In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

Does your child still want to play in the snow, even after he has to come inside? In this activity you'll build a snowman indoors!

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Bring the zoo to you with this fun second grade arts and crafts activity: make a mini menagerie using colored pipe cleaners, a pencil and marker, and eyes!

Let your first grader get inspired by the fiery fall colors outside his window by creating a beautiful handprint tree!

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Pureed ripe peaches, vanilla yogurt, agave nectar, and juicy chunks of peach come together to form a refreshing pop that hits the spot on a hot summer day.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

Turn printed family photos into a sturdy "flash card" game to help your child learn the names and faces of near and distant relatives.

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

Use adorable animal photos from books or magazines to make these simple valentines that can be given to classmates or friends.

Help your child create an adorable -- or gruesome -- miniature pumpkin candle holder that will shed some tiny pools of light on your dining table or counter.

Gather the family around for this fun song and game that will get your holiday started!

Full of charm and creative possibilities, this fun hat will be ready for playtime in no time.

Everyone has a dream. The hard part is striving to make those dreams come true. Encourage your child to dream big with this easy craft project.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Playing a tactile game with multiplication will help your child get a better grasp of basic math concepts and transform your kid into a master multiplier.

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

The 100th day of school is an important benchmark for kids in the lower elementary grades. Help your kid create a 100 days of school shirt to celebrate!

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

Your child can learn more about Vincent van Gogh's influential style of painting by creating an homage to Starry Night, one his most beloved paintings.

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.