Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

In these three games, children work on letter recognition skills with the help of some tape, music, and a few stuffed animal friends.

Test products which claim to reduce wrinkles, and determine which is the most effective. Test effectiveness over three weeks, using a sample of volunteers.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Textbook studying doesn't have to be a slog. Here's an at-home activity for before your middle-schooler begins those end-of-the-chapter review questions.

Help you child learn the key pieces to a sentence, by creating sentence puzzles at home.

How do you spell fun and learning? B-I-N-G-O! Children learn through play. And letter or number bingo is a great place to start.

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

This project examines whether more expensive golf balls translate into better results on the golf course.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

The objective of this science fair project is to determine the rate at which participants can respond to different patterns.

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

This cookie dough handles like molding clay, but also makes delicious cookies. Use this activity to strengthen your child's alphabet skills.

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

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

Create your own set of alphabet blocks: you can make just a few or all 26.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

The goal of this science fair project was to examine how different angles of decline affect the tipping point of a vehicle.

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

This activity will have your child learning about dependent and independent clauses, not to mention the punctuation that goes in the middle.

Using homemade felt alphabet letters and 26 colorful pictures, your preschooler will have a great time as they practice recognizing letters and their sounds.