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Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

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

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

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.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

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.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

Kids conduct a simple science experiment to see if seeds can grow without soil in this simple kindergarten science activity.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!