Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

Fire up the grill, break out the raffia and get crafty with flowers--it's time to learn how to throw your own luau!

How does a flashlight work? Kids will make a complete circuit and explore how voltage contributes to brightness with this science fair project idea.

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

Turn learning fractions into a pizza party in this fun second grade math game.

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!

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

This activity will keep your child entertained long after you've put away the markers and glue. Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Crayons aren't just good for creating colorful masterpieces -- they're also great for science!

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills this holiday season! This decadent bread pudding, dressed up with pumpkin and warm spices, is a holiday show-stopper.

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

These kid-friendly banana muffins are fun to make, and they pack in the protein with a healthy dose of quinoa added to the mix.

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Kids paint a still life of a vase of flowers using colors found side by side on the color wheel, just like Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.