3rd and 4th Grade Math Activities : Page 3

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Add these fun chocolate Groundhog Day cupcakes to your holiday desert recipe repertoire! They're fun to make with your kids and a delicious winter snack.

These delicious Easter Basket Cupcakes are a simple, creative holiday treat. These cupcakes sit in waffle bowls with festive coconut grass and jellybean eggs.

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Play a math logic and critical thinking game using a deck of cards. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in this fun activity.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

Multiplication facts are a necessary skill, and this board game provides a fun way for your third grader to practice them!

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Play tic-tac-toe and help your kid memorize multiplication facts!

Getting kids to memorize their times tables can be worse than pulling teeth. Sweeten the deal with this activity that combines math and sugar.

Help cement the concept of place value with this simple activity that involves creating a set of dials made from Styrofoam cups.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Instead of drilling facts, grab sidewalk chalk and head outside for a rousing game of this Math Run game. Play the Math Run game with your child.

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

Find the area in this fun math card game. You'll help your child start thinking in terms of units as you create shapes out of playing cards.

This heart print makes the perfect simple and sweet gift for Valentine's Day!

Race to double numbers in this competitive card game. Try one-digit or two-digit numbers, or more!

This activity is a great starting point for practicing mental math because it is quick, easy and involves only simple addition facts.

Help your child practice multiplication tables with this mental and physical multitasking game that uses a hula hoop to get into the swing of things.

This activity will help your child tackle those tricky fraction word problems by way of a hands-on method.

Money is a difficult concept to grasp. Help your kid get the hang of it with this pocket change triple Venn diagram activity.

Make this delicious warm apple bread for Hanukkah.

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Figuring out fractions can be a challenge! But with this game your child will become more comfortable converting fractions after only a little practice.

Most timeline activities are all about history. Make timelines more relevant and personal for your child by focusing on the hours and minutes of his day.

This St. Patrick's day, stretch your third grader's social studies and math skills with this fun, cooperative learning game.

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