4th and 5th Grade Activities : Page 24

Get your kindergartener involved in the kitchen by making healthy cupcakes loaded with veggies and protein in this fun cooking activity.

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

Test out the pH levels of soil in your backyard versus soil in more wild environments to solve this science case.

Let your fifth grader craft a gleaming green shamrock pin for himself or a friend this St. Patrick's Day!

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

Work on division with remainders in this fun fourth grade math board game.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

Mad Libs are fun but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story himself!

In this activity, your child will explore the difference between boredom and curiosity in building greater attentiveness and happiness in the present moment.

What do you get when you cross a pool, water balloons and hula hoops? Pool Basketball, an exciting summer game perfect for kids of all ages.

Tree rings can tell the age of the tree but also information about the world. This science experiment uses tree stumps to discover new facts.

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

This science project teaches students the relationship between compost and plant growth. Students conduct an experiment with different types of compost.

Here's a delicious and nutritious dish for St. Patrick's Day: make a NiÃoise-style salad bursting with a rainbow of colors!

Are you looking for a fun game that will keep your child on his toes? Try introducing him to Water Tag.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Serve this seasonal carrot salad at Easter brunch this year, and it just might hop onto your family's list of healthy favorites.

This easy strawberry banana smoothie is a healthy treat for kids. Make an easy strawberry banana smoothie for your child for a heart-healthy Valentine's Day.

This science fair project idea attempts to train a worm to complete a simple maze in order to find out if worms can learn and remember.

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.

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.