Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

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

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

This fall-themed missing letter activity is a great way to help your child learn the alphabet, build their vocabulary and bolster letter recognition skills.

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

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

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.

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

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

Help your child sharpen time skills by creating a special day and charting each part in a detailed schedule.

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.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

The moon doesn't produce its own light, so why can we see it shining in the sky? Learn about reflection and planetshine in this fun and easy science project!

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Celebrate Veterans Day or Memorial Day by creating some patriotic paper star charms to honor those who have served in the military.

What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

Make a personalized pillowcase for your third grader with his old-fashioned silhouette image. You won't be able to find these in stores!

Turn up the heat this February with a melted crayon heart, a crafty and colorful decoration for Valentine's Day.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!

This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.