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Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

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

If you're short on time but want to find a creative way to decorate your Halloween table, try this spooky party favor mug with matching napkin rings.

In this social emotional learning activity, children will learn about forgiveness by watching a short video, listening to and learning "The Forgiveness Song," and reflecting on a time they practiced forgiveness.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

In this science fair project, students focus sunlight with a magnifying glass and trap shorter waves to melt ice.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Challenge your child to create a lipogram, or a piece of writing that omits one specific letter. This activity strengthens writing and language skills.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Use real elastic to help your kindergartener learn to "stretch" and blend letters to read words.

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

Have your kid determine if a goldfish can be conditioned to expect food the same way Pavlov's dogs did with this fascinating science fair project.

This brain teaser challenges your fifth grader to unscramble some specialized Winter Olympics language.

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

This simple illuminaria can be made for any season or holiday. It's so fun that parents and kids alike will enjoy making a new one for each special holiday!

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Celebrate spring -- and take care of a little spring cleaning -- with this creative craft that turns a single sock into an adorable rabbit.

Make a phonics paper egg to help your child build up his reading and writing skills.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

Help your teen show Mom how much he loves her through song ... with her very own CD!

To make this unique Valentine's Card, all your child will need is his creative mind, some paper, and a pencil.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

A candy ring is perfect for the kid with a sweet tooth and style. Make a sweet candy ring with your child this Valentine's Day.