Make a "feeling meter" that helps your first grader read key feeling words and communicate his emotions accurately to you.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

This hunt for leprechaun gold is so much fun, kids won't even realize they're working their reading muscles at the same time.

Practice measurement and proportion with your first grader, and in the process, make three scrumptious salads for you and your child to share on Mother's Day!

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

This lucky cake makes the perfect hideout for leprechaun treasure.

Celebrate African heritage by making an African flag banner. This fun, culturally-inspired art project is perfect for Black History Month.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

For most kids the fun is in the process, and making a dollhouse out of cardboard boxes is as creative as it gets! Here's how to make your own dollhouse.

The purpose of this science fair project is to explore whether UV light passes through some colors and not others by looking at blue, red, purple, and clear.

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

It's easy to be a master Italian chef with this target practice game played with a pizza board constructed out of felt and Velcro bean bag "toppings."

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

Make a family tree with your child to teach him about his personal history. Make a family tree with this tutorial, and teach your kid about his family history.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

These handmade Christmas treat cups are perfect for house parties, school celebrations, and holiday bake sales.

Help your child celebrate your family's Thanksgiving cook with this first grade arts and crafts activity: make a "handy" painted apron!

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

This fun art activity will get your child's creative juices flowing and will teach her about shapes, pattern and texture along the way.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!