With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

Here's an activity that will get your child's attention with a back-to-school shopping spree. He'll use decimal skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide!

Check out this fun and easy-to-play guessing game that will build your child's geometry vocabulary.

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

By taking math on a shopping trip your child will be practicing rounding, estimation and addition with a with a hands-on method.

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

This activity is a great starting point for practicing mental math because it is quick, easy and involves only simple addition facts.

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

Delay your child's sugar overload, and develop his critical thinking skills, by doing some "sweet sorting" of his Halloween treasures!

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!

Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

One way to "trick" your child into getting extra practice with one-step equations is to play a variation of the classic game, tic tac toe.

Practice counting to 100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

Children will practice mindfulness through a short guided practice, reflect on the practices that support peace, and then will build a "peace garden."

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

Want to make math a little more exciting? This single-player game is designed to help your child practice combining cards to create sums of 14.

In kindergarten, kids work with patterns. Try making this practical but decorative piece of clothing together for fun and math practice.

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!

Practice third and fourth grade measurement skills and make a practical holiday gift in the process!

Stamp out the sameness of learning the ABC's for your kindergartener. Make 26 letter sponge stamps and create projects with him to practice.

This creepy, crawly spider fiber arts project is a great way to practice combining different materials to create an interesting work of decorative art.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

First graders will love practicing addition with this fun math game.