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This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

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!

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

Use the holiday gift giving season as an excuse to give your fourth grader a valuable lesson in making and keeping a budget!

Help your kindergartener learn to manage a telephone with this homemade keyboard that also helps kids practice letters and numbers.

Race to double numbers in this competitive card game. Try one-digit or two-digit numbers, or more!

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

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

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

Do a little kitchen chemistry as you make your own bubble solution and bubble-wand shapes!

Play this fun math numbers game with your kindergartener! Practice following instructions as you roll the dice and count.

Engage your children with this fun fall activity that integrates math and science. First, your child will excavate to find leaves. Next, they'll examine them to determine the colors. Then, your child will graph their findings.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

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

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

In this activity, your child will develop her sensory awareness and build important math skills while having fun outdoors.

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

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

Simplify fractions with your child in this fast-paced math card game.

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.