Preschool - 8th Grade Activities : Page 150

Here's a review of some common (and commonly confused) grammar terms, as well as a quick activity to apply them to reading and writing.

Make a beautiful bowl out of printed lines of poetry that you can use to store everything from jewelery to candy.

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

Teach your preschooler some physics that she can relate to with this fun and simple activity!

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

Candy cane cookies are a great alternative to traditional candy canes, and your family will have a blast making them over the holidays!

Give a holiday greeting that everyone will remember by making this tactile card with your child this year.

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

This simple way to help your child understand story problems begins as a quick activity and turns into a study tool for years to come!

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

Give Hallmark a run for its money with these handmade printed cards.

This creamy peanut butter fudge is a great first recipe to get your first or second grader involved with because it doesn't involve any time in the oven!

Introduce the idea of measuring weight to your preschooler or kindergartener by making a fun and easy-to-use bungee scale to weigh household objects.

Science fair project that helps you better understand density by comparing the relative densities of cans of Coke and Diet Coke.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

In this activity, your child will explore the differences between facts and opinions. Together, you will go on a scavenger hunt in your home and play the role of detectives in search of facts.

This easy indoor activity teaches kids how to mix kitchen ingredients into watercolor paints, while giving a crash course in color-combining.

Use your cookie cutters with jello to have the kids create a story with the shapes they choose.

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.

This paper project is sure to hit a home run with your sporty kid.

The Earth is always providing in so many ways! In this activity, children reflect on how the Earth gives and on their love for the Earth through discussion and letter writing.

Here's a motivational kit that lets your emerging reader know you're with him for the whole wild ride.

Use a chunk of Styrofoam and some golf tees to make a safe and quiet tool bench for the kids.

In this activity, children will write letters to their future selves and draw encouraging pictures. These letters will be given to back to them at a future time when they are in need of some encouragement and kind reminders.

This is a great activity for when the kids get a little stir crazy. It works indoors or out.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

Surprise your favorite bookworm this Halloween with a witchy bookmark!

Make these crazy shaped bubbles from simple items in the kitchen, and teacher your kids to experiment and hypothesize. Here's how:

Looking for a fun way for your child to practice the basics of addition, subtraction, and multiplication? Look no further than this fun card game!