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Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Enjoy some autumn fun, and develop measurement skills with this sweet-smelling fall art project.

Help your child show Dad how super he is by making this homemade superhero shirt.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

Help your child get more comfortable with rhyme schemes with The Bear in Despair by Amanda Bray Cody.

Make a phonics paper egg to help your child build up his reading and writing skills.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

DIY gift tags make any holiday gift more special. Make these DIY gift tags with your child.

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

Using dried beans and corn, foods that are prevalent in Mexican cuisine, your child will create three-dimensional sombrero art.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

This recipes is so easy your child gets to be master chef for this kitchen activity. He'll bake peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies that happen to be vegan!

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

Even the birds need to get out of the rain during the winter months. Help your child help nature and fill a lazy afternoon with this easy, cute craft.

Spice up your Easter routine this year by making these stunningly sparkly eggs with your third grader. This is a great activity to do to celebrate the holiday.

Help cement the concept of place value with this simple activity that involves creating a set of dials made from Styrofoam cups.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

Here's a St. Patrick's Day card your child can make, write, and give. Great learning and lots of fun--a "lucky" combination for a lucky holiday!

Mix eggs, milk, and flour just so, and you can create spectacular, gourmet popovers this Easter!

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

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.