1st - 5th Grade Activities : Page 30

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Making these one-of-a-kind mug markers will help your child flex his creativity and gain button-sewing practice.

Trying to find sums of groups of multiples is a great way to practice your addition. Be sure to double check your work. If you clear all of the cards, you win!

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

Take some inspiration from the past and create some wood block prints with your fourth grader.

The goal of this science fair project is to discover the science behind carbonated soft drinks and apply this knowledge to create a new one.

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.

Horseshoes makes a perfect family activity for a summer afternoon. With a bit of cardboard and handful of pennies, you can create your own set!

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

Is cleaning with lemon effective? Get ready to give this science project some elbow grease and find out if acidic lemons can be used as a cleaning agent.

This simple fall-themed syllable game is a great way to introduce the concept of a syllable to your young learner.

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

Compare fractions in this two-player math game. The objective of the games is to work together to determine who has created the largest fraction.

Why not change things up a bit with this fun way of making those loop-hole bunny ears that sit at the top of his sneakers.

Everyone needs to stay warm during the cold winter months, including your cup of cocoa! This mug cozy will do the trick.

Holiday thank you cards show friends and family that you appreciate them. Make a batch of holiday thank you cards with your child this winter.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

In this painting and drawing project, not only will stars shine in the evening sky over the skyscrapers, they will also create a waterfront reflection.

This bon bon recipe will help you ring in the new year. Make this delicious bon bon recipe, coated with graham crackers, powdered sugar, and cocoa powder.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

Have your kid determine if a goldfish can be conditioned to expect food the same way Pavlov's dogs did with this fascinating science fair project.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

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

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

Frog cupcakes make the perfect treat for kids who love their amphibians.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

This footwear-focused activity introduces fractions as part of a set and it's the perfect way to generate excitement about fraction concepts.