Elementary School Activities : Page 28

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

This sponge relay game is the perfect way to cool off and to keep kids' minds sharp this summer.

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

Turn up the heat this February with a melted crayon heart, a crafty and colorful decoration for Valentine's Day.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

This funny valentine features springing hearts and sparkling stickers to make an unusual holiday greeting. Make a funny valentine with your little comedian.

Let your child find her place among the politicians, the flyers, the debates and the countless television ads with a slogan and poster of her very own.

Make a "feeling meter" that helps your first grader read key feeling words and communicate his emotions accurately to you.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

Help your child craft a magnetic menorah that they can safely "light" themselves!

Your child can decorate her own set of Russian nesting dolls in this easy felt craft.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Use painted pasta to create your very own ancient Egyptian necklace.

Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!

Here's a delightful activity that uses your child's name to help him improve his writing skills.

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

How good are humans at sound localization? Kids can try this cool science fair project idea to see how good their friends are at judging sound direction.

Kindergarteners are expected to master the alphabet. Get your child outside and exercising with this fun, move and shake alphabet game.

Celebrate President's Day with your kindergartener by building a delicious presidential snack: a banana log cabin!

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.