For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

Playing a tactile game with multiplication will help your child get a better grasp of basic math concepts and transform your kid into a master multiplier.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Give your child some hands-on experience mixing autumn colors. All you need is a large piece of white paper and tempera paint.

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Try this goofy, first grade phonics craft that focuses on the letter "F" as in "Frog" and helps build crucial reading and spelling skills in your child.

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

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

This fill-in-the-blanks game is a little like Mad Libs, but for emerging writers. Get ready for some silly sentences!

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

This game is the perfect way to prepare your child for any shopping adventures you may embark upon, all while practicing important math concepts.

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

Simple and straightforward, this money math game helps kids practice counting, adding change, and working with decimals.

This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!