1st - 8th Grade Activities : Page 114

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

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.

Surprise your favorite bookworm this Halloween with a witchy bookmark!

Make these crazy shaped bubbles from simple items in the kitchen, and teacher your kids to experiment and hypothesize. Here's how:

Looking for a fun way for your child to practice the basics of addition, subtraction, and multiplication? Look no further than this fun card game!

Surprise your child by taking the apple cider from the fridge and transforming it into a wonderful treat!

This time-based word builder is the perfect way to boost your child's vocabulary. Mix and match letters to see how many words she can come up with!

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader experimenting with math concept of multiples and patterns with her own printing plate.

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.

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

Children will reflect on the importance of performing acts of kindness for the Earth, hear a story about easy ways they can care for the Earth, and set goals to conserve more in their everyday lives.

Here's a simple, fun activity which will save you time and reinforce your child's math skills along the way.

Crisps are the hidden gem of the homemade dessert world.

In this activity, children create rising foam as they reflect on the many ways they have grown over the past months and learn how a "beginner's mind" is helpful.

This activity will make you want to celebrate more often, and save them up for a collection of cork animals.

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

Staying close to home doesn't mean you can't get moving! Use this fun challenge activity to encourage your child to move their body in new ways while testing their endurance!

Understanding what forgiveness is and why it is important for friendships is a critical life skill. In this home activity, your child will learn about forgiveness and write a forgiveness letter to someone.

Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.

Take your child's knowledge of shapes out of the classroom and into the real world!

Children will reflect on how community service makes us better people. Then they will complete a service survey to gain a better understanding of their interests, gifts, and their potential role as a service worker in their community.

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!

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

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot initiate a domino effect.

Help your child make her very own candy bars with this easy recipe.

In this activity, your child will use mindfulness to practice staying as still as they can. Then, during a freeze dance activity, they will pay attention to the constellation of sensations and feelings throughout parts of their bodies.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

Invite your fifth grader to design a fleet of miniature paddle boats to race in the family bathtub.

Show off your team spirit by creating a festive baseball pennant for your favorite team.

Our breath can be a helpful tool to connect with a sense of peace and calm. In this home activity, your child will practice counting breaths, hear poems about nature and mindfulness, and write their own poem.