4th Grade Activities : Page 14

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

This fun calculator exercise will take the mystery away from the machine, and familiarize your child with the functions of a calculator.

Learning to identify prime numbers can be tricky. But this fun card game can make memorizing some basic prime numbers a breeze.

Looking for way to help Japan? Start by making paper cranes! Learn how you and your child can show your support for Japan through the art of origami.

Observe corn seed germination to learn about dicots and monocots and how plants grow from seeds to seedlings to full-grown plants!

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

make the most original Easter eggs on the block with this beading craft to ring in the Spring!

This game is a great way to help your child remember the names of shapes. Give it a go and before you know it, your kid will have all her shapes down pat.

The purpose of this science fair project is to study the properties of sugar and examine individual preferences for sugar and other sweeteners.

Are you looking to entertain your child and a large group of their friends? Try out Chain Tag. The more players you have, the more fun the game becomes!

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the basic principles of air pressure using simple materials like a balloon, straw and string.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Sweet on someone this Valentine’s Day? Making jewelry with gumball beads is a fun Valentine's Day craft and a great gift that shows someone you care!

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

Cook Halloween pasta on All Hallows' Eve. This green pasta with toothy almonds is a super scary and tasty dinner for trick-or-treaters on Halloween night.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

What do a pool, a raft and a golf club have in common? They are all integral ingredients in the fun game of Aqua Golf, a great activity for kids of all ages.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

Mad Libs are fun but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story himself!

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Bring the fun carnival game of ring toss to your home pool with this watery twist on the classic game.