Preschool - 2nd Grade Activities : Page 23

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

Try this simple preschool arts and crafts activity: make a plaster of Paris sculpture in a plastic sandwich bag!

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

Teach your child about jesters as she makes her very own jester hat.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Help your first grader emboss his own design reminiscent of Middle Ages metalwork. Using foil and a wooden stylus, he'll create pretty springtime flower images.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Looking for a fun way to remember your child's small handprints that doesn't involve tired turkeys or tubs of wet cement?

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.

Invite your first grader to play this subtraction sacks game to get her actively involved in understanding and memorizing subtraction facts.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

Learning to count change can be tough! Help your child become a master money-counter with this simple game.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

This reindeer hat is cute and festive for your child during the holiday season. Make a reindeer hat this Christmas with your child.

Your children will squeal with delight when they discover all the mishaps that come about after a visit from the leprechaun.

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

Give your preschooler the opportunity to work on color recognition and fine motor skills while creating a beautiful tie-dyed piece of art!

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Make a First Day of School Mobile to help commemorate the big step from preschool to kindergarten and ease those first day jitters!

Make a "feeling meter" that helps your first grader read key feeling words and communicate his emotions accurately to you.

Make the prehistoric monsters of the past seem a bit more real with a craft that brings the chill of the Ice Age to life!

In this activity, your child will discover their interests and special talents through performing, writing, and drawing.

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Making these fabulous cupcake liner flowers is a great way to introduce your child to relief artwork and patterns.

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.