2nd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 23

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Firefly flash tag is a great way to get your kids outdoors and running around during the dog days (or nights) of summer.

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

Is your child struggling to remember the rules of place value? Here's a fun series of hands-on activities to help your child put the value in place value!

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

The goal of this science fair project is to demonstrate different ways to generate static electricity and record its effects.

Turn all those broken bits of plates, random buttons, or other odds and ends into a lovely flower pot for Mom on Mother's Day.

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

Celebrate our founding fathers and the parchment they wrote on with this DIY scroll project.

Be active while learning about American history with this twist on the classic running game "Capture the Flag."

Kids will learn about the interaction of lactose and lactase in milk and discover why we describe enzymes as catalysts in this fun science fair project.

This is a great game to help your child learn number concepts in multiplication and division.

Celebrate the spirit of Dr. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech with this meaningful and educational art project.

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

Practice multiplication facts and geography at the same time in this fun third grade math card game.

Ever wonder how those kooky kazoos work? Get to know the science behind this silly instrument by making your very own kazoo!

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!