Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

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

How does salinity affect the point at which water freezes? Kids will find out by performing this cool melting ice experiment.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

This science fair project idea explores whether boiling and freezing water will have an effect on how much it weighs.

Challenge your third-grader to sharpen her new math skills--and maybe do the planet a favor, too.

Science fair project that examines how yeast grows, and which conditions allow for optimal growth. What types of nutrients does yeast prefer?

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

If your young child is a kinesthetic learner, this equation board is perfect for teaching him addition and subtraction facts.

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

Kids will get a kick out of shopping for discounted "kicks" with this creative math game that focuses on percentages.

Help your child practice her counting as she makes this fun and festive holiday decoration!

Sharing can be a challenge, and division doubly so! Practice halving numbers in this competitive card game.

Let your child lend a helping hand while decorating the Christmas tree this year! This festive activity doubles as a lesson focusing on the number five.

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Create some cards and a factor board and get ready to practice multiplication. This game will help your kid get one step closer to memorizing times tables!

Use old coffee cans and socks to make a beanbag toss game for kids in preschool and kindergarten. This activity is great for math and coordination.

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

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

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

Make a Christmas countdown calendar to get your child excited about the coming holiday. This Christmas countdown calendar helps you make holiday memories.

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!