Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.