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Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

Encourage your child's inner architect with a shoebox creation that he can craft into his dream house, mansion or palace.

This science fair project idea investigates how different disinfectants work in killing germs.

Analyze this simple betting game with your fourth grade student in order to discuss probability.

Here's a creative way to build second grade writing skills this Easter.

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

Make these sweet-smelling sachets that smell like delicious cinnamon candy.

Play this game to help froggie hop home...and teach the number line to your kindergartener while you're at it!

When your child makes cute and delicious pudding cup faces, he has also created edible works of art!

Get your first grader to help you with scrapbooking by showing him how to use multiple envelopes to create an accordion-style photo book.

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

Get your middle schooler to explore symmetry and practice art and math measurements; have her draw the other half of a given face!

On St. Patrick's Day, bond with your child over a delicious dish with potatoes as the focal point.

Halloween wouldn't be complete without a creepy paper hand with spider and eyeball rings to help decorate a haunted house!

Inspired by the crispy, crunchy leaves of fall, this fanciful project is simple, easy and completely affordable. Now that's something to be thankful for!

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

In this preschool counting game, kids learn to count with their fingers, but without their eyes!

Here's a review of some common (and commonly confused) grammar terms, as well as a quick activity to apply them to reading and writing.

Okay, identifying place value isn't as fun as eating ice cream, but with a few index cards and a competitive spirit, it can be disguised a game!

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

In this activity, your child will get a review of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using classic domino pieces.

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

In this activity, help your kindergartener develop sequencing skills with these easy story sequence cards

Practicing letters and words by writing them out is all well and good, but spelling out your practice words with old puzzle pieces is a lot more fun!

Is your kindergartener getting tired of the standard art supplies? How about making a mosaic? This recipe is kinder safe, no broken glass involved!

Science fair project which will teach you more about the foods that you eat, and learn which ones are healthier choices.