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This activity is a great starting point for practicing mental math because it is quick, easy and involves only simple addition facts.

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year by making your very own lucky pot of (chocolate!) gold in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants, and they may even develop a green thumb in the process!

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

This science fair project idea discovers whether there are some objects that do not fall at a constant rate.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

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

Your child can commemorate the best Halloween candy of all time using foam sheets to give your little monster a little practice tracing triangular shapes.

Make a dreidel card this Hanukkah to give to someone special and help your child celebrate the holiday!

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Give your child a glimpse of how another set of students approach reading by teaching him how the blind use braille.

In this 3rd grade science activity, you'll experiment with the little-known fourth state of matter: polymers! Mix borax with white glue and watch what happens.

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

In this activity, your child will interview a caring adult or friend to ask them when they have seen them at their best.

Here's a super fun game to get in some place value practice with your child!

With this fun craft activity, your child can design and "make" his own money, for use as currency and math practice at home.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

Celebrate spring by creating a cute crawly critter bag to fill with your favorite candy!

Try this delicious and nutritious recipe for Green Eggs and Ham, inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic story of Sam I Am.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.