1st - 8th Grade Activities : Page 11

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Capture a bit of magic with these mesmerizing ice balloons!

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

The purpose of this science fair project is to determine which conditions and materials quicken the composting process to make the best compost.

The objective of this science project was to build a model of a volcano and observe reaction between different substances, including baking soda and vinegar.

Practice conversions within the metric system in this fun math card game for third graders.

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.

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.

Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your kid learn her the different parts of speech in a fun way!

This science fair project idea determines if the color of light affects the growth of plants.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Using an empty plastic bottle, your child can create a newfangled version of this African percussion instrument.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Improve critical thinking and logic skills as you compete to win in this fun, educational card game.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by painting the green Irish countryside in this 2nd grade arts and crafts activity.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.