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Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

Lots of everyday objects can be fun, whether it's buttons, beans, or Lego blocks. Here's an activity that uses coins to build problem-solving strategies.

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

This activity will help your child tackle those tricky fraction word problems by way of a hands-on method.

Practice of math facts is usually limited to drill sheets and flashcards. But kids are more likely to tune in to math facts if practice is presented as a game!

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

In this activity, your child fills jars with water to learn about acoustics, and practices mixing colors to form a rainbow of colors and sounds.

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.

Help your student memorize the vocabulary needed to excel in geometry. This fun Tic-Tac-Toe game focuses on terms used when working with circles.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

Here's a hands-on activity you can do with your fourth-grader to practice measurement and directly apply the concept of area.

You don't need to spend big bucks to buy a pre-boxed version of a matching game at the store. You can make your own easily. Here's how:

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Here's a preschool color collage activity to help your child work on their sorting skills, and create a beautiful addition to the refrigerator gallery.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

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

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

Celebrate the Presidents Day the creative way by constructing toilet paper tube figurines of a couple famous U.S. Presidents!

Here's a brain-challenging treasure hunt for your third grader, calling upon math skills with money and with decimals!

This year on Mother's Day, here's a gift that builds vocabulary while bringing a smile to Mom's face!