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.

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

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

How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.

Bring the zoo to you with this fun second grade arts and crafts activity: make a mini menagerie using colored pipe cleaners, a pencil and marker, and eyes!

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Construction paper, scissors, markers and glue are all your child needs to make these gruesomely whimsical monster bookmarks.

Did you ever add salt to pasta? Did it help cook the pasta faster? If not, find out in this science fair project idea.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

This fun project will showcase spring's freshest flowers and help your child contribute to the Passover Seder.

With help, your fifth grader can sew her own version of this pin cushion currently available at many craft fairs.

This easy-to-make perfume powder will keep your kid smelling fresh and clean. Got a birthday or special occasion coming up? It also makes a great gift!

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

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Looking for an elegant cookie that won't give you a sugar rush? This traditional Italian biscotti cookie is twice baked, making it twice as good!

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.

Ahoy, mateys! Your child will get in touch with his inner pirate when he makes his own pirate eye patch with this fun activity.

Homemade breakfast bars with chocolate and cherries make a tasty to-go breakfast for Valentine's Day. Whip up a batch of homemade breakfast bars with your kid.

Mobiles make fun art projects for creative kids. Help your child bend simple pipe cleaners into bug shapes as diverse as the creepy crawlies that inspired them.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

This uniquely cute Easter bunny craft will give your child practice tracing their handprint while repurposing a paper plate as the base for their bunny.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Indulge in an American classic with a twist and seize the opportunity to cook with your child, helping her build those math and social studies skills.

In this classic Ivory soap experiment, kids learn what happens to different types of soap in the microwave, and why!