2nd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 31

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

Create a face of a person or animal on a small terra cotta flower pot and grow herbs or a flowered plant for their hair! As the herbs grow, the hair grows.

This activity will further your child's ability to interpret graphs and apply math skills in a real-world situation.

Inspired by Charles Kaufman's crushed can art, this activity lets kids make their own unique works of art using, you guessed it, crushed cans and paint!

Inspired by the children's book, Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, this card brings the spunky spider Charlotte to life!

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

Looking for an easy and creative craft? Beads come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colors and your kids will have fun creating unique key chains.

The Math Monster will save your second grader from repetitive math flashcards. Guessing mystery math facts is a fun way for him to polish arithmetic skills!

Combine your creative fifth grader's love of nature, art and poetry with leaf printing!

This science fair project idea studies which brand of wintergreen candy produces the most sparks in the dark.

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

Help your crafty kid make rocket-shaped party favors to hand out to friends and family on Independence Day!

This fun science fair project idea helps students learn how acid rains are formed and explore how acid rain damages the environment.

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

The next time you're trapped indoors on a dreary day, try this take on dodgeball. All you need are a group of kids, an open area and a soft, spongy ball.

This chocolate gelt is the perfect Hanukkah treat. Chocolate gelt is used as a gift for children or in the classic Hanukkah game of Dreidel.

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

The objective of this science fair project is to set up a compost bin to convert food scraps and organic waste.

Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.

Make math fun and easy with this activity that challenges your child to use their addition and multiplication skills to win a race!

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

This watercolor landscape creates the background for the adventures of Little Red Riding Hood by using spooky silhouettes for the characters.

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

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