Preschool - 5th Grade Activities : Page 36

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Transform a brown paper grocery bag into a hat in this arts and crafts activity!

Create a beautiful pop-up paper lantern and will serve as the perfect decoration at your next party.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

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.

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

For a cool art project, help your child create a "Me Timeline," a unique poster that works on a key math and social studies skill: putting events in order.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

Take some inspiration from the past and create some wood block prints with your fourth grader.

Got a jousting knight at home? Try this project and help him make his very own shield.

This kindergarten science activity will help her explore the changing states of matter which transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

Thank Mr. Jackson Pollock for an afternoon of messy art and educational entertainment.

Transform paper towel tubes into some great binoculars for imaginary playtime!

Who wants to take a boring paper bag to school -- just to throw away as soon as the bell rings -- when you can create a reusable lunch bag out of fleece?

Explore emotions through songs and crafts in this social emotional learning activity. In this activity, your child will play an emotions guessing game and create a kaleidoscope of emotions.

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

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

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

Show your third grader how to string together a pretty, decorative harp.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

Here's a fun, geometric puzzle activity that will capture your child's interest and strengthen his number awareness and graphing skills.

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

A recycled egg carton and a big imagination is all it takes for these flowers to bloom!

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

Mad Libs are fun but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story himself!