3rd - 6th Grade Activities : Page 56

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

In this activity, your child gets to peek behind the curtain of puzzle making as they create their very own "Spot the Differences" game!

Your child can be Santa's Helper this year by making a Christmas card and a paper poinsettia for someone in her life who may get overlooked this year.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

Here's a review of some common (and commonly confused) grammar terms, as well as a quick activity to apply them to reading and writing.

A St. Patrick's Day staple, corned beef and cabbage is a delicious way to celebrate the holiday and introduce your fourth grader to the kitchen.

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

Make environmentally friendly, chemical-free toothpaste using one of the most common, inexpensive pantry staples in the American kitchen: baking soda.

Use the holiday gift giving season as an excuse to give your fourth grader a valuable lesson in making and keeping a budget!

Introduce your kid to cooking basics as you make shepherd's pie: a traditional Irish dish thanks to the trusty potato!

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will practice a mindfulness and forgiveness visualization and write a letter to someone with whom they've had a minor conflict and would like to forgive.

In Muslim culture, the ninth month of the calendar year is a celebration called Ramadan. Make badam sharbat, a traditional drink made during Ramadan!

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

Here are three activities you can do at home and around town to bring algebra into your daily lives.

Gymnosperms are coniferous trees that reproduces using pine cones to spread seeds. Check out this simple pine cone experiment to learn about the process!

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Choose a design that is as simple or as intricate as you like and create a stencil that you can use over and over again.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

Sharing can be a challenge, and division doubly so! Practice halving numbers in this competitive card game.

Here's an adverb acting game that will have your child hungrily, unceasingly, enthusiastically learning!

Want a sugar-sculpted house, just like Hansel and Gretel found? Make a miniature version in this sweet geometry activity.

Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.