1st - 8th Grade Activities : Page 79

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

Ringing a quiet bell is also a great way to support focus and bring kids into the present moment so they can be aware of what they are experiencing inside.

This year, create cute napkin rings to adorn your holiday table.

Future engineers, unite! Discover how to keep a sandcastleâs bridge from falling into the moat.

Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.

This heart print makes the perfect simple and sweet gift for Valentine's Day!

Recycle a baby jar to make this beautiful votive with your second grader! This arts and crafts project is a fun, colorful activity and makes a great gift.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Crusted with gluten free Panko breadcrumbs and crushed pecans, this baked chicken is crunchy, tasty, and nutritious.

Children reflect on ways they have cared for themselves, others, and the Earth before building a garden to share beauty with others in their community.

Is your child an amateur origami master? Reach the next stage of paper folding genius with this origami heart!

Your child will "catch" snowballs with each correct math equation she can answer correctly. If she solves a problem correctly, she gets to keep the snowballs.

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

Nothing beats homemade salsa from scratch! You and your child can concoct a healthy and flavorful condiment to compliment any summer dinner.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

Help your third grader create a Venn diagram fantasy creature by combining two different creatures to create a fantasy creature based on their similarities.

Part food craft, part witchcraft, this is a yummy delight your middle schooler will want to make à and eat!

What would it be like to be the Cat in the Hat from the famous Dr. Seuss book? This Read Across America project has your 1st grader making his own fun-in-a-box!

What's your problem? I'll show you my math if you show me yours! Critical thinking and computation skills are the focus of this strategic math card game.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

Help your child honor her grandpa this Father's Day by creating an original photo essay just for him.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

This activity will keep your child entertained long after you've put away the markers and glue. Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

Shake things up by introducing your child to charcoal pencils! These unique drawing tools make blending, shading, and smudging easy and fun.

When you're studying the Mayflower, numbers can be an important part of the history...and a great chance to practice elementary math!

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.

Help your first grader create special 3D paper Christmas trees that he can use to decorate the home or give to friends.

Tackle both boredom and mathematics with this inventive arts and craft project!