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Plan ahead for summer, by constructing a holiday calendar with your child. A great way to teach kids about time!

Create a counting book, in order from 1-30, to help your child figure out a variety of ways of recognizing and representing numbers.

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

Help your child stay physically and mentally active with this group aerobic fitness game that's good for the heart and mind alike.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

This simple bookmaking activity will introduce and reinforce alphabet and number recognition skills that have been taught at home or learned in preschool.

Check out this game that provides an enjoyable way of demonstrating how recorded results can be expressed in whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

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

Put your kid in charge of her own survey! She'll poll her relatives and friends, collect information, and then create a colorful chart to display her findings.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

This activity will further your child's ability to interpret graphs and apply math skills in a real-world situation.

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!

In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child some helpful strategies with this spin off of the traditional "Go Fish" game.

Teach your third grader about the concepts money and purchasing with this "Mock Card Shop" activity.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

Science fair project that compares the freezing temperature of salt water and freshwater in order to learn about supercooling and condensation nuclei.

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.

These handmade Christmas treat cups are perfect for house parties, school celebrations, and holiday bake sales.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Is your third grader bombing around on a bike these days? Here's a way to put all that fun time together with some math learning, too.

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!

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!