4th and 5th Grade Activities : Page 32

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!

Does skin thickness really decrease fruit spoilage? Find out in this science fair project idea!

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

Stay active over summer vacation with this fun take on the old favorite Red Rover!

Stir up some friendly competition with this tabletop bow and arrow craft!

A package of memory wire and some beads are all that your artist needs to make a bracelet. The challenge will be to come up with a design inspired by autumn.

How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

Show your fifth grader how to create a vivid and colorful, Picasso-inspired, 3-D mask.

In this fun experiment, learn about brand awareness and the influence of media on children by testing logo recognition in different age groups.

Big hoop earrings are popular and itâs no wonder why; they are light, airy and tons of fun! Help your child make a pair of hoop earrings that is all her own.

Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. In this activity, your child can put pick up a paintbrush and create a self-portrait inspired by this renowned artist.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

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.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

Don't throw out all those old artworks! Your child can transform them into a fun and exciting paper circle garland she can use for decorating her room.

Don't despair if numerators and denominators seem like a bore to your child. This colorful collage is sure to show him the brighter side of fractions.

Inspired by Japanese woodcuts, this make your own stamps project will be a big hit with your fifth grade or middle school child.

This gumbo recipe is a yummy way to celebrate Black History Month, and get a little practice in measurement.

Help your child make their next gifting extra special with a handmade gift box.

Invite your child and a few friends to get crabby in this game of soccer with a twist: Instead of running, players "crab crawl" around the playing field.

This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

Here's an activity that lets your third grader, fourth grader, or fifth grader bring the warmth and light of lanterns into your home by making his own.