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This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

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!

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.

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

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.

Pasta makes a good dinner, but it can also be used to teach proper letter formation! In this easy crafts activity, you'll use pasta and glue to form letters.

Help your child create an Easter bunny with this craft that is hopping good fun.

The moon doesn't produce its own light, so why can we see it shining in the sky? Learn about reflection and planetshine in this fun and easy science project!

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Teach your kindergartener a little about Mexican culture by giving him a festive, no-cook lesson in how to make "aguas frescas," or seasonal fruit drinks.

The Math Monster will save your second grader from repetitive math flashcards. Guessing mystery math facts is a fun way for him to polish arithmetic skills!

Certain fruits can change gelatinâs ability to set. In this experiment, kids will discover what happens when gelatin meets pineapple enzyme.

Using water, corn syrup, and sequins, your child can create a unique art project while exploring what happens when different liquids are mixed together!

Have an empty cereal box you're ready to toss in the bin? Help your child recycle that box into some wacky glasses in this fun craft!

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

A woven heart makes a thoughtful and heartfelt gift for a special friend or family member on Valentine's Day. Make a woven heart with your young crafter.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Confetti wands add some colorful cheer to your New Year's Eve celebration. Wave these confetti wands at midnight and watch the colors fly.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

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

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Compare fractions in this two-player math game. The objective of the games is to work together to determine who has created the largest fraction.

In this science fair project, students will create a model of a shoreline, observe erosion and examine how jetties prevent erosion.

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

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Your fourth-grader can hone her baking skills with this classic American recipe the whole family will enjoy!

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.