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Homophones are those tricky little words that tend to confound early learners. Help your second grader ace the challenge with this outdoor game.

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

Science fair project idea which teaches you how to make butter by separating cream into butter and buttermilk.

In this project, learn about animal vision and different kinds of eyes: ocelli, compound eyes, and camera eyes. Find out what a jellyfish or grasshopper sees!

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

In this arts and crafts activity, you can make fun bracelets using just a handful of buttons and some elastic cord. And it's a counting game, too!

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

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

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Give your child a glimpse of how another set of students approach reading by teaching him how the blind use braille.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

Here's a fun book-making project that will help your child learn to abbreviate and provide an opportunity for her to exercise her artistic abilities.

Help your child learn grammar the fun way with this engaging clothespin game!

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

This year on Mother's Day, here's a gift that builds vocabulary while bringing a smile to Mom's face!

This variation of Duck, Duck, Goose is played in pairs, which means a lot more activity for participants!

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child the helpful strategy of adding quickly to 10 in this fun and easy-to-make card game!

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child some helpful strategies with this spin off of the traditional "Go Fish" game.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

This year, have your child can help you with your Passover food list. It's great handwriting practice, and she'll learn a lot in the process.

Help your child celebrate your family's Thanksgiving cook with this first grade arts and crafts activity: make a "handy" painted apron!

Perform a special St. Patrick's Day magic trick with this fun craft project! 

Prepare your child for winter with a fake igloo and a list of cozy and chilly vocabulary words.

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!