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All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

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.

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

When you're studying the Mayflower, numbers can be an important part of the history...and a great chance to practice elementary math!

This St. Patrick's day, stretch your third grader's social studies and math skills with this fun, cooperative learning game.

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

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

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.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

This activity will help your child tackle those tricky fraction word problems by way of a hands-on method.

Practice of math facts is usually limited to drill sheets and flashcards. But kids are more likely to tune in to math facts if practice is presented as a game!

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

Here's a hands-on way to help your child understand how common fractions can be equivalent.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

Create a fun hands-on game to practice long division, using magnetic numbers on a fridge.

This pyramid card game is a fun way to help your child learn addition and subtraction. Best of all, itâs quick to set up and easy to play.

Your child can brush up on her math skills by charting the length of time that each candle on the menorah takes to burn.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

One way to "trick" your child into getting extra practice with one-step equations is to play a variation of the classic game, tic tac toe.

Check out this dice game perfect for teaching your savvy kid the fundamentals of probability.

This activity will put those Halloween treats to good use by using candy corn to help your child with her subtraction skills.