Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

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

Help your kid create a patriotic red, white, and blue flag banner! On each flag have him write a different word that describes our veterans or fallen soldiers.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

In this activity, your child will learn the benefits of positive thinking. They will write positive statements about themselves and create a gratitude board.

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.

In this activity, you and your child will practice taking a movement or calming break during homework or when feeling tired. Then, your child will write about and draw what the experience was like for them.

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Give mom a thoughtful gift this Mother's Day by making a photo collage of her life! This is a great way for your child to practice some basic math skills too!

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.

Practice addition with your child in a whole new way when you battle to defend your cards in this competitive game. Math has never been so fun!

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

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

This pair of ice skates won't get you very far on ice, but they'll still dazzle during the coldest season of the year.

How goofy can your first grader get? Show her how to use balloons and yarn to craft a collection of silly faces!

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!

Invite your first grader to play this subtraction sacks game to get her actively involved in understanding and memorizing subtraction facts.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.