One way to "trick" your child into getting extra practice with one-step equations is to play a variation of the classic game, tic tac toe.

Here are three activities you can do at home and around town to bring algebra into your daily lives.

In this arts and crafts activity, you and your child will create colorful three-dimensional artwork using scrunched-up fabric pieces.

The special people in your life deserve a special card! Have your kid make a 3-D flower card that will let a loved ones know how much he appreciates them.

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen his ability to work with and interpret data in various forms.

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

It's not always bad to think negatively -- step into the creative and unique world of negative space drawing!

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

Here are three healthy burger recipes your second grader can help you whip up for a summer barbecue!

Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

Show your fifth grader how to create a vivid and colorful, Picasso-inspired, 3-D mask.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Salmon is a great source of protein and essential omega 3's, which makes this dish just what the doctor ordered for your growing child.

Introduce your fifth grader to the Kinara, part of the Kwanzaa tradition, by playing this fast-paced, two player game!

These 3-D snow globe cookies look amazing on any table and will gets kids excited about the upcoming holiday season!

Young artists will combine two animals into one in this imaginative art-project-slash-game!

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

This science fair project compares the allelopathic affects of juglone, a chemical agent produced by the Black Walnut tree, on two plants.

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

In this activity, your child will experience multitasking, then mindfulness and compare the two in terms of productivity and calmness.

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Your child can make a sweet and savory spinach strawberry salad; two ingredients that come together for a light and fresh summer dish!

Want a word game to play? How about just a fun way to spend the afternoon? Get creative thinking going and have fun with vocabulary!