Preschool - 6th Grade Activities : Page 97

Engage your third-grader in this version of the classic game and she will get lots of practice using mental math to solve addition and subtraction problems.

What is the hydrologic cycle and how does it work? Check out this fun and easy science project where you will model and learn about Earth's water cycle!

This flexible activity for preschoolers features jellybeans, counting, coloring, and the five senses.

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

Here's a St. Patrick's Day card your child can make, write, and give. Great learning and lots of fun--a "lucky" combination for a lucky holiday!

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

Create some commotion on your table this Halloween with some flying bats that'll be cute enough to cause a ruckus among your little party monsters.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

Don't toss out those old tortillas! Your child can use them to create her own tortilla chips in any flavor she can imagine.

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

This science project challenges students to learn about and classify weeds and discover new practical uses for weeds.

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

Challenge your learner to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve their fine motor skills in the process.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

Encourage your child to help with dinner preparations this holiday season! You can use this recipe for Christmas dinner or lunch, or for meals leading up to the holiday. This Christmas Wreath Salad recipe is simple enough for preschoolers to fifth graders

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

Your preschooler will master this quick and easy apple pizza recipe in no time! Bread, butter, cheese, and apples make a healthy alternative to greasy pizza.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Want to make your own version of the Hollywood walk of fame in your own garden? Immortalize your child's handiwork by creating a cement handprint craft.

Help your kindergartener learn to manage a telephone with this homemade keyboard that also helps kids practice letters and numbers.

Here's a fun way for your preschooler to practice making predictions. Shake up marbles covered in paint to see what colorful design you'll make!

This Labor Day, encourage your child to start thinking about jobs she'd like to learn more about and might consider for her future career.

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

Most people throw out soaked tea bags after use, but artists know a secret--tea bags can be a great medium for creating one-of-a-kind modern art.

The next time your kid asks, "What's for dinner?" reply, "Dinosaur Bones!" Of course, you don't mean actual bones; just tasty breadstick bones!

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

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!