Preschool - 5th Grade Activities : Page 15

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

Choose a design that is as simple or as intricate as you like and create a stencil that you can use over and over again.

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

Simplify fractions with your child in this fast-paced math card game.

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

Create a fun fall leaf rubbing with your child to explore shapes and textures this fall.

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

In this activity, your child will watch a video about empathy and practice speaking to someone with empathy. They will also discuss how empathy supports living in a community with others.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

This fun art activity gets your child to create background and foreground elements, building his art skills and creative development.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

This season, your child will make his very own candy cane decoration. He can make a bunch and put them all around your home!

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

Here's a color matching game that is perfect for winter! Your child will race against the clock to assemble the name of a color with its matching parts.

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

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

This game is the perfect way to prepare your child for any shopping adventures you may embark upon, all while practicing important math concepts.

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!