Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Offer your child an interactive approach to understanding the different family roles and the ways in which she has impacted other members of the family.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Help your first grader understand what a noun is with this fun photo book that catalogs her favorite people, places, and things!

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

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

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this second grade shamrock tote bag craft.

Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Prepare your child for winter with a fake igloo and a list of cozy and chilly vocabulary words.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

A thankful turkey helps your child think about on the things that he's thankful for. Make this turkey craft with your child for Thanksgiving.

Make this easy recipe for Halloween, featuring white chocolate and pretzels, for a crispy, creepy treat!

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Your child can use colorful construction paper to make an easy paper basket to hold some of his special things!

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Create a special Father’s Day surprise by planning and mapping a hike around the neighborhood!

Help your child make her very own clock with a recycled, thrift store find to give as a gift or keep for yourself!

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

This nutcracker soldier won't crack any nuts, but he will hide candies. Make a nutcracker soldier with your child this Christmas and have a cracking good time.

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader experimenting with math concept of multiples and patterns with her own printing plate.