2nd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 46

Students explore hot desert plant adaptations in this cool science fair project by observing how these organisms prevent excessive transpiration.

How can we make healthy choices and be thoughtful in our actions? In this social emotional learning activity, your child will reflect on making tough choices and the questions to ask in order to help make healthy choices.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

Encourage your child to practice skip counting by turning number patterns into this fun and interactive game of catch.

Mummy chic or rag-tag retro? Catch the oldest trend in bandaged jewelry!

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

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.

Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad.

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

Play food isn't just for preschoolers! Help your child create a fun Passover craft that doubles as tea-party play food for younger siblings.

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

In this activity, your child will practice taking on the perspective of others and will generate ideas for conflict resolution at home.

Based on the popular "I Spy" game, this activity lets your kid practice important skills like number identification and place value.

Embrace the spooky and creepy thrills of Halloween night with a nightlight that will do more to frighten than soothe.

Frisbee golf is a game that incorporates the rules of golf with the fun of frisbee. Here's how to get started with your child:

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

Here's an arts and crafts activity to help your child put together his own "Back to School" scrapbook.

This science fair project uses paper chromatography to investigate whether black, brown, orange, and purple are pure colors or mixtures of other colors.

Make cleaning fun with a duster made from a decorated tube sock.

Honor dad's fatherly achievements with a handmade plaque for a job well done!

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.

Let your child experiment with and experience mixed media art in this introductory art project.

Play this daily money game with your 2nd grade child to help his math skills.

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

Make your very own fortune cookies from paper and share good fortunes with family and friends.

This science fair project on testing water hardness is a great introduction to practical chemistry. Test and learn the difference between hard and soft water.

This Santa puppet brings a little extra cheer to your Christmas celebration. Make a Santa puppet with your child this holiday season.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Cook up a batch of monster blood this Halloween to add gory details to vampires, zombies, werewolves and more.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!