1st - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 2

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

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

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

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

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This shamrock wreath will allow your child to practice tracing and layering shapes and is the perfect way to get everyone in the mood for St. Patrick's Day.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Tired of gum with flavor that lasts for just a couple of minute? Put gum to the test with this chewy science experiment!

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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.

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

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

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.