Kindergarten - 6th Grade Activities : Page 134

Here's a fun car game for you: Blind Distance. Blind Distance is a great way to bond with your child and teacher her about depth perception at the same time.

Make a special card with a surprise that jumps out! Simple and inexpensive, it's a snap for little hands to make.

Here's a fun Fourth of July craft that will delight kids of many ages.

Find out whether cast iron or regular teflon pans heat up faster and also retain their heat longer.

You and your child will have a blast baking this wonderful spin on a childhood classic, PB n' J cookies. Easy to make, and even easier to enjoy!

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

Judgements assumptions about others can cause disconnect in relationships and communities. In this social emotional learning activity, kids will explore how to break through assumptions and create a colorful bracelet that represents unity.

Help your preschooler make an alternative to carrying messy sidewalk chalk in hand: a helpful, handmade sidewalk chalk caddy.

Problem-solving skills can be practiced and strengthened over time with puzzles such as Tangrams! In this activity, your child will discuss problem-solving strategies and practice using these strategies with Tangram puzzles.

Challenge your third-grader to sharpen her new math skills--and maybe do the planet a favor, too.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Make this delicious coconut cream pie recipe this Kwanzaa, and teach your kids the meaning of this important African-American holiday.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

Create a herd of pachyderms to parade across a dresser or tabletop and take the opportunity to teach your kid a little bit about these majestic mammals.

Children learn about the benefits of mindfulness, teach someone else what they've learned, and create a sand timer to use during mindfulness practice.

To help your child shake the big number blues, here's a handy strategy to make your child a place value pro!

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen his ability to work with and interpret data in various forms.

Children will reflect on the importance of diversity and brainstorm ways to support people in their community who may feel alone, researching local organizations that strive to help those people.

Use this fun math board game to improve your first grader's confidence with addition facts.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

Assist your kindergartener in constructing his own shy little magic turtle out of just a plastic cup, tube sock, and wooden dowel.

This science fair project idea explores if the length of the string that an object is suspended on has an effect on how fast or slow it swings.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Make a campfire crown, complete with roasted marshmallows!

Patterns are everywhere. This activity allows your child to practice inventing their own patterns while creating a portrait of a pet.

Let your preschooler develop her fine motor skills in this cooking activity that has her creating hamburger cookies, a great snack for any party or BBQ.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will write loving kindness notes to place around the home to serve as a reminder (for themselves and others) to see the goodness within themselves.

In this fun art exercise, kids practice seeing multiple shapes and colors inside a water-filled glass and recreate them as a still life using colored paper.

Is your child missing a friend or family member that's away at college, far from home, or in the hospital? This cute gift box says "Wish you were here!"