Preschool - 6th Grade Activities : Page 45

Help cement the concept of place value with this simple activity that involves creating a set of dials made from Styrofoam cups.

Find out whether matte or shiny nail polish lasts longer.

Make sure your child is prepared for Halloween by having him create a stamp-printing that says: "Trick or treat? Smell my feet!"

It's Thanksgiving, so why not celebrate of the turkey? Let the little ones partake in the turkey fun, without having to do any of the carving.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

This science fair project idea explores substances that cause a bubble to last longer.

Your child can commemorate the best Halloween candy of all time using foam sheets to give your little monster a little practice tracing triangular shapes.

Help your kindergarten scientist predict and observe as she explores the science of smell...and have a great time doing it, too.

It's a race against time to see how quickly she can color match and correctly place all of the water beads!

Make math fun and easy with this activity that challenges your child to use their addition and multiplication skills to win a race!

Celebrate the coming of Spring and Earth Day with this 3-D art project that makes use of recycled materials.

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

In this fun, magical art activity, children paint an invisible picture that is only revealed when covered with watercolors.

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

Make a healthy, no-cook salad with some help from your third grade chef - and practice math and measurement while you're at it!

Help your preschooler practice tying knots and bows by making a chain of chocolate kisses in this sweet Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity.

Master reading numbers aloud with your first grader in this math card game.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

In this fun snack-time activity, kids boost counting, sorting, and color recognition skills as they make a delicious and nutritious snack.

Looking for a cool game to help your first grader learn her 11s? Look no further than this clever one-person card game.

Would your dog prefer homemade or store-bought food? Raw or cooked? Test your dog's preferred diet in this fun experiment.

Your child will enjoy getting math practice as they use bugs in addition and subtraction problems.

Here's a fun book-making project that will help your child learn to abbreviate and provide an opportunity for her to exercise her artistic abilities.

Dream big with a homemade dream journal, a great writing exercise for elementary-age kids.

Painting cookies is a fun way for your child to exercise his fine motor skills and be creative at the same time.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.