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Stuck inside on a rainy day? Teach your child a classic kid's game: Five Stones. All you need are five stones and a flat surface.

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.

Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.

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.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

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

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

The purpose of this study is to determine if people can tell the difference between organic and conventional food from looking at, smelling and tasting it.

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

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

Here's an activity to help your child create her very own time capsule to unearth and open in one, five, or even ten years later!

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

Collect meteorite dust with a magnet in your very own backyard! The objective of this science fair project is to gather meteorite dust to study outer space.

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!

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.