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Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Take math off the page and into the real world. This simple game gives kindergarten kids hands-on practice with basic addition.

Whether the snow is fluffy and soft or icy and hard, a snowman is sure to inspire a smile. No wonder this snowman is so happy—it's made using marshmallows!

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

Have a lot of loose buttons lying around the house? Here are four ways to turn those loose buttons into an easy and positive learning experience. Button up!

Introduce colors to shadow play with this creative and irresistible science activity!

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Help your daughter organize all of her barrettes with this fun and colorful activity!

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

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

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

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

Combine an introduction to shape and counting with a springtime art project by showing your kindergartener how to create a vibrant rainbow mosaic.

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

Learning to identify and categorize different geometric shapes is a big goal for early learners. And your neighborhood is the perfect place to start!

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Challenge your kindergartener to finding out if a coin toss is really fair by conducting this coin toss experiment.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

In this activity, students build a house of sticks, just like the second little pig in the classic story, The Three Little Pigs. Then, they program an educational robot to push down the house, much like the wolf who “blows the house down.”

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

Lots of everyday objects can be fun, whether it's buttons, beans, or Lego blocks. Here's an activity that uses coins to build problem-solving strategies.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

Help your kindergartener review shapes - and build early reading skills - with this creative book project.