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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.

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

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 November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

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

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

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

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!

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

Kids will learn some cool stuff about chemical reactions by determining what happens when you mix different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and yeast.

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.

Assemble your own stylish spider ring this Halloween using pipe cleaners and googly eyes!

Make your own menagerie of animals using empty walnut shells

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

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

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!

Your child will create adorable baby footprints using his hand and fingers!

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

Make beautiful print block art with your kids using recycled materials.

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.