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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.

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

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

This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

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

This game reinforces the meaning of the term "multiples" and is fast enough to hold the attention of your fourth-grader.

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.

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

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."

Discover whether the â5-second ruleâ is effective at determining whether food is still safe to eat after being dropped on the ground.

Can you increase the light and plant growth in your garden using mirrors? In this experiment, measure light reflection and find out!

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.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

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.

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

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.

Vincent van Gogh painted golden hued pictures of the harvest using bold lines and vibrant color. Your child can explore this style of art using oil pastels.