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

Our breath can be a helpful tool to connect with a sense of peace and calm. In this home activity, your child will practice counting breaths, hear poems about nature and mindfulness, and write their own poem.

In this activity, your child will write stories about two different people. The stories will include similarities and differences in the ways each person lives in their communities.

Children will reflect on the importance of diversity and brainstorm ways to support people in their community who may feel alone, researching local organizations that strive to help those people.

Make this spring break a memorable one by creating a "growth" flower with your child, also great for your second grader's writing practice!

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will listen to their favorite song and explore how it makes them feel. Then, together you will craft your own cardboard radio!

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

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.

This science fair project idea investigates whether air has mass and weight.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

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

Home made candles make for great home made gifts at Christmas, Mother's Day, birthdays. Great presents for any special occasion!

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

This science fair project enhances the understanding and awareness of energy use and explores the concept of energy efficient.

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.

Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

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!