3rd - 8th Grade Activities : Page 65

This rainbow collage activity is a great way to practice using different materials to create texture. The completed craft is sure to brighten up any space.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

Take the pain out of parts by disguising your third grader's fraction lessons as baking with these pumpkin breakfast muffins complete with ghostly marshmallows!

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

Solfege signs are used to guide students through music that is new to them. Help your musically-inclined child learn to work with this fun system today.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Make a personalized pillowcase for your third grader with his old-fashioned silhouette image. You won't be able to find these in stores!

Fresh kale and coconut milk come together in this a fragrant dish that makes a great vegetable side or light main course.

Children reflect on ways they have cared for themselves, others, and the Earth before building a garden to share beauty with others in their community.

This year for Valentine's Day, you and your child can bake up a batch of classic red velvet cupcakes and learn more about the history of this vintage treat.

Help your student memorize the vocabulary needed to excel in geometry. This fun Tic-Tac-Toe game focuses on terms used when working with circles.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Next time your child says he's bored, suggest a game of Toe Fencing! It's a silly and physical game that can be played anywhere, any time.

Send big holiday love on a small budget by sending these "Elf Tickets" this year...and give your child some writing practice in the bargain.

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

Brooches never go out of style! Your child can create a flower brooch that will look fantastic pinned to clothing, or even a bag. They also make great gifts.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

If it's Easter, it must be time for egg hunts. But we have to admit, most kids would rather take a bite out of a yummy cupcake than a hard-boiled egg.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

This Halloween, have your child create a ghoulish bat treat keeper. While crafting he'll learn the basic components of sculpture.

Practice math facts with your third grader was never so simple! This activity makes addition, subtraction, multiplication, and even division a lot more fun!

Instead of loading up on mayonnaise based potato salad, your child can whip up something healthier: German potato salad!

This arts and crafts project isn't just full of creativity, it's got a lot to teach kids about world cultures as well.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Your child is sure to find this colorful pink, green and white salad simply irresistible. For an added challenge, give your youngster a pair of chopsticks!

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

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

Dress up a plain old pen with this pretty craft that's great for back-to-school time.

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

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.