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Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.

Get your child writing as she describes the four seasons, then decorates a shape for each to hang in the house!

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

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

Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break!

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.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

Your child can explore color mixing and design while folding together a paint-filled paper and then using a marker to outline it.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.