Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.