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Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

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

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

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

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Help your child practice multiplication tables with this mental and physical multitasking game that uses a hula hoop to get into the swing of things.

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

Play this game to help froggie hop home...and teach the number line to your kindergartener while you're at it!

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

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

This activity will help your child tackle those tricky fraction word problems by way of a hands-on method.

Practice of math facts is usually limited to drill sheets and flashcards. But kids are more likely to tune in to math facts if practice is presented as a game!

Engage your third-grader in this version of the classic game and she will get lots of practice using mental math to solve addition and subtraction problems.

This spider hat activity challenges your child to learn about spiders and improve fine motor skills. Make a spider hat with your child on Halloween or any time.

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

Teach your fifth grader an important math concept with this quick and simple activity that shows them how to divide whole numbers by fractions.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

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

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

Does the idea of taking your child to an art museum sound daunting? Create your own museum and give your child some practice with shapes!

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.

Whether it's a bag lunch, goody bag, or used to decorate a table, this cute little fox bag is sure to make your kid smile.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

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

Counting with one-to-one correspondence is an important kindergarten math skill. This simple activity turns it into a play-anywhere game.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

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

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.