Mathematics

• Have your students use their knowledge of geometrical shapes to draw a blueprint of a house or to build a cardboard rocket ship. Card games, or board games that require dice, can also be used to demonstrate mathematical concepts. Instruct students to build a bridge out of Popsicle sticks to practice basic engineering skills. Place coins of different values in a bowl and ask your students to choose coins that equal a certain amount.
  
  

Science

• Go on a nature walk with your students and collect samples of leaves, twigs and other natural objects. Have students make collages of the samples when you return to the classroom. Create miniature gardens out of egg cartons to learn about growing plants. Ask students to make flip books to illustrate how a plant grows. Have students build a food pyramid out of cans or boxes of food, using them as building blocks. Ask students to track the weather for a week, then create a graph or poster to display their results.
  
  

Reading and Writing

• Ask your students to read a fairy tale and then give a presentation to the class from the point of view of one of the characters in the story. Have students create "story boxes" about a book that the class has read. Students can make a series of simple dioramas in cardboard boxes to represent events in the story. Arrange the boxes in chronological order. Give the students some random images and have them write a story based on the pictures; alternatively, have them arrange the series of images to tell a story. Have each student write a message in a bottle, as if he were an adventurer stranded on an island.
  
  

History and Social Studies

• Study two countries or political figures, then ask students to create Venn diagrams to compare and contrast the countries or political figures. Ask students to draw maps of an explorer's travels or write a postcard from the perspective of an explorer. Have students create globes by drawing continents on grapefruits or by gluing paper cutouts on them. Using baseball cards as a model, have students create cards that represent important historical figures or events.
  
  

Arts and Crafts

• Allow students to create faux stained glass out of construction paper and tissue or waxed paper. Have children create masks or puppets that center around a subject the class is studying. Use beads or macaroni to make jewelery from around the world. Have your students create flowers out of tissue paper or construction paper. Hang a large sheet of paper on the wall and ask your students to create a mural that illustrates a lesson. Display your students' art around the classroom to inspire creativity and encourage learning.