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Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

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

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

Playing the Number Sentence Game with your child gives him the opportunity to practice ordering and comparing numbers using symbols.

Even the birds need to get out of the rain during the winter months. Help your child help nature and fill a lazy afternoon with this easy, cute craft.

Are you in need of a little extra luck? Try making a lucky amulet!

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

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.

Your second grader can piece together an adorable--and edible!--wreath for Mom in minutes.

Review fractions with your budding mathematician when you play this fun, educational math board game.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

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

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

Here's an entertaining ball game filled with spins, jumps, and claps to keep your child having fun while you get a moment to yourself.

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

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

Your child can use colorful construction paper to make an easy paper basket to hold some of his special things!

Make a paper floral bouquet for Mother's Day that looks as beautiful as real flowers and will last much longer!

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

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.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

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

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

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.

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.