Preschool - 8th Grade Activities : Page 74

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

Discover the wonders of simple clay by pressing flowers into a modeling medium!

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

Teach your kids about colors and patterns while creating a beautiful work of art.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.

Use up your leftover hardboiled Easter eggs with our healthy, gourmet variations on an old classic: deviled eggs

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

Make a reusable picnic pouch with your child this summer to celebrate the Fourth of July in an eco-friendly way.

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

For kids who prefer to do homework flopped on a rug, this practical caddy can make all the difference!

These festive red and blue drink umbrellas are the perfect DIY party idea. While you're making them you can even sneak in a little compass practice.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

Build up those kindergarten letter-sound reading skills...and create a whimsical, practical craft at the same time.

Kids have permission to get messy (just a little bit!) as they create a decorative candy cane mosaic from red and white handprints.

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

Make a paper floral bouquet for Mother's Day that looks as beautiful as real flowers and will last much longer!

These gorgeous emerald green cupcakes can be topped with a taffy rainbow and marshmallow fluff clouds for extra luck.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

Add a little island flavor to your next lazy afternoon with a Hawaiian arts and craft project!

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

Hop over to the craft table and make this easy bunny puppet!

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

When you're studying the Mayflower, numbers can be an important part of the history...and a great chance to practice elementary math!