Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Create a beautiful piece of art to celebrate Hanukkah! Using easy to find materials, your child will create a one of a kind suncatcher great for decoration or even a gift to family and friends!

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

What's my number? Go ahead and guess! This logic game focuses on number sense that suits all ability levels, as players' questions can be simple or complex.

The kitchen can be a favorite place for kids. And cooking helps them develop valuable skills-- from eye-hand coordination, to reading, to math

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

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Review fractions with your budding mathematician when you play this fun, educational math board game.

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

Your third grader will delight in making this creepy night-flying creature using a simple pom pom!

Give your child some practice with even numbers, while creating a cute Christmas keepsake. Create this skip counting book.

Finding the greatest number is great math practice! This strategic card game will help reinforce the concept of number value as well as addition facts.

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

2nd graders with some weaving experience can turn a gallon milk jug and plastic grocery bags into a functional basket.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

Compare and order numbers and introduce mathematical inequalities in this fun math card game.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

On the next rainy day spent inside, delight your third grader by showing him how to make his own weatherproof octopus to display for those passing by.

Help your child sharpen time skills by creating a special day and charting each part in a detailed schedule.

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!