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Help your child apply his math skills the next time you cook a family meal similar to one you'd buy at a restaurant.

In this activity, your child will write stories about two different people. The stories will include similarities and differences in the ways each person lives in their communities.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

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

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Playing the Number Sentence Game with your child gives him the opportunity to practice ordering and comparing numbers using symbols.

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.

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Hearing true stories of compassionate people can be uplifting and inspiring! In this home activity, your child will hear a true story of compassion and then set goals to bring compassion to their home and/or community.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Not only will you and your kindergartener create a beautiful photo keepsake, you'll also have the chance to spend time together and relive special memories.

Will storing cucumbers and tomatoes in the fridge destroy their unique flavors? Find out in this science fair project idea!

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

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

Boost creativity with this simple activity where kids make up biographies of people they find in old magazines.

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Bend, twist, squish and press a paper bag into a tree! Once it's finished, your child's Halloween tree will look like it came right out of a scary fairy tale.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

This watercolor landscape creates the background for the adventures of Little Red Riding Hood by using spooky silhouettes for the characters.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Your third grader will love both recreating and dressing up as his favorite reptile with this frightening crocodile jaw costume!

Help your third grader create a Venn diagram fantasy creature by combining two different creatures to create a fantasy creature based on their similarities.

Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely.

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