Preschool - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 5

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

Take math off the page and into the real world. This simple game gives kindergarten kids hands-on practice with basic addition.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

Celebrate the Presidents Day the creative way by constructing toilet paper tube figurines of a couple famous U.S. Presidents!

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Make a sweet, budget-friendly treat for your loved ones with these trick-or-treat lollipops.

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

Your child can create his own colorful leprechaun paper bag puppet for St. Patrick's Day in this kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

This year, celebrate the season with a pumpkin wreath! Have your kid trace and cut patterns to create multiple pumpkin shapes from a single sheet of paper.

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.