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Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.

Get your child writing as she describes the four seasons, then decorates a shape for each to hang in the house!

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

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!

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break!

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

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 sweet gift you and your child can make together, sure to please the most finicky valentine.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

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

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

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

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

Your child can explore color mixing and design while folding together a paint-filled paper and then using a marker to outline it.