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In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Hearing true stories of compassionate people can be uplifting and inspiring! In this home activity, your child will hear a true story of compassion and then set goals to bring compassion to their home and/or community.

Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Palindromes are a fun and silly way to practice writing skills. Challenge your child to come up with as many palindromes as she can in this crazy activity!

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

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

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

Celebrate our founding fathers and the parchment they wrote on with this DIY scroll project.

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

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Get down to the rubber with this science project that tests the effectiveness of different types of erasers.

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

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

It’s the season for falling leaves, fall colors, and corn! Use this easy activity to help your child make some amazing paintings. They can use their math skills to design patterns for cards, paper, presents and more!

Ever wonder how those kooky kazoos work? Get to know the science behind this silly instrument by making your very own kazoo!

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

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

Brrrrr! It's chilly outside. Now's the perfect time to create a snow globe. But, don't worry, you don't need glass for this dome.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.