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

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

The ability to identify number patterns is one of the building blocks to success in higher-level math and this game is the perfect way to practice.

Help your 4th grader learn how to make a topographic map and strengthen key grade level social studies and math skills in the process.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

Challenge your child to an exciting race across the pool and engage them in a game of Cruise Ship. Grab some plastic figures, hop in the pool, and you're set.

Make the most out of your next wait at the airport by playing Airport Lounge, a fun and creative game of storytelling and make-believe!

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Bake a cupcake menorah for a fun twist on the Hanukkah candelabra. This menorah isn't merely tasty, it's also a pretty presentation for the Festival of Lights.

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

Create cake pops in shaped like eyeballs in this extra sweet, gross-out Halloween baking activity!

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

Science fair project that teaches you about chemical indicators and how to make your own in order to identify various mystery solutions.

Create some cards and a factor board and get ready to practice multiplication. This game will help your kid get one step closer to memorizing times tables!

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

This holiday season, help your third grader celebrate gifts--so often both cost-free and priceless--that the family has shared this year.

This is a simple, fast game that you and your child can make together to help him master rounding with decimals.

Using dried beans and corn, foods that are prevalent in Mexican cuisine, your child will create three-dimensional sombrero art.

This no-sew Christmas stocking helps you celebrate the holiday, without the added fuss or cost. Make a no-sew Christmas stocking this holiday season.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.