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With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

Practice of math facts is usually limited to drill sheets and flashcards. But kids are more likely to tune in to math facts if practice is presented as a game!

Engage your third-grader in this version of the classic game and she will get lots of practice using mental math to solve addition and subtraction problems.

Playhouses can be expensive, and they take up so much space. Why not make your own collapsible playhouse instead?

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

In this activity, your child fills jars with water to learn about acoustics, and practices mixing colors to form a rainbow of colors and sounds.

This felt pie craft not only teaches sewing skills, but is a sneaky introduction to elementary math standards like geometry, measurement and estimation.

This spider hat activity challenges your child to learn about spiders and improve fine motor skills. Make a spider hat with your child on Halloween or any time.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

Make your own picture frame! Show your fourth grader how to construct the an adorable, decorative picture frame for her favorite photo.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

This snowflake garland will bring some winter wonder to your house. Make a sparkling snowflake garland with your child this winter.

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

Candy cane cookies are a great alternative to traditional candy canes, and your family will have a blast making them over the holidays!

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Teach your fifth grader an important math concept with this quick and simple activity that shows them how to divide whole numbers by fractions.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Mocktails are fancy non-alcoholic drinks perfect for celebrations. Make a batch of mocktails for kids and adults alike at your New Year's Eve celebration.

Check out this cool science fair idea on why hard fruits become soft and learn how to compare the sugar content between ripe and unripe fruits.

Enchant your garden with flower fairies and let their beauty bloom with this charming fairy craft.

DIY gift tags make any holiday gift more special. Make these DIY gift tags with your child.

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

Research historic methods of food preservation. Analyze alternative recipes and techniques of food preservation. Document success with photographs.

Design and build a scale model representing living tree architecture. Then build a full-size version using one or more lives trees, and test your creation.

Study the effect of music on random rote memory. Examine the practical application of music in learning and education.

Store seeds under three different environmental conditions. Plant seeds in carefully marked groups, watch them grow. Compare results.

Devise list of randomly chosen words, test how many words volunteers can remember. Compare results of adults and children. Which have better memories?