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Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Making holiday jars with your child will fill their heart with cheer! This activity asks your students to get into the holiday or winter spirit by filling a jar with something sweet, like marshmallows or another favorite treat. They can either gift this t

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

Make mom feel like the star that she truly is by holding a movie premiere in her honor, complete with red carpet!

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

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child some helpful strategies with this spin off of the traditional "Go Fish" game.

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

Learn how to make fairy wings with these easy instructions. See how to make fairy wings for Halloween or dress-up time.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Celebrate African heritage by making an African flag banner. This fun, culturally-inspired art project is perfect for Black History Month.

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.

Bake these rugelach cookies with your child this Hanukkah to celebrate the holiday and help her practice important math skills.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Help your fourth grade scientist practice measurement, and make a scrumptious, healthy summer cheesecake in the process!

Introduce your child to the concept of the melting pot by decorating a patriotic 4th of July planter.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.