Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Bring the zoo to you with this fun second grade arts and crafts activity: make a mini menagerie using colored pipe cleaners, a pencil and marker, and eyes!

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

Using cardboard and duct tape, you can make a durable Father's Day frame that Dad can hang anywhere from his workbench to the office!

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Kids get to race a felt mouse through a homemade maze using magnets in this exciting 1st grade arts and crafts activity.

Forget model kits! Promote creativity by having your child construct a dinosaur model using marshmallows and toothpicks.

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

Using hard boiled eggs, leaves and tempera paint, your child can create a delicate garden print decoration on Easter eggs.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Using dried beans and corn, foods that are prevalent in Mexican cuisine, your child will create three-dimensional sombrero art.

In this arts and crafts activity, you can make fun bracelets using just a handful of buttons and some elastic cord. And it's a counting game, too!

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

Using lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, help your child implement kindness and compassion into their interactions with others.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

This activity will put those Halloween treats to good use by using candy corn to help your child with her subtraction skills.

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

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

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.

Bubble wrap is fun to pop, but it's also fun to paint with! Paint a pretty seascape using bubble wrap as your brush.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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.

Using beautiful oil pastels and their own wild imagination, your child will come up with their own spooky, spectacular, or spine-tingling monster.