Preschool - 5th Grade Activities : Page 18

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.

Show your young artist how to celebrate Mary Cassatt, an Impressionist painter, by creating a mother-child painting in her style.

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

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

In this cool physics experiment, use double plane mirrors at various angles to learn about light reflection. Then, see if you can solve a puzzling problem!

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.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

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!

There's nothing like some Valentine's Day charms to give you a dose of luck on this romantic day!

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!

Learn to recognize symmetry by playing this game! The more you play, the better you'll get at recognizing this special characteristic many playing cards have.

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!

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

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!