Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Life Science Activities : Page 4

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

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

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.