Boiling water in a paper cup is possible because of convection and the thermal properties of water and paper. Learn how with this fun science fair project idea.

Learning to count change can be tough! Help your child become a master money-counter with this simple game.

Try a new approach to working with variables and equations by playing this tic-tac-toe game with your math student.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

Does the idea of taking your child to an art museum sound daunting? Create your own museum and give your child some practice with shapes!

This activity is a great way to practice sorting, counting, matching, and other early math skills--- on the fly.

Try this card game to build math fact skills, like addition and subtraction, and have a great time, too!

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Master reading numbers aloud with your first grader in this math card game.

Use this fun math board game to improve your first grader's confidence with addition facts.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.

Being able to guess the likelihood of an event is a useful skill. Discuss probability with your kid as you play this fun math card game!

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Show your teens the connection between making history and writing it by having them write, illustrate, and edit a newspaper from the past.

Does a paper clip float? Does a sponge sink? Let your child find out! This experiment is simple science fun.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

This fun math card game is a great opportunity to discuss probability with your third grader.