2nd - 8th Grade Activities : Page 35

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.

Homophones are those tricky little words that tend to confound early learners. Help your second grader ace the challenge with this outdoor game.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will play a mindful listening game and create a video or skit that teaches others about mindful listening.

Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Review fractions with your budding mathematician when you play this fun, educational math board game.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

Create a dazzling window display with cut stars with this fun first grade holiday activity.

Create a world of bugs with your kid! This variation on finger painting is a great project to create after a trip to the zoo or while learning about science.

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

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

Need to cool down on a hot summer night? This gazpacho recipe does the trick.

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.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Frog cupcakes make the perfect treat for kids who love their amphibians.

Looking for way to help Japan? Start by making paper cranes! Learn how you and your child can show your support for Japan through the art of origami.

Outfit a pair of dark sunglasses with sneaky mirrors for eyes in the back of your head.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

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

Add simple fractions in this fun math card game for second graders. This game is very similar to Blackjack, or 21, but it's entirely kid friendly!

Your child can use colorful construction paper to make an easy paper basket to hold some of his special things!

Few architectural features are as recognizable as the Russian onion dome. In this project, your kid will recreate the striking beauty of this roof-top marvel.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!