If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

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

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Help your kid create a patriotic red, white, and blue flag banner! On each flag have him write a different word that describes our veterans or fallen soldiers.

Halloween bingo is a fun Halloween word and symbol activity for ghosts and ghouls of all ages. Play Halloween bingo this October to get into the spooky spirit.

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Create addition problems using critical thinking skills in this fun second grade math card 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.

Stuck inside on a rainy day? Teach your child a classic kid's game: Five Stones. All you need are five stones and a flat surface.

Kids love physical comedy, and this activity has the potential of offering up a healthy dose (while also working on balance and dexterity.)

Spice up your everyday vase with this fun craft adding colorful layers of beans to a regular vase. The beans add beauty and function, helping prop up flowers.

Create a sun-shaped summer words chart in this DIY craft activity!

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

Here's an entertaining ball game filled with spins, jumps, and claps to keep your child having fun while you get a moment to yourself.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.

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!

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

Instead of drilling facts, grab sidewalk chalk and head outside for a rousing game of this Math Run game. Play the Math Run game with your child.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.

Calaveras means "skulls" in Spanish, and in Mexico, skulls are brightly decorated to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

Try your hand at some Seuss-like tongue twisters! Boost those vocabulary skills with this fun game for the whole family.

In this arts and crafts activity, you can make fun bracelets using just a handful of buttons and some elastic cord. And it's a counting game, too!