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Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

In this activity, your child will explore the differences between facts and opinions. Together, you will go on a scavenger hunt in your home and play the role of detectives in search of facts.

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Engage your children with this fun fall activity that integrates math and science. First, your child will excavate to find leaves. Next, they'll examine them to determine the colors. Then, your child will graph their findings.