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Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

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

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.

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

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

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

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

Learning to count change can be tough! Help your child become a master money-counter with this simple game.

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

Invite your first grader to play this subtraction sacks game to get her actively involved in understanding and memorizing subtraction facts.

Shake those dice and try to roll big numbers in this first grade math game. Practice addition in a new, fun way!

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

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

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.

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 first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

Trying to find sums of groups of multiples is a great way to practice your addition. Be sure to double check your work. If you clear all of the cards, you win!

Does your second grader want to learn a magic trick? Here is a simple trick using only 3 dice and a little bit of addition and subtraction.

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

Have your kid practice completing number patterns and then create her own patterns on the wings of a butterfly with this delightfully simple paper project.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.