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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.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

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.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

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.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

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

Practice counting to100 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.

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

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

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

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

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.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

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!