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Get your child writing as she describes the four seasons, then decorates a shape for each to hang in the house!

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.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Use painted pasta to create your very own ancient Egyptian necklace.

In this activity, kids use sponges to make textured stamps for homemade, artistic Valentine's Day cards.

Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.

In this activity, your child will use household objects to sculpt his very own football.

Use this fun math board game to improve your first grader's confidence with addition facts.

Use your handprints to create a Halloween spider in this fun arts-and-crafts activity!

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

This activity will put those Halloween treats to good use by using candy corn to help your child with her subtraction skills.

What’s the best part of fall? Pumpkins! Use this easy recipe to help your child make some delicious smelling pumpkin play dough. They can use their math skills to measure and mix and then have hours of fun playing!

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

It’s the season for falling leaves, fall colors, and corn! Use this easy activity to help your child make some amazing paintings. They can use their math skills to design patterns for cards, paper, presents and more!

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

Your child can use colorful construction paper to make an easy paper basket to hold some of his special things!

Re-use old plastic food containers to create these uniquely beautiful stepping stones to embed in your backyard!

Use adorable animal photos from books or magazines to make these simple valentines that can be given to classmates or friends.

This first grade addition math game helps your child use critical thinking skills while practicing his computation.

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

Help your child to invent her own chore-helper to help her put that growing imagination to good use!

Use an old strawberry basket to create a decorative box for storing knickknacks, jewelry or odds and ends with this recycled craft.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

Help your child use an old water bottle and a few other household materials to make her own eco-friendly pal!

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

Help your first grader create special 3D paper Christmas trees that he can use to decorate the home or give to friends.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!