1st and 2nd Grade Life Science Activities : Page 2

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

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

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!