Preschool - 1st Grade Earth and Space Science Activities : Page 3

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

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

Make these homemade shell fossils and introduce your child to the wonders of science!

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Using plants and other items from the outdoors and clothing they already own, your kids can dress up as any one of the four seasons or simply as a Garden.

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

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

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

Follow in the footsteps of movie character legends as you walk your little one through the steps of becoming a junior archaeologist.

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!

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

How much water comes out of snow? Explore this timely question with your kindergarten scientist with this easy winter experiment.

Kids conduct a simple science experiment to see if seeds can grow without soil in this simple kindergarten science activity.

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

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

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

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

Make an adorable nut buddy by crafting nature people out of nuts in shells! Buddies will take on their own personalities depending on the materials you use.

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.

Have your little astronaut create her own crater-filled moon with this fun craft project that encourages learning about the final frontier.

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.

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

Help your child make an attractive frozen holiday ornament to hang outside during winter months.

This activity turns your kid into the family weatherman. Plus, it teaches him to collect data and begin to understand graphing.

Have your kid build an ice sculpture in this activity that's so fast, fun, and messy it's the perfect way to demonstrate how much fun experiments can be!

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!

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

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.