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Here are two fun, rhythmic jump rope chants to help your first grader learn the days of the week, practice reading skills, and stay fit!

In this activity, your child will learn and teach someone else five finger breathing, and they will also draw a picture of their experience.

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

Tracing is a great technique for clearing your mind and relaxing. Help your child learn how to calm themselves down and clear their minds by tracing their hands.

Delicious nachos are easy and fun to make any day of the week. Here's how to master this easy nacho recipe.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

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

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Here's a motivational kit that lets your emerging reader know you're with him for the whole wild ride.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

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 Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

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

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

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

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

Make cards this May Day celebrating the arrival of springtime.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will create a goal board and practice setting one goal for an assignment or task and the steps they will need to achieve it.

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!