The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

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

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

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.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

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

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

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

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!