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

Encourage your child to practice skip counting by turning number patterns into this fun and interactive game of catch.

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

Turn learning fractions into a pizza party in this fun second grade math game.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

Practice addition with your child in a whole new way when you battle to defend your cards in this competitive game. Math has never been so fun!

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

With help, your fifth grader can sew her own version of this pin cushion currently available at many craft fairs.

Has the rain ruined your summer outdoor campfire plans? You can still make some tasty s'mores with the help of your oven!

Create equations in this strategic math card game. Your second or third grader can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way!

In this activity, children will write letters to their future selves and draw encouraging pictures. These letters will be given to back to them at a future time when they are in need of some encouragement and kind reminders.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Bake these rugelach cookies with your child this Hanukkah to celebrate the holiday and help her practice important math skills.

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

These quick and easy pumpkin quesadillas are as delicious as they are nutritious. Celebrate Fall and the wonder squash that is the pumpkin!

Make a "feeling meter" that helps your first grader read key feeling words and communicate his emotions accurately to you.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

Explore emotions through songs and crafts in this social emotional learning activity. In this activity, your child will play an emotions guessing game and create a kaleidoscope of emotions.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!