Help your child get more comfortable with rhyme schemes with The Bear in Despair by Amanda Bray Cody.

This science project lets students explore the number of spots on a ladybird and how to treat ladybugs with respect.

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

Kids will learn how to show the direction of magnetic field lines and create a permanent model using iron filings in this great science fair project idea.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

Okay, identifying place value isn't as fun as eating ice cream, but with a few index cards and a competitive spirit, it can be disguised a game!

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

Playing a tactile game with multiplication will help your child get a better grasp of basic math concepts and transform your kid into a master multiplier.

Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break!

In this activity, your child will write and draw about a time when they acted in ways that illustrated responsibility, kindness, or integrity. They will also reflect on what it felt like to have control over their choices and behaviors.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

Will storing cucumbers and tomatoes in the fridge destroy their unique flavors? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

Make the prehistoric monsters of the past seem a bit more real with a craft that brings the chill of the Ice Age to life!

Crisps are the hidden gem of the homemade dessert world.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

This watercolor landscape creates the background for the adventures of Little Red Riding Hood by using spooky silhouettes for the characters.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Celebrate the sweeter side of the holidays with this charming mouse ornament!

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!