Preschool - 2nd Grade Measurement Activities : Page 2

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

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

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Forget the measuring stick! This fun math activity uses a body part, your child's hand, as a ruler.

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

This cookie dough handles like molding clay, but also makes delicious cookies. Use this activity to strengthen your child's alphabet skills.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Preschoolers are fascinated by how colors can be mixed to form new ones. This activity combines color mixing with the concept of melting for extra science fun.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

Let your preschooler create something cute while making something delicious to eat: create bread sculptures, or shapes of bread dough!

This activity turns your kid into the family weatherman. Plus, it teaches him to collect data and begin to understand graphing.

Make this easy recipe for Halloween, featuring white chocolate and pretzels, for a crispy, creepy treat!

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.