2nd and 3rd Grade Activities : Page 45

Discover the science behind materials that absorb heat, and materials that don't, by constructing this cork trivet for your dinner table.

Oragami Christmas ornaments make a beautiful addition to your family's tree. Make origami Christmas ornaments out of old wrapping paper this holiday season.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

In this activity, kids will create a peace corner in their bedroom or home and reflect on ways they may use their peace corner through drawing and discussion.

Delay your child's sugar overload, and develop his critical thinking skills, by doing some "sweet sorting" of his Halloween treasures!

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

Encourage your child to create a tribute to their past, and explore future dreams and goals with this narrative assemblage.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Make a dreidel card this Hanukkah to give to someone special and help your child celebrate the holiday!

Check out this dynamic paper rocking horse perfect for wild west fans or anyone who ever wished they could ride into the sunset.

Capture the past with this photo mobile that turns old photo negative strips into hanging art!

Return to school in style! Dress up your pencil holders with this delightful and always seasonally appropriate arts and craft project.

Celebrate Earth Day by making colorful animal sculptures using recycled materials from around the house in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

3-D Christmas tree cookies look impressive but are an easy holiday recipe that kids can make. These sugar cookies stand up on their own!

Here's a brain-challenging treasure hunt for your third grader, calling upon math skills with money and with decimals!

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

Encourage your child to help with dinner preparations this holiday season! You can use this recipe for Christmas dinner or lunch, or for meals leading up to the holiday. This Christmas Wreath Salad recipe is simple enough for preschoolers to fifth graders

Using cardboard and duct tape, you can make a durable Father's Day frame that Dad can hang anywhere from his workbench to the office!

This Sephardic meat pie features ground beef, mashed potato, onions, and spices simmered in a hearty gravy and then baked in matzoh crust.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

Create a personalized gift bag by turning a plain brown paper lunch bag into a custom-designed costume or shirt.

Here, kids can make edible collages out of cookies and candy. Colorful, creative, and delicious, they make great gifts for sweet-toothed family and friends.

No need to head to the toy store for her next stuffed animal once she has the skills to create her own!

Make mom feel like the star that she truly is by holding a movie premiere in her honor, complete with red carpet!

This recipes is so easy your child gets to be master chef for this kitchen activity. He'll bake peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies that happen to be vegan!

Money is a difficult concept to grasp. Help your kid get the hang of it with this pocket change triple Venn diagram activity.

Cook up some spooky ghost toast for all your little ghouls and goblins this Halloween!

This healthy chicken salad is spiced up with a dash of fragrant curry.

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

Coil your daughter's two favorite colors into a wearable pendant with just a few scraps of felt!