Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 2

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

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.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!