Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

This uniquely cute Easter bunny craft will give your child practice tracing their handprint while repurposing a paper plate as the base for their bunny.

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

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

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Make a mood meter with your child to help them recognize and share their feelings.

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Help your second grader embrace his "green" side by recycling empty citrus peels into fruity ice cream bowls!

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

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

Create an American flag pinwheel in this Fourth of July craft activity!

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

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

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

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

From wizards to fairy godmothers, a magic wand is an essential element to any magical tale. Help your child make one of her own with simple craft supplies.