Elementary School Activities : Page 3

Take a dive into the candy jar with this yummy science experiment.

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

In this activity, your child will design their own Best Self Journal to reflect on ways they have been their best each day.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

This fun craft will teach your child a little bit about the human skeletal system and can be adapted to teach the biology of many different living animals.

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

What are the effects of fertilizer on plant growth? What's the best fertilizer type (solid, liquid or powder)? Kids find out in this science fair project idea.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Learn about where colors come from and how light absorption works in this fun experiment! All you need is a flashlight, construction paper, and cellophane!

Celebrate the spirit of Dr. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech with this meaningful and educational art project.

Whether the snow is fluffy and soft or icy and hard, a snowman is sure to inspire a smile. No wonder this snowman is so happy—it's made using marshmallows!

This science fair project idea discovers which brand of bubblegum produces the largest bubbles.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

This science fair project idea investigates how color affects temperature.

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

Catch the dance mash fever with this catchy and foot-tapping activity that's all about movement and Halloween fun!

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.