Search 4th Grade Hands-on Activities

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

Movement activities are crucial for developing minds and bodies. Animal movements, in particular, encourage children to think about their own body mechanics in comparison with animals they may have observed.

Children learn about mindfulness tools that may support them to manage their emotions. Then they will create their own video to teach others these same mindfulness tools.

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to find a solution that can inflate a balloon.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

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.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Make English grammar fun with this engaging card game! Play a few rounds after a lesson on tenses to help students review what they have learned.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

In this design thinking activity, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin