In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Check out this simple version of a pairs game that's played all over the world. It's a great way to practice estimating and predicting mathematical outcomes.

Use this fun spin-off of Bingo to help your child practice number recognition and listening skills!

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Use this fun math board game to improve your first grader's confidence with addition facts.

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.

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

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

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Help your kid get in touch with their wild side with this Big Bad Wolf mask! Bring this fairy tale villain to life with simple crafting supplies.

Try this card game to build math fact skills, like addition and subtraction, and have a great time, too!

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!