Help your child get the hang of reading with this fun activity. Here's how to make a spinning phonics wheel out of two paper plates.

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

This activity turns kids into word detectives - scouring their way through documents in search of their prey.

This fun math game will help develop your child's counting skills and number recognition skills.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Help your child identify numbers with this fun preschool math art activity! Explore different textures and colors as he learns numbers.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Play the fridge magnet name game with your preschooler to help prepare her for kindergarten reading and writing.

Shamrock Stamps are a great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Simple and symmetrical, this symbol of Irish culture is the perfect shape for prints.

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.

Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.

The Egg in a Basket, a traditional British breakfast component, is a simple snack that kids and parents can cook together!

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at it.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

This toothpaste art craft encourages sensory exploration and creative play for younger kidsâjust remember to save some toothpaste for brushing!

Make a fuzzy bear with your kindergartener to build up early reading skills and introduce her to phonics.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

From Canada's flag, to the Toronto Maple Leafs, to classic maple syrup cookies, the maple tree is very much a part of Canadian heritage.

In this fun snack-time activity, kids boost counting, sorting, and color recognition skills as they make a delicious and nutritious snack.

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

This preschool activity uses paint chips to help your child learn about different shades of colors and how to find different colors in nature.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.