3rd - 6th Grade Activities : Page 6

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Simplify fractions with your child in this fast-paced math card game.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

Bring out your child’s creative side with this fun Halloween-themed craft.

Practice multiplication facts and geography at the same time in this fun third grade math card game.

In this project, you will observe and record changes in sunspots over two weeks.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

Help your child improve his coin counting skills in these two math games that have him race to reach $1.00.

Check out this dice game perfect for teaching your savvy kid the fundamentals of probability.

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

Certain fruits can change gelatinâs ability to set. In this experiment, kids will discover what happens when gelatin meets pineapple enzyme.

What’s the best part of fall? Pumpkins! Use this easy recipe to help your child make some delicious smelling pumpkin play dough. They can use their math skills to measure and mix and then have hours of fun playing!

What are the effects of colored light on plant growth? Explore plant behavior in this cool botany science fair project and learn about phototropism!

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

In this simple science project, learn about what causes dew and what affects dew formation with a drinking glass, ice, and a soda bottle.

Reinforce your child’s foundational math skills while creating small works of seasonal art with this creative Halloween rock painting activity!

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.