Preschool - 4th Grade Activities : Page 66

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

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

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

Use fun and fuzzy pipe cleaners to help your child learn how to form important letters that make up the words that are the building blocks of phonics.

Make a beautiful waxed Easter egg relief drawing for a lesson in this unique art technique.

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

Give your fourth grader a lesson in making blankets, and he'll be able to give the gift of warmth. Fleece blankets are especially fun to make, and they're cozy!

Create a crafty porcupine with your first grader, and use the opportunity to teach your little one about it's ingenious (yet painful!) defense mechanism.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

Create a face of a person or animal on a small terra cotta flower pot and grow herbs or a flowered plant for their hair! As the herbs grow, the hair grows.

This footwear-focused activity introduces fractions as part of a set and it's the perfect way to generate excitement about fraction concepts.

Embrace the spooky and creepy thrills of Halloween night with a nightlight that will do more to frighten than soothe.

Preschoolers need to practice hopping, skipping, and other "gross motor" skills. Why not make it fun by challenging them to move like their favorite animals?

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Your kindergartener will learn basic math concepts and create a beautiful keepsake with this African flag reference book.

Getting kids to memorize their times tables can be worse than pulling teeth. Sweeten the deal with this activity that combines math and sugar.

Kids generally can't come up with the cash to buy the bling they dream of giving mom. With this project, they can make her jewelry themselves!

This is a simple, fast game that you and your child can make together to help him master rounding with decimals.

Forget model kits! Promote creativity by having your child construct a dinosaur model using marshmallows and toothpicks.

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

Homophones are those tricky little words that tend to confound early learners. Help your second grader ace the challenge with this outdoor game.

A valentine wreath brightens up any home on Valentine's Day. Craft a pretty valentine wreath out of colorful chocolate kisses.

Make a "magic dough" using only flour, water and food coloring and have the kids guess what color appears.

This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.

Celebrate the new year by making a memory book with your child! You'll reinforce time and calendar concepts and you'll get to reminisce about the past year.

Heart hair clips give your sweetheart a sweet style upgrade. These heart hair clips are perfect for Valentine's Day or anyday that needs a little extra love.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!