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Every day can be Chinese New Year with a dancing dragon that your child can make at home.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Have your child create a little leprechaun to celebrate the season and create a little mischief.

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

Your first grader will gain an understanding of time management as your holiday tasks become manageable, with this to-do list reinvented as an advent calendar!

Help motivate your child to become a more avid and consistent reader by creating a train-themed reading chart that can serve as a visual reminder of their progress.

Bring the Star of David symbol to life by baking and decorating festive sugar cookies for Hanukkah!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

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.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

This chore obstacle course will keep your child entertained and engaged, while also helping them improve their efficiency at everyday tasks.

Help your first grader make these patriotic hanging streamer decorations this 4th of July!

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

Save some money this Halloween and work out fine motor skills by helping your child make his very own computer costume.

Learn how to make fairy wings with these easy instructions. See how to make fairy wings for Halloween or dress-up time.

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Celebrate the new year by making a memory book with your child! You'll reinforce time and calendar concepts and you'll get to reminisce about the past year.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how: