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New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

Read on this high school science fair project idea to get basic information on the process of heat transfer and the conditions under which the transfer occurs.

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

What would it be like to be the Cat in the Hat from the famous Dr. Seuss book? This Read Across America project has your 1st grader making his own fun-in-a-box!

In this activity, you and your child will read a story about heartfulness, practice heartfulness by sending kind wishes to others, and draw pictures of those you both love and care for (such as family members, friends, or pets).

Your child will reflect on the term "beauty" and the things they are grateful for. They will read the book All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon and reflect on how focusing on the small and big things of beauty around them can benefit themselves and others.

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

Here's a quick, engaging and fun game you can play around the dinner table to review several different school subjects.

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

Use Wallace Steven's "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" to inspire your middle school teen to sketch and free-write a poem with shifting perspective.

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

Celebrate our founding fathers and the parchment they wrote on with this DIY scroll project.

Teach your kids about the ancient art of the Echo Verse. They'll give writing skills and creativity a boost as they write an Echo Verse of their own!

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Try this fun math card game with your third grader to practice division, addition, and problem solving!

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Encourage your child to learn about air pressure by helping him devise his own squirt gun with a water bottle.

Need some SAT Essay Tips? Check out these ABCs (and DEFs) of acing the SAT essay.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Streamline your busy mornings by preparing some delicious Swiss oatmeal the night before.

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

Help your child practice multiplication tables with this mental and physical multitasking game that uses a hula hoop to get into the swing of things.

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.