Preschool - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 13

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.

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

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.

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.

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

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!

Fall in love with Cupid this Valentine's Day, specifically an adorable paper version of the classic Roman god!

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Explore form, space, and texture with your child this Valentine's Day by making a charming papier-mâché heart sculpture!

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

Celebrate all your wonderful tongue taste buds with a giant paper tongue project -- you'll even get to decorate it with actual pieces of candy!

Enjoy the beach all year long with this fun activity that uses sand, seashells, and a shoebox to create a mini beach right in your house!

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

In this variation on musical chairs, no one gets kicked "out" of the game -- instead, they get to tell other kids what to do!