Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

In this activity, your child will learn about how focusing on positive feelings, like love and peace, helps these feelings grow. They will also decorate pots and plant seeds as a reminder of this.

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

Children build a "Loving Kindness Garden" to represent what they have learned about love, mindfulness, and caring for others in community.

Ensuring that what we say is truthful, helpful, inspiring, necessary, and kind takes practice! In this social emotional learning activity, your child will set a goal for themselves to THINK before they speak.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Arrange a cluster of glittering pumpkins on your dining table or use them as individual place cards to add a little sparkle to your next fall party.

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Help your child make sense of our colorful world with this easy-to-make color challenge!

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by making a unique work of art using 100 colorful pom poms in this fun kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

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

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Add a smattering of beachy fun to a regular paper plate with this simple and adorable seashell craft!

What’s the best part of fall? Pumpkins! Use this easy recipe to help your child make some delicious smelling pumpkin play dough. They can use their math skills to measure and mix and then have hours of fun playing!

Learn about dehydration with a wonderful craft project that you can do together, and enjoy this unique doll for years to come!

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Boost fine motor skills and get in the spirit of fall with this fun wreath-making project.

Help your child to invent her own chore-helper to help her put that growing imagination to good use!

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

Understanding emotions can be a helpful tool for self-regulation. In this social emotional learning activity, your child will practice identifying different emotions and explore how they connect with various gestures and facial expressions.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by making personalized art out of some Celtic letters.

Using hard boiled eggs, leaves and tempera paint, your child can create a delicate garden print decoration on Easter eggs.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.