Preschool - 2nd Grade Activities : Page 17

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

Use old coffee cans and socks to make a beanbag toss game for kids in preschool and kindergarten. This activity is great for math and coordination.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.

Help you child learn the colors of the rainbow and paint them in order by making a beautiful rainbow pot.

Hop over to the craft table and make this easy bunny puppet!

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Now you can have baby chicks around any time of year, with this simple egg carton craft idea.

In this art project, budding entomologists will create a larger than life, moveable puppet version of a praying mantis.

Forget markers or crayons. For a really unusual art project, close the art supply cabinet, and crack open the pantry! Use rice to make pictures.

Play this hidden number game with your preschooler that will give her a leg up in learning numbers.

Make the abstract nature of time and money easier for your kid to understand with some fun ideas that focus on these concepts.

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.

This little bumble bee is the perfect springtime party table decoration and is great practice for pattern-making, folding and cutting.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Your child will enjoy getting math practice as they use bugs in addition and subtraction problems.

Try this fun and interactive collage activity with your preschooler to teach her the "building blocks" of math and architecture.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

this mosaic-inspired activity uses kid-friendly yarn and glue to help your kindergarten kid design her own vibrant, brightly-colored flower.

It's easy to plant your own in-home container garden! This planter contains pizza-themed herbs and is a perfect early gardening activity for kindergarteners.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.