The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

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

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Be adventurous this Cinco de Mayo and give this simple recipe using pickled nopalitos a try!

No matter the occasion, this flag craft is the perfect way for you child to proudly display her love of the red, white and blue!

Your child will have a blast creating this adorable black cat with a cardboard tube and some pipe cleaners. A perfect craft for Halloween decorating!

Back-to-back breathing is a great way to practice self-calming while also creating connection and developing trust.

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

Construct cute baby chicks with nothing but fuzzy pom-poms and an assortment of other craft supplies.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

In this lesson, your child will watch a video on restorative justice, and together you will come up with ways your family can use restorative justice at home.

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

Turn sweet treats into miniature masterpieces with this candy melting activity!

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

Need to cool down on a hot summer night? This gazpacho recipe does the trick.

Review fractions with your budding mathematician when you play this fun, educational math board game.

Help your child learn how to protect the environment by creating a useful reference for the family with this recycling poster.