Preschool - 5th Grade Activities : Page 114

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate how yeast, a fungus, causes bread to rise.

Here's a review of some common (and commonly confused) grammar terms, as well as a quick activity to apply them to reading and writing.

Help your kid create a patriotic red, white, and blue flag banner! On each flag have him write a different word that describes our veterans or fallen soldiers.

Hereâs a surefire way to get your kids practicing their ABCs. Create an edible alphabet out of marshmallows and toothpicks.

Does your child long to be the next Captain Hook? This great craft activity will provide an invaluable accessory for any costume box: a pirate hook!

Fix a yummy fruit and chocolate quesadilla. It'll give your kid a chance to boost his fine motor skills while making a snack the whole family will enjoy.

Tap into your Irish roots by making an adorable leprechaun hat vase for St. Patrick's Day in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

Get kids excited about gathering their school supplies by teaching them how to make their own writing supplies!

A tall glass of lemonade is the perfect summer treat. Make it even better with these creative twists on classic lemonade!

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

Here's an activity to inspire your preschooler to learn to recognize numbers and count than by using fun and funky rubber stamps to make her own flashcards!

Sick of the same old arts and crafts projects? Try a new kind of art--string art!

Boost your child's imagination and creativity by having her design her own deck of trading cards.

It's easy to be a master Italian chef with this target practice game played with a pizza board constructed out of felt and Velcro bean bag "toppings."

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

Help your ambitious kindergartener imagine her bright future by creating a self-portrait collage of jobs she's interested in.

Party noise makers help you ring in the New Year loud and proud. These party noise makers are eco-friendly and festive for your holiday celebration.

Celebrate Read Across America with a Dr. Seuss-themed craft: make a paper plate elephant ears costume modeled after Horton from Horton Hears a Who!

Here's a hands-on activity that helps your child understand the concept of "circumference."

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

Here's a way to bring young children into the process of preparing healthy school lunches, and build up early literacy skills while they're at it!

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Ant behavior is closely related to light intensity. This free science fair project idea examines how fast ants dig when they are exposed to to light and dark.

Liven up your Christmas decor with vibrant reindeer created from cardboard. This decoration can hang above a fireplace, over a door, or across a wall.

Science fair project that teaches you about chemical indicators and how to make your own in order to identify various mystery solutions.

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.