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Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

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.

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!

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

Sharing can be a challenge, and division doubly so! Practice halving numbers in this competitive card game.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Help your first grader, second grader, or third grader boost his addition skills and math vocabulary with this fun summer game Ice Cream Addition!

Use this fun math board game to improve your first grader's confidence with addition facts.

Nothing chases the blues away like a trip to the boardwalk. Bring the fun home with this do-it-yourself version that sneaks in some math practice.

Based on the popular "I Spy" game, this activity lets your kid practice important skills like number identification and place value.

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

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

Trying to find sums of groups of multiples is a great way to practice your addition. Be sure to double check your work. If you clear all of the cards, you win!

Practice multiplication facts and geography at the same time in this fun third grade math card game.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

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

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

Make a fun refrigerator graph with your first grader in order to help her develop those crucial graphing skills, while engaging with the whole family.

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

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

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.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!