1st - 7th Grade Activities : Page 111

In this activity, children create rising foam as they reflect on the many ways they have grown over the past months and learn how a "beginner's mind" is helpful.

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will write loving kindness notes to place around the home to serve as a reminder (for themselves and others) to see the goodness within themselves.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Support your first grader's interest in reading with this decorative bookmark that illustrates a favorite scene from a loved book.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Geometric shapes can often be tough to remember. But, with a little bit of art, imagination, and writing, practicing geometry has never been so much fun!

Instead of piling on jackets and mittens, settle down for an afternoon of paper magic with this three-dimensional snowflake craft.

Your child can cut her way into making a fun collage of mod-style flowers that will dazzle and delight!

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

Make this delicious coconut cream pie recipe this Kwanzaa, and teach your kids the meaning of this important African-American holiday.

Let your fifth grader get in touch with this inner chef by making these delicious no-bake nanaimo bars--named after a city in Canada.

Don't toss out those old tortillas! Your child can use them to create her own tortilla chips in any flavor she can imagine.

This zombie cake will give your Halloween enthusiast an excuse to lurch and limp around the kitchen. Share this zombie cake with friends and the undead.

A simple science experiment exploring the physics of water pressure that's been amazing people since Medieval times.

If your 2nd grade child asks for time often, encourage him to read time on his own by talking about time throughout the day.

Remind your child of all the things that go bump, bump in the night with a fun post-Halloween activity.

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

Want to reuse materials that would otherwise get tossed in the trash? Show your third grader how to get crafty with old newspaper and fabric.

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

Make the most out of your next wait at the airport by playing Airport Lounge, a fun and creative game of storytelling and make-believe!

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.