Here are two fun, rhythmic jump rope chants to help your first grader learn the days of the week, practice reading skills, and stay fit!

Your child can count out six pumpkins or six crayons, but what is a six all by itself? ThatÃs a much harder concept to grasp.

Delicious nachos are easy and fun to make any day of the week. Here's how to master this easy nacho recipe.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Practice counting to 100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

Here's a motivational kit that lets your emerging reader know you're with him for the whole wild ride.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Help your kindergartener use a map to find "leprechaun gold"--and build early social studies skills in the process!

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

Practice early social studies skills and get your child excited about the new school year with this fun activity.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

For a cool art project, help your child create a "Me Timeline," a unique poster that works on a key math and social studies skill: putting events in order.

Here's an amazing recipe your kids are sure to gobble up, whether they're Jewish or not.

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.