Dive into reading with these short biographies. Your second grader will love learning about the people who have shaped America, while honing his reading and unscrambling skills.

Explore the parts of a plant and the stages of life it goes through. Then try your hand at germinating seeds as you introduce your little bud to important plant processes like photosynthesis.

Whip up a flurry of creativity with these writing prompts; a perfect addition to any writer's journal. Play with story cards, write out winter goals and go on writing adventures in winter scenarios.

Pay homage to our majestic, leafy companions with this series about trees. Kids can learn about the structure of trees, identify different leaf types and reflect on the many gifts that trees give.

This book is about family, big or small! Use it to help kids jot down notes about where their first name came from, where family has been and learn to ask questions in an interview.

Nature documentaries might make the animal world seem graceful, but it's actually pretty gross! Explore all the icky, sticky and smelly things animals do to help each other survive in the wild.

Learn the lay of the land with a comprehensive breakdown of Earth's landforms. From buttes to fjords, kids will learn all the terminology and science behind the amazing structures of our planet.

No need to knock on wood, this book just takes a page from common superstitions to give kids great writing practice! They can consider some origins as they read and write about different beliefs.

Did you know there are 6 simple machines that make up every complicated gizmo out there? This book introduces the pulley, the lever, the screw, the wedge, the inclined plane and the wheel & axle.

Earth's neighbors have landed: the planets that is! Your child can make his way across our solar system, planet by planet, learning interesting facts like any good astronaut, and making a 3-D mobile.

This independent study packet features 5 days of independent activities in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies for fourth grade. This is week 1 of the set.

Reading without the bah-humbugs: take a look at "A Christmas Carol" with story pages young readers can bring to life with color, and step-by-step analysis pages to get them thinking.

Why does the earth spin? How is a rainbow formed? Feed the flame of curiosity in your child, and find out the answers to some of those age-old questions about how the world works.

Count by twos, fives or tens to reveal the animals hiding on the pages. Help your child see patterns between numbers up to 100 and higher. Skip counting builds a base for multiplication down the road.

What is a literary genre? In this book, thumb through interesting quotes and the most popular genres. Your child has a chance to flex writing skills in a fun way as he analyzes what makes each unique.

Get your kid on her way to mastering base 10 with this workbook. With an emphasis on place value, base 10 makes it easy for her to visualize large numbers and see how numbers relate to each other.

Second graders will develop a deeper understanding of place value in this engaging math workbook.

This workbook is a festive way to work on reading comprehension strategies.

This workbook helps rising fifth graders brush up on key skills from fourth grade so they're ready to start fifth grade!

Expand children's problem-solving arsenal with this fundamentals of multiplication workbook.