2nd - 4th Grade Activities : Page 31

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

Cook up some spooky ghost toast for all your little ghouls and goblins this Halloween!

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

A heart hug can brighten up any dreary Valentine's Day. Give a friend a heart hug with this fun holiday craft.

We're sure your kid already knows that people often wear green on March 17th. This shamrock necklace is the perfect addition to any St. Patrick's Day ensemble.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

In this activity, your child will write a poem recognizing and appreciating the beauty inherent in diversity.

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

Add these fun chocolate Groundhog Day cupcakes to your holiday desert recipe repertoire! They're fun to make with your kids and a delicious winter snack.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Celebrate spring by creating a cute crawly critter bag to fill with your favorite candy!

Get kids to celebrate Earth Day by designing their very own junk truck.

In this science fair project, learn how a mineral streak is made and how it can help identify an unknown mineral.

Why pay for expensive plates when you can paint original designs on your own dishes? This fun activity will bring out your kid's creative side.

Observe corn seed germination to learn about dicots and monocots and how plants grow from seeds to seedlings to full-grown plants!

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

Your child can create a vibrant and dazzling array of flowers by blending and scraping into paint, and then creating a collage.

Reusable Christmas gift bags are eco-friendly and pretty. Make a batch of reusable Christmas gift bags for your friends and family this holiday season.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

Flowers will brighten up anyone's day! Share the joy of spring by making a picture of a vase with fun 3-D flowers that will never wilt.

Here's a homemade bulletin board project to help your fourth grader's school year start off right.

Show your child how to paint in true Georgia O'Keeffe style. He'll enjoy painting art inspired by a master, and boost his math skills, too.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

This recipes is so easy your child gets to be master chef for this kitchen activity. He'll bake peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies that happen to be vegan!

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.