Preschool - 2nd Grade Life Science Activities : Page 2

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Help your kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

When the wind starts blowing, you and your child can plant a sponge garden in the comfort of your own kitchen. Here's how:

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

Did you know magnifying glasses are magic? This hands-on activity has kids using magnifying glasses to engage with the world around them and look close to examine what they find.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

Make this easy composting dessert and then enjoy the yummy results!

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

In the mood for a bit of silly science? Help your child create a truly one-of-a-kind planter out of a potato head!

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

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

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

This flexible activity for preschoolers features jellybeans, counting, coloring, and the five senses.

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!