1st - 4th Grade Activities : Page 38

Create some flying bats with your little one this Halloween season. This activity is a great way for your little one to learn about symmetry.

This paper alternative to tie-dye is faster, easier, and (slightly) less messy, only requiring paper, white crayons, and a little imagination.

Explore emotions through songs and crafts in this social emotional learning activity. In this activity, your child will play an emotions guessing game and create a kaleidoscope of emotions.

The moon doesn't produce its own light, so why can we see it shining in the sky? Learn about reflection and planetshine in this fun and easy science project!

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

Give your smart second grader a rich challenge with this activity that combines graphing practice with money!

Is your third grader bombing around on a bike these days? Here's a way to put all that fun time together with some math learning, too.

Valentine cookies are a classroom staple on Valentine's Day. Make a batch of delicious valentine cookies with your child this February.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

Cleaning can be a chore, but not with this sudsy experiment!

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.

Make math fun for your child by turning it into a game and challenging him to beat the calculator with this cool math race!

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

This is a simple, fast game that you and your child can make together to help him master rounding with decimals.

A heart hug can brighten up any dreary Valentine's Day. Give a friend a heart hug with this fun holiday craft.

Need an outdoor activity for your next party or family gathering? Try this wacky group relay game that's fun for adults and kids alike.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

Make vibrant faux stained glass art inspired by the art of Piet Mondrian, a Dutch painter who explored repeating shapes using the primary colors.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

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.

Provide your child with Q-tip paint brushes that are bunched together and easy to grip, and encourage him to go to work on his painting masterpiece!

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

This fun photography activity will build your child's vocabulary, their understanding of the world, and they'll make their own game of concentration!

This construction paper activity helps your child to assemble a variety of emotions on a face so she can recognize how she and everyone around her is feeling.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Here's how to create an easy travel checkers board that you are your child can enjoy together using simple materials.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.