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Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

In this activity, your child will learn about the benefits of yoga and will practice different yoga poses. Then, they will teach someone else three poses and explain how yoga can help us find calmness and ease.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

These potato yogurt cupcakes are a healthy and delicious treat to be shared during the special Jewish holiday of Passover.

Fizzy drinks are fun and festive for kids during holidays. Make a batch of fizzy drinks with your child this New Year's Eve.

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

Even the birds need to get out of the rain during the winter months. Help your child help nature and fill a lazy afternoon with this easy, cute craft.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Make a unique painting while learning about sea life.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Take your child outside during winter time and have them observe the leafless trees before having them make a watercolor of a tree or trees using masking tape. They’re sure to love their winter tree painting, plus they make lovely decorations in the home!

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

One thing the Christmas season is known for making is yummy treats! Cookies, pies, fudges, and cakes are common desserts during Christmas time. If you want to choose a healthier option this holiday season, create a Christmas tree with fruit. It will be a

Turn learning fractions into a pizza party in this fun second grade math game.

Learning to count change can be tough! Help your child become a master money-counter with this simple game.

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

This St. Patrick's day, stretch your third grader's social studies and math skills with this fun, cooperative learning game.

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

This project makes learning the difference between warm and cool colors easy and fun. And it's a great intro to complimentary colors - great for pop art!

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

Is your third grader bombing around on a bike these days? Here's a way to put all that fun time together with some math learning, too.