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The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

This simple game isn't just a diversion, it teaches your child to identify the incorrect word within a familiar verse.

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

In this activity, students will learn about the meaning and information on a police badge. Then they will be able to create their own badge with their own identification.

Do you want your child to remember time spent with loved ones and the satisfaction of giving a gift with real meaning? Try making these tasty treats!

In this activity, your child will consider the meaning of "culture" and what comprises their family's culture. They will draw pictures of aspects of their family's culture, then choose an aspect of it to explore further.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.

Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

Using markers and construction paper, your child will design their own patterned fish.

Add a Hannukah twist to Chutes and Ladders by using a dreidel as the dice.

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

Your third grader will delight in making this creepy night-flying creature using a simple pom pom!

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

Be adventurous this Cinco de Mayo and give this simple recipe using pickled nopalitos a try!

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

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

This autumn science project magically turns green leaves into autumn leaves by using crayon shavings and heat.

Kids will love painting shapes of objects in a still life while using strong colors showing highlights and shadows.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!