Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

Help your third grader make the Scoop 'N Catch--a great choice for a fun and inexpensive afternoon.

Encourage your child to practice skip counting by turning number patterns into this fun and interactive game of catch.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Take the classic game to a new level, by including super fun directions inside the chalk-drawn boxes.

You and your child will have a blast baking this wonderful spin on a childhood classic, PB n' J cookies. Easy to make, and even easier to enjoy!

Use adorable animal photos from books or magazines to make these simple valentines that can be given to classmates or friends.

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

What's my number? Go ahead and guess! This logic game focuses on number sense that suits all ability levels, as players' questions can be simple or complex.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

In this science project, the center of gravity is explored.

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

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!

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

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!

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

To make this unique Valentine's Card, all your child will need is his creative mind, some paper, and a pencil.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Construction paper, scissors, markers and glue are all your child needs to make these gruesomely whimsical monster bookmarks.

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.

This science fair project idea compares biodiversity between drops of water.

This game turns prediction, a major component of third grade reading, into a fun game.