1st - 8th Grade Activities : Page 110

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Help your child get more comfortable with rhyme schemes with The Bear in Despair by Amanda Bray Cody.

This easy indoor activity teaches kids how to mix kitchen ingredients into watercolor paints, while giving a crash course in color-combining.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

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

This zombie shirt is a fun and incredibly simple Halloween costume. Have your kid don the shirt lurch around the neighborhood searching for brains...or candy!

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

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Help you child burn his very own CD with all of his favorite color songs to create a compilation album that is truly one of a kind.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

Made to humorously resemble reindeer droppings, these simple to make and yummy to eat holiday desserts are destined to become a family favorite.

Surprise your favorite bookworm this Halloween with a witchy bookmark!

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!

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

Science fair project that determines whether tapping a pomegranate with a spoon helps it release its seeds.

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

If your child is particularly handy or artistic, she'll love putting her talents toward making a custom key holder. It's the perfect gift for any occasion.

Not only will you and your kindergartener create a beautiful photo keepsake, you'll also have the chance to spend time together and relive special memories.

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

Does dough rise faster with unbleached or bleached flour? Investigate in this science fair project idea.

Make these muffin cup spiders from simple baking supplies to surprise your guests and make them jump!

Create tasty and healthy bruschetta the whole family will love and get your child in the kitchen involved in making the food they eat!

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.