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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.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

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

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

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

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.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

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!

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

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.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

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

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

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.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

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

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.