3rd and 4th Grade Activities : Page 26

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Tracing is a great technique for clearing your mind and relaxing. Help your child learn how to calm themselves down and clear their minds by tracing their hands.

Your child will be cheering for 8s and 9s as she tries to create a larger number than her competitors. Whoever ends up with the largest number wins!

Help your third grader create a Venn diagram fantasy creature by combining two different creatures to create a fantasy creature based on their similarities.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate how yeast, a fungus, causes bread to rise.

Discover how to make fake snot with this cool science fair project idea to learn about polymers, enzymes, and more.

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

Let your fourth grader contribute to your 4th of July picnic with this creative caddy craft project.

Here's a tasty summer holiday treat: oatmeal chocolate chip cookie sandwiches filled with cinnamon ice cream.

You and your child will have a blast baking this wonderful spin on a childhood classic, PB n' J cookies. Easy to make, and even easier to enjoy!

In this activity, your child will get a review of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using classic domino pieces.

Construction paper, scissors, markers and glue are all your child needs to make these gruesomely whimsical monster bookmarks.

Here's a fun arts and crafts activity that has you and your child creating a book with a secret hollow!

Show your child how to paint in true Georgia O'Keeffe style. He'll enjoy painting art inspired by a master, and boost his math skills, too.

This decimal game is a great way to help your child get familiar with how decimal values work.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that light travels in straight lines and experiments with reflecting light.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

Children will learn about food waste and conservation, create a poster that lets others know about the importance of food conservation, and make a plan to waste less food and consume with mindfulness.

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.

Nothing beats homemade salsa from scratch! You and your child can concoct a healthy and flavorful condiment to compliment any summer dinner.

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.