Deep relaxation is a great way to create the conditions for learning by helping students let go of tension and worry.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

This is a simple, nutritious food kids love for snacks and lunches all year.

You and your child will have a blast baking this wonderful spin on a childhood classic, PB n' J cookies. Easy to make, and even easier to enjoy!

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

This science fair project idea studies which brand of wintergreen candy produces the most sparks in the dark.

This simple fall-themed syllable game is a great way to introduce the concept of a syllable to your young learner.

Help your child craft a magnetic menorah that they can safely "light" themselves!

Patterns are everywhere. This activity allows your child to practice inventing their own patterns while creating a portrait of a pet.

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:

Outfit a pair of dark sunglasses with sneaky mirrors for eyes in the back of your head.

Turn an empty cereal box into a teacher appreciation card in this eco-friendly craft project! 

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

Design a survival kit. Brainstorm various survival scenarios. Address basic human requirements and natural resources. Describe each tool as well uses.

Help your child create a piece of spring art by shaking up the traditional silhouette art form with a colorful collage background and vibrant spring color.

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

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.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

In this science experiment, do tensile strength test on fishing line, a strand of hair, a rubber band, and any other materials you're curious about!

Regale your kindergartener with the beloved story of Rudolph, and then segue into a Christmas craft project in which he makes his own reindeer creation!

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.