Kindergarten - 6th Grade Activities : Page 17

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

This light bulb science project includes step-by-step instructions for testing the heat from different light bulbs.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

You've heard all about oil spills, but can they really be that bad? After all, vegetable oil is in almost every yummy baking good from cookies to brownies.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

This science fair project idea determines the most effective method of preserving food.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Play a math logic and critical thinking game using a deck of cards. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in this fun activity.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

A homemade coat of arms is a great way to get your child thinking about your family's values, and it makes a fun addition to the costume box as well!

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Show your young artist how to celebrate Mary Cassatt, an Impressionist painter, by creating a mother-child painting in her style.

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

In this cool physics experiment, use double plane mirrors at various angles to learn about light reflection. Then, see if you can solve a puzzling problem!

Find the area in this fun math card game. You'll help your child start thinking in terms of units as you create shapes out of playing cards.

Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

Create addition problems using critical thinking skills in this fun second grade math card game.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

The next time your kid asks, "What's for dinner?" reply, "Dinosaur Bones!" Of course, you don't mean actual bones; just tasty breadstick bones!

There's nothing like some Valentine's Day charms to give you a dose of luck on this romantic day!