2nd - 4th Grade Activities : Page 21

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

This op art craft project turns out eye-popping abstract art! Your kid can flex her creativity to make op art with a few household items in her fave colors.

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!

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

This activity will help your child tackle those tricky fraction word problems by way of a hands-on method.

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Make math fun and easy with this activity that challenges your child to use their addition and multiplication skills to win a race!

Help your third grader craft a homemade version of this classic strategy game, using just an old egg carton and a few beads!

This Mother's Day, help your child practice math measurement skills with this "mom" recipe card.

Can a horse lead itself to the carrot? Train your horse with carrots and boxes and test horse memory in this fun zoology science fair project.

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

Learn about the role of Earth's rotation on the Coriolis Effect and hurricanes in this science project. Model the Coriolis Effect on a hurricane's direction.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Can you imagine a sky filled with bright, colorful bubbles? Make this whimsical scene come alive with bubble science!

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

Celebrate spring -- and take care of a little spring cleaning -- with this creative craft that turns a single sock into an adorable rabbit.

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

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!

Explore how sound waves are reflected and absorbed by producing echoes. Analyze which locations produce echoes.

Make this paper mache gargoyle for a lesson in Medieval architecture and sculpture.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Want to see a great example of Newton's first law? Kids will learn about basic physics with this fun, ballistic experiment.

Movement activities are crucial for developing minds and bodies. Animal movements, in particular, encourage children to think about their own body mechanics in comparison with animals they may have observed.

This science fair project idea explores whether the process used to dry the beans we eat for food renders them unviable.

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!