In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Help your first grader make a coin bank that builds connections to early reading and math. And build good saving habits, too!

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.

Help your child chart how much he has grown over his school break by creating his own tree-shaped Summer Growth Chart.

Make your own play dough at home with a fruity scent using this easy activity!

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.

Let your curious kindergartener experiment with this tasty combo as you sneak a little compare and contrasting practice into the mix

Plan ahead for summer, by constructing a holiday calendar with your child. A great way to teach kids about time!

Let your child be the king or queen of Mardi Gras by making his own shiny and spectacular Mardi Gras crown.

Make this paper chain calendar and give your child a visual reminder of the passing of time.

Every day will be a new experience as you explore and learn about the different colors.

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

Give your science savvy kindergarten a lesson in plant science with this fun carnation experiment.

This chocolate covered matzo candy is easy enough for kids to make, with a little parental supervision. A real Passover treat!

Even chocolate can make an appearance in kindergarten math. These truffles are truly easy to make and add a bit of decadence to math practice!

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

Spend an afternoon outdoors and add a personal touch to clothes or other items of fabric by learning how to tie-dye.

Help you child learn the key pieces to a sentence, by creating sentence puzzles at home.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Ensuring that what we say is truthful, helpful, inspiring, necessary, and kind takes practice! In this social emotional learning activity, your child will set a goal for themselves to THINK before they speak.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

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

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants, and they may even develop a green thumb in the process!

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.

This kindergarten science activity will help her explore the changing states of matter which transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

Help your kindergartener learn to manage a telephone with this homemade keyboard that also helps kids practice letters and numbers.

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