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This holiday season, help your third grader celebrate gifts--so often both cost-free and priceless--that the family has shared this year.

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

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

Cleaning can be a chore, but not with this sudsy experiment!

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

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

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Using lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, help your child implement kindness and compassion into their interactions with others.

Can a toy car determine the strength of a magnet? In this cool magnet science fair project, young scientists will learn how to measure the strength of a magnet.

A twist on the gingerbread house, this train is made with graham crackers, icing, and candy decorations. A great 2nd-3rd grade holiday arts and crafts activity.

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.

It's that time of the year again! Celebrate the start of a new school year with a back to class bash, complete with arts and crafts, food and games.

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will practice a mindfulness and forgiveness visualization and write a letter to someone with whom they've had a minor conflict and would like to forgive.

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

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.