1st - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 38

This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Spruce up some sneakers that have seen better days by turning them into a sparkly dress-up staple.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

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.

This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.

This activity creatively guides students in reflecting on and understanding what's happening inside of themselves at any given point.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

This is a simple, nutritious food kids love for snacks and lunches all year.

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 Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

In this high energy, interactive game, third graders are challenged to race, involving spelling patterns in words.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

The kitchen can be a favorite place for kids. And cooking helps them develop valuable skills-- from eye-hand coordination, to reading, to math

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

Make a knight using metal washers, screws, bolts and aluminum foil, creating the most resistant armor anyone has ever seen.

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

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

Bake these rugelach cookies with your child this Hanukkah to celebrate the holiday and help her practice important math skills.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

Make the 100th day celebration extra special by creating your own 100th Day of School Top Hat.

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.

Your child will have fun creating an Earth Day Plate that he can eat off as often as he likes!

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

Using beautiful oil pastels and their own wild imagination, your child will come up with their own spooky, spectacular, or spine-tingling monster.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!