In addition to being fun â and requiring children to think about how turtles move â this tag game provides practice with running and falling.

This is a more challenging game of tag because children have to run while "attached" to someone else, but children love the challenge!

This variation on an old game involves counting, moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, and practice with running and dodging.

A simple modification of an old game keeps all children participating and active, giving everyone a chance to practice their running and dodging skills.

Here's an activity where you can explore the power of magnets with your child in a fun way by creating your own racetrack for magnets. Are you ready to hold a magnet marathon?

Let those good reading times roll! Re-use wooden building blocks or old board game dice to get your child practicing her reading and sentence-writing skills in this twist on a classic word dice game.

Take a trip to the pet store with your kindergartner and snap shots of the living and non living things she sees! Create a scrapbook to help her know the difference and practice her writing skills, too!

Ever notice how when you wear dark clothing on a summer day, you feel hotter? This experiment will teach your second grader that dark colors retain more heat than light colors. He'll get some science practice while having fun in the sun!

Play this fun basketball game to help your third grader master his multiplication tables. Not only will he improve his math skills, but he'll get some exercise in, too!

The "Little House" books are a popular series with adults and kids alike. In this activity, you'll start a book club with your family and then plan a themed dinner based on the "Little House" books. It's a guaranteed good time for everyone!