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Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Give your kindergartener an outlet to articulate his thoughts about going to school for the first time by setting aside time to help him write in his journal.

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

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

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

Your kid will have the coolest lunch around when he creates this owl's head lunch bag topper. Celebrate the arrival of fall with this rustic-inspired craft.

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

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.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.