Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

Create cake pops in shaped like eyeballs in this extra sweet, gross-out Halloween baking activity!

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Create a haunted house from upcycled materials in this lively craft project!

Make an elegant Mother's Day card to celebrate the love and work in raising kids.

Young artists will combine two animals into one in this imaginative art-project-slash-game!

Dress up the dining table with a sweet craft right in time for Valentine's Day.

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

Mummy chic or rag-tag retro? Catch the oldest trend in bandaged jewelry!

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

Help your fourth grade scientist practice measurement, and make a scrumptious, healthy summer cheesecake in the process!

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

Create a dramatic, elegant line drawing of a pumpkin in this white-on-black Halloween art project. 

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Help your kid pack her lunch in style with a recycled show box redesigned as a zombie survival kit.

This gumbo recipe is a yummy way to celebrate Black History Month, and get a little practice in measurement.

Make hand-painted stemware to give away as a gift in this unique arts and crafts activity.

In this inspiring activity, children create and perform their very own Reader’s Theater about helping the planet!

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

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

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

What better way to encourage family bonding and communication than to make a family directory to help everyone keep in touch?

Create your very own creepy, haunted castle sitting in a turbulent field of flowing grass, eerily surrounded by dark, ominous clouds.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Show your young artist how to celebrate Mary Cassatt, an Impressionist painter, by creating a mother-child painting in her style.

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.