3rd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 42

Make a kaleidoscope at home to teach your child about the color spectrum and mirror science.

Make a Duct Tape Wallet: This activity provides kids great practice in following directions and makes for a fun homemade gift.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Grab some rope and a couple of rafts and you're ready to play Rope Rush, an exciting race game for the pool!

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Forget mass-produced, store bought holiday ornaments. Your fifth grader can usher in the holidays by making his own homemade marbled Christmas balls!

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a rainbow card filled with three dimensional four leaf clovers!

Dream big with a homemade dream journal, a great writing exercise for elementary-age kids.

Make Hanukkah gift bags with your child this holiday season. These Hanukkah gift bags are great for passing out gelt to teachers and friends.

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

As school starts, there's no better time to get your kid off to a fresh, fun, organized start. Here's a desk craft for style-minded students!

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

This yarn heart is a rustic Valentine's Day decoration that will bring some heartfelt cheer to your home. Make a yarn heart with your little Valentine.

Make your own wrapping paper with some materials from around the house. Try to make your own wrapping paper this year for a unique presentation for your gifts.

These homemade juggling balls are super simple to make and are a blast to play with. Not to mention, they're great practicing hand-eye coordination.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

Invite your child and a few friends to get crabby in this game of soccer with a twist: Instead of running, players "crab crawl" around the playing field.

Here's a fun, geometric puzzle activity that will capture your child's interest and strengthen his number awareness and graphing skills.

Here is a cool and easy science project to determine the rate of chlorophyll breaks down and how it affects the color change of grass from green to yellow.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.

Zombie cupcakes are baked goods that look as if they've been pulled fresh from a skull. Make zombie cupcakes this Halloween.

Science fair project which will teach you more about the foods that you eat, and learn which ones are healthier choices.

Host a dog wash to raise money for yourself, for charity, or just for fun!

Want a word game to play? How about just a fun way to spend the afternoon? Get creative thinking going and have fun with vocabulary!