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What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

Thoroughly research image search engines. Consider possible improvements for visual search engines. Help design better image-matching engines.

Try a 100th Day of School Scavenger Hunt with your preschooler, and send her on the search for objects of different colors!

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

Getting through to your tween or teen is a whole lot easier with a Family Journal that serves as an old-school, non-electronic form of communication.

In this cool physics experiment, use double plane mirrors at various angles to learn about light reflection. Then, see if you can solve a puzzling problem!

Help your first grader understand what a noun is with this fun photo book that catalogs her favorite people, places, and things!

Here's a fun game to practice strategies for acing the Reading Comprehension section of the SAT.

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

Dig up some dinos while promoting curiosity and sensory skills in this hands-on activity that will have your child searching for prehistoric treasure!

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

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

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

Play this homophone game with your child the next time you sit down with them to read a story and help them build some valuable reading skills.

This family yearbook makes a great keepsake that memorializes your year together. Make a family yearbook with your kid to celebrate the passing of a great year.

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Creating a family newspaper is a great way to teach your child the characteristics of a newspaper article, give him or her some excellent writing practice.

Solve the mystery of the unpoppable balloon in this 7th grade science experiment that demonstrates the process of heat transfer.

Draw some inspiration from pop artist Roy Lichtenstein and create a bright, bold comic-style image.

This experiment investigates whether font choice affects peoplesâ ability to remember the information that they read.

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Transform a simple menu into a work of art! Let your child unleash her inner artist on tonight's menu for a beautiful display that the whole family can enjoy.

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

Get your reluctant teen excited about writing: by alternating "found" phrases from a favorite book with his own writing, he'll create a unique, profound poem.