Elementary School Activities : Page 27

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Here's an activity that will get your child's attention with a back-to-school shopping spree. He'll use decimal skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide!

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

Mummy chic or rag-tag retro? Catch the oldest trend in bandaged jewelry!

Build a 3d animal cell model with this cool science fair project, which helps kids visualize and understand the function of a cell's parts and organelles.

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Help your child stay physically and mentally active with this group aerobic fitness game that's good for the heart and mind alike.

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

Counting with one-to-one correspondence is an important kindergarten math skill. This simple activity turns it into a play-anywhere game.

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

In this fun activity, your child will learn the difference between facts and opinions. They will design cards for a matching game that they create and play!

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Romantic idioms are colorful and sometimes confusing phrases about love. Make a book of romantic idioms with this activity.

Help your child make a festive woven basket using paper bowls and yarn that is sure to please and fun to make.

Add these fun chocolate Groundhog Day cupcakes to your holiday desert recipe repertoire! They're fun to make with your kids and a delicious winter snack.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

Introduce learners to the skeletal system and create a budget-friendly Halloween craft with this paper skeleton!