Preschool - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 41

Learning to identify and categorize different geometric shapes is a big goal for early learners. And your neighborhood is the perfect place to start!

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

Make these edible dreidels out of marshmallows, pretzels and chocolate chips for Hanukkah.

Try this delicious and nutritious recipe for Green Eggs and Ham, inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic story of Sam I Am.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Bring the zoo to you with this fun second grade arts and crafts activity: make a mini menagerie using colored pipe cleaners, a pencil and marker, and eyes!

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Have your child create and decorate a paper plate frisbee that will keep them occupied for hours on end.

In this painting and drawing project, not only will stars shine in the evening sky over the skyscrapers, they will also create a waterfront reflection.

Give snack time a fresh floral touch with this flower-shaped garden snack, perfect for tea parties with your preschooler!

Your kindergartener will be delighted to refine his motor and conceptual skills as he creates his own Maccabee shield in honor of the Maccabee revolt.

In this variation on musical chairs, no one gets kicked "out" of the game -- instead, they get to tell other kids what to do!

Create a little magic with this special craft that transforms a regular paper tree into a Valentine masterpiece.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

This is a great game to help your child learn number concepts in multiplication and division.

Meet Medusa, a terrifying, spine-tingling monster -- and the inspiration for your child's latest colorful art project!

Have fun with the kids by "shaping up" your standard chocolate chip cookie recipe, and teach kids about sorting and shapes while you're at it.

Every day can be Chinese New Year with a dancing dragon that your child can make at home.

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

Help your child make her very own clock with a recycled, thrift store find to give as a gift or keep for yourself!

A hands-on guessing game that teaches kids to recognize different coins. First graders will learn their money and their math at the same time!

Your child can be a Fauvist painter using bright colors and his imagination to create wild artwork!

Make a colorful rock mosaic that will help your child practice her patterns, shapes, and colors while making a beautiful work of art!

What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

Play this fun math numbers game with your kindergartener! Practice following instructions as you roll the dice and count.