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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.

Contrary to popular belief, peanut butter and jelly can be served any time of day. Promote PB&J to breakfast with these tasty pancakes.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Take the classic game to a new level, by including super fun directions inside the chalk-drawn boxes.

Use adorable animal photos from books or magazines to make these simple valentines that can be given to classmates or friends.

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

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

What's my number? Go ahead and guess! This logic game focuses on number sense that suits all ability levels, as players' questions can be simple or complex.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

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.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

To make this unique Valentine's Card, all your child will need is his creative mind, some paper, and a pencil.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

In this activity, kids will create a peace corner in their bedroom or home and reflect on ways they may use their peace corner through drawing and discussion.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

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

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.