Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

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

You don't need a garden to enjoy flowers. This first grade activity let's you make a lovely bouquet for Valentine's Day

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.

Fire up the grill, break out the raffia and get crafty with flowers--it's time to learn how to throw your own luau!

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

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

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.

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

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

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

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"?

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

Shake those dice and try to roll big numbers in this first grade math game. Practice addition in a new, fun way!

Here's a motivational kit that lets your emerging reader know you're with him for the whole wild ride.

Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.

Your child can get out the acrylic paints and create a colorful paperweight perfect for dad this Father's Day!

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.

Celebrate the popular holiday Diwali with a craft! Make a homemade diya lamp to welcome light over darkness.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

The kitchen can be a favorite place for kids. And cooking helps them develop valuable skills-- from eye-hand coordination, to reading, to math

Provide your child with Q-tip paint brushes that are bunched together and easy to grip, and encourage him to go to work on his painting masterpiece!

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

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

Bring a swell of high sea adventure to your own living room with this quick and easy paper sailboat craft!

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

With help, your fifth grader can sew her own version of this pin cushion currently available at many craft fairs.