Preschool - 1st Grade Life Science Activities : Page 4

Help young learners discover why catÃs eyes glow in the dark with this simple experiment

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

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!

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

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.

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.

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.

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

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!

Help your child hunt and capture bugs to observe to practice important science skills and satisfy her curiosity simultaneously!