In this activity, children will write letters to their future selves and draw encouraging pictures. These letters will be given to back to them at a future time when they are in need of some encouragement and kind reminders.

This competitive inequalities card game is a great way to help your child understand the connection between numerals and the values they represent.

This St. Patrick's Day show your child to the fun of resist painting. It's as simple as getting out a crayon and some watercolor paints!

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

Use your handprints to create a Halloween spider in this fun arts-and-crafts activity!

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

Encourage your child to eat nutritiously by having them build this delicious summer fruit cone!

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

In this lesson, your child will reflect on, draw, and collect things that make them feel happy and peaceful.

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

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

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

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

A car game for road trips with children.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.

Celebrate Easter brunch with these flaky, delicious, and--yes--healthy whole wheat "bunny biscuits."

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.