1st - 4th Grade Activities : Page 8

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

This science fair project idea investigates how color affects temperature.

In this CD hovercraft science project, students will construct their own DIY hovercraft.

This Valentine's Day, promote strong hearts with an active relay that the whole family can enjoy! It's light on the wallet, but heavy on heart health.

This yarn heart is a rustic Valentine's Day decoration that will bring some heartfelt cheer to your home. Make a yarn heart with your little Valentine.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

In this enlightening transpiration experiment, kids will explore how the loss of water from plants through transpiration contributes to the water cycle.

Make a clever egg pop-up card for Easter that hides a special surprise: open the flaps, and out pops a fluffy baby chick!

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Certain fruits can change gelatinâs ability to set. In this experiment, kids will discover what happens when gelatin meets pineapple enzyme.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

In this pinto bean germination experiment, you'll learn about how fertilizer aids in growing pinto beans into seedlings.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

Create a string of paper jack-o'-lanterns with this simple Halloween paper craft!

A heart ornament is a adorable decoration that shares the love on Valentine's Day. Make a heart ornament with your child this February.

Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!