Preschool - 2nd Grade Measurement Activities : Page 3

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

Introduce the idea of measuring weight to your preschooler or kindergartener by making a fun and easy-to-use bungee scale to weigh household objects.

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Help your preschooler grasp the concept of ordering and sequence while teaching him valuable vocabulary with simple activities around the house.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

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

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

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

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Encourage imagination and creativity with this magical craft that lets your child make and design his very own dragon egg.

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.

Let your preschooler create something cute while making something delicious to eat: create bread sculptures, or shapes of bread dough!

Stringy orange ghoul guts are actually a healthy and gross-looking appetizer for your child's Halloween party.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

This recipes is so easy your child gets to be master chef for this kitchen activity. He'll bake peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies that happen to be vegan!

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

Help your child practice her counting as she makes this fun and festive holiday decoration!

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!