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Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

Take your child's knowledge of shapes out of the classroom and into the real world!

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

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Bring a little Caribbean flavor and cultural knowledge to the table with this delicious conch salad, a local Bahamian dish.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Make a kaleidoscope at home to teach your child about the color spectrum and mirror science.

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

Teach your third grader about the concepts money and purchasing with this "Mock Card Shop" activity.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Make this delicious coconut cream pie recipe this Kwanzaa, and teach your kids the meaning of this important African-American holiday.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

Stuck inside on a rainy day? Teach your child a classic kid's game: Five Stones. All you need are five stones and a flat surface.

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

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.

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

If you're trying to teach your child about waste and its impact on the environment, why not repurpose a plastic milk jug and make your own sandwich container?

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will hear the story Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids, learn the benefits of yoga, and create their own yoga sequence to teach someone else.

In this activity, your child will learn about the benefits of yoga and will practice different yoga poses. Then, they will teach someone else three poses and explain how yoga can help us find calmness and ease.

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.