2nd - 8th Grade Activities : Page 69

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Learn about savanna flora and fauna in this science project! Take a look at characteristics of tropical grassland plants and animals that help them survive.

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

Make a dreidel card this Hanukkah to give to someone special and help your child celebrate the holiday!

This craft, a perfect pre-bedtime activity for a first sleepover, helps build up a ton of useful skills, like geometry, measurement, and basic sewing skills.

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:

Math Baseball is a fun and competitive way to review new math concepts and simple computations.

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

Help your first grader understand what a noun is with this fun photo book that catalogs her favorite people, places, and things!

Your fourth grader will improve her hand-eye coordination making catnip mice, and you'll finally have a use for all those mate-less socks in the laundry room!

This seashell necklace lets you keep a piece of the beach with you. Help your crafty kid create this seashell necklace, the perfect summer keepsake.

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

Celebrate the gooey goodness of peanut butter with a yummy treat your young chef can whip together himself.

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

Forget toy stores! Show your first or second grader how to make a vehicle out of fruit from a neighbor's tree or local farmers' market.

Using water, corn syrup, and sequins, your child can create a unique art project while exploring what happens when different liquids are mixed together!

This bottle cap jewelry project is a fun way to add personal style to your pre-teen's wardrobe without breaking the bank or battling mall crowds.

Want to help your child develop stronger numeracy skills and make your dice games even more fun? Try creating some googly-eyed funny dice.

Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Kids will get a kick out of shopping for discounted "kicks" with this creative math game that focuses on percentages.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

Let your child show off his culinary prowess as he whips up this nutritious and delicious salmon recipe!

By using a tapestry needle, double-sided tape and a stitch guide, this activity helps make sewing more accessible to a beginner.

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

Bring the zoo to you with this fun second grade arts and crafts activity: make a mini menagerie using colored pipe cleaners, a pencil and marker, and eyes!

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Make this cute Rudolph holiday card holder so you can keep track of them and share them with the world.