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Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

Compare fractions in this two-player math game. The objective of the games is to work together to determine who has created the largest fraction.

Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?

In this version of the classic card game, students will gain an understanding of equivalents and may not even realize it's a math review!

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

This game is a great way to help your child remember the names of shapes. Give it a go and before you know it, your kid will have all her shapes down pat.

Play this homophone game with your child the next time you sit down with them to read a story and help them build some valuable reading skills.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

In this activity, your child will learn about the different parts of the brain and how mindfulness can build connections of calm.

Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Make the abstract nature of time and money easier for your kid to understand with some fun ideas that focus on these concepts.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

This footwear-focused activity introduces fractions as part of a set and it's the perfect way to generate excitement about fraction concepts.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

This beginner's sewing craft turns ordinary gloves into fancy fur fashion statements!

Explore the math concept of probability with your fifth grader on "lucky" St. Patrick's day this year!

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.

Here's a way to bring young children into the process of preparing healthy school lunches, and build up early literacy skills while they're at it!

Sorting objects by size, color, shape, or function is an important concept in kindergarten math, and it's the perfect excuse for a little housekeeping!

Here's a fun activity you can do at the library to help your child learn the sequencing of numbers and letters.

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

Making metric conversions is a difficult concept to master. Get in some extra practice by playing this Tic-Tac-Toe game with your learner.

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."