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This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

Give mom a thoughtful gift this Mother's Day by making a photo collage of her life! This is a great way for your child to practice some basic math skills too!

Your fourth grader can have fun and get creative this winter by creating a colorful winter weather collage.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

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

This science fair project idea investigates whether plants can survive being frozen.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

Edible holiday gifts are perfect for the foodie in your life. Learn how to make edible holiday gifts with this activity and tutorial.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

Analyze this simple betting game with your fourth grade student in order to discuss probability.

This Sephardic meat pie features ground beef, mashed potato, onions, and spices simmered in a hearty gravy and then baked in matzoh crust.

Crisps are the hidden gem of the homemade dessert world.

The kitchen can be a favorite place for kids. And cooking helps them develop valuable skills-- from eye-hand coordination, to reading, to math

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

Here's a sweet holiday recipe to make with your fifth grader: bake scrumptious sugar-dusted chocolate snowballs! Serve them at your next Christmas party.

This science fair project idea explores substances that cause a bubble to last longer.

Take the pain out of parts by disguising your third grader's fraction lessons as baking with these pumpkin breakfast muffins complete with ghostly marshmallows!

Develop your child's hand-eye coordination in a fun and engaging way by challenging her to a game of Drop Catch.

Celebrate Easter brunch with these flaky, delicious, and--yes--healthy whole wheat "bunny biscuits."

This lucky cake makes the perfect hideout for leprechaun treasure.

Encourage your child to eat nutritiously by having them build this delicious summer fruit cone!