1st - 8th Grade Activities : Page 113

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

This is the perfect way to send a love note to your favorite Valentine! Your child can decorate a crepe paper bag for a secret message.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

Here's a fun Fourth of July craft that will delight kids of many ages.

If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!

Help to build your child's reading skills and get your point across with these homemade message magnets!

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

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!

Your child can create a toy soap sure to provide bath time fun for himself or, when given as a gift, a friend!

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

Problem-solving skills can be practiced and strengthened over time with puzzles such as Tangrams! In this activity, your child will discuss problem-solving strategies and practice using these strategies with Tangram puzzles.

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

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.

Invite your child to partake in an eco-friendly craft by weaving long twigs into a useful kitchen stand for hot pots and pans.

Explore history and prepare for backyard battle with this samurai helmet craft.

Make a campfire crown, complete with roasted marshmallows!

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Liven up your Christmas decor with vibrant reindeer created from cardboard. This decoration can hang above a fireplace, over a door, or across a wall.

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

This fall-themed missing letter activity is a great way to help your child learn the alphabet, build their vocabulary and bolster letter recognition skills.

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

This tried-and-true complexion treatment is a slumber-party staple that many people swear by.

Challenge your third-grader to sharpen her new math skills--and maybe do the planet a favor, too.

Send big holiday love on a small budget by sending these "Elf Tickets" this year...and give your child some writing practice in the bargain.

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!