1st - 6th Grade Activities : Page 73

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

All it takes is some colored felt fabric, a needle, thread, and a few beads and your daughter can make decorative felt pinwheels!

In this unique 5th grade arts and crafts project, your budding artist can imitate ancient rock art by creating his own petroglyphs on sandpaper with crayons.

Who said snow globes have to be round and made of glass? Here’s our take on this holiday favorite, using paper and plastic.

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

Everyone loves homemade cookies, but have you ever thought about making the cookie cutters at home? Here's some instructions for making homemade cookie cutters.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

Next time your second grader needs to send a card, consider this goofy writing and craft project.

Bend, twist, squish and press a paper bag into a tree! Once it's finished, your child's Halloween tree will look like it came right out of a scary fairy tale.

Make this easy homemade tie for a great Father's Day gift this year.

Have your child assemble a tiny bunny that she can carry with her and pull out whenever she needs a friend.

Use up your leftover hardboiled Easter eggs with our healthy, gourmet variations on an old classic: deviled eggs

A heart wreath is a pretty and festive Valentine's Day decoration. Make a heart wreath with your child this Valentine's Day.

These festive red and blue drink umbrellas are the perfect DIY party idea. While you're making them you can even sneak in a little compass practice.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

Help your young sewer create a delightful owl egg cosy out of just a few felt scraps and some embroidery floss.

Science fair project that examines how yeast grows, and which conditions allow for optimal growth. What types of nutrients does yeast prefer?

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

Your child can create a string wrapped headband to hold her hair back during the hot summer. Plus, it will re-purpose left over bits of string and thread!

Could there be toxic chemicals lurking in the cupboards and closets of your home?

Spider cupcakes are creepy-crawly treats that are perfect for Halloween. These spider cupcakes make for a great Halloween party treat.

Your child can explore color mixing and design while folding together a paint-filled paper and then using a marker to outline it.

Celebrate National Drum Month in November by using a couple of recycled yogurt cups and making a groovy set of bongos!

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.