Thanksgiving is a time to be with loved ones. It's also a time to chow down! Need help in the kitchen? There's no better helper than an avid fourth grader.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

This recipes is so easy your child gets to be master chef for this kitchen activity. He'll bake peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies that happen to be vegan!

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

Make this delicious warm apple bread for Hanukkah.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

Play this "subtraction war" card game with your second grader and watch his math facts mastery leap forward!