Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

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.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.