choose a design that is as simple or as intricate as you like and create a stencil that you can use over and over again.

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

Simplify fractions with your child in this fast-paced math card game.

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

In this activity, your child will watch a video about empathy and practice speaking to someone with empathy. They will also discuss how empathy supports living in a community with others.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

This fun art activity gets your child to create background and foreground elements, building his art skills and creative development.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

This game is the perfect way to prepare your child for any shopping adventures you may embark upon, all while practicing important math concepts.

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.