2nd - 4th Grade Activities : Page 56

Create a beautiful piece of pottery by hand using a few simple ingredients, and learn about the Native American Acoma tribe while doing it!

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

You can try this simple activity with your third grader to get him thinking about the real world math you use everyday.

Use familiar household items and decorations to turn estimation into a fun game!

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

This fun activity will have your child creating a Halloween-themed bookmark to use throughout the Halloween season. All they have to do is follow the directions on the legend!

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Is it amplitude? Weight? Length of string? Kids will discover what factors changing the period of a pendulum depends on in this fun and easy physics experiment.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Hiding protein-rich quinoa and a variety of fresh vegetables, these meatballs are the perfect answer to kid food woes.

Banish your third grader's rainy day boredom by guiding his play group through a collaborative art project that leads up to the unveiling of a crazy creature!

Help your child make some super cute bunny cupcakes that will be the perfect Easter dessert.

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

Help your kid organize her collection of earrings and other accessories with a fun embroidery craft!

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

This science project teaches students to classify different shapes of leaves.

You and your fourth grader can pay homage to the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, Canada, by baking up a batch of maple leaf pancakes!

If you need a way to interest your child in sewing, look no further than this felt food craft.

Make a homemade doll out of recycled materials, similar to dolls made by pioneer children.

Spiders may be creepy, crawly and sometimes frightening, but not this little fella. He's fun to make and sure will cause a lot of giggling!

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

Make exercise fun for your child with this energetic fitness game that's a cross between a cake walk and musical chairs.

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

In this painting and drawing project, not only will stars shine in the evening sky over the skyscrapers, they will also create a waterfront reflection.

Eating a healthy breakfast starts the day out right, and your child can make something tasty and nutritious while honing her culinary skills!