Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

Children will learn about diversity, hear a story that reflects appreciation and acceptance of differences, and connect with a pen pal in another country through writing and drawing a letter.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

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

Learn all about colors with the best teachers of all -- cupcakes!

The 100th day of school is an important benchmark for kids in the lower elementary grades. Help your kid create a 100 days of school shirt to celebrate!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Remind your child of all the things that go bump, bump in the night with a fun post-Halloween activity.

Your kids will love this tradition of finding a leprechaun's gold hidden all over.

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

This is a simple, nutritious food kids love for snacks and lunches all year.

Having some dancing skeletons hanging around the house is great way to prepare for All Hallows' Eve. This is a great activity for honing fine motor skills.

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Coffee filter snowflakes are an easy winter craft and a good way to involve children of all ages in holiday decorating.

All you and your kid need for this entertaining game are some conversation hearts, a candy that's practically synonymous with Valentine's Day!

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Tissue Valentine's hearts make great decorations and help your child work out those all-important fine motor skills.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Not sure what to do with all of those leftover boxes from holiday gifts? Tap into your crafty side by creating an adorable snow person with your child. This activity is sure to bring smiles to those who pass your yard or come into your home all season lon

Celebrate all your wonderful tongue taste buds with a giant paper tongue project -- you'll even get to decorate it with actual pieces of candy!

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

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

Celebrate the blooming season with your kid by showing him how to make a magical spring mosaic out of all natural materials!

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.