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

How would you dry your wet clothes if your dryer didn't work? Find out with this fun experiment!

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!

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

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

Get ready to make a dollar...using playing cards! The first player to accumulate the amount of points equal to a dollar wins.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Grab some rope and a couple of rafts and you're ready to play Rope Rush, an exciting race game for the pool!

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

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!

On a hot afternoon there is nothing better than a cold drink. Instead of making lemonade, your child can have lemon ice cubes ready to munch!

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.

Get ready for leftovers with an adorable turkey lunch bag! This recycled craft is a great way to remind everyone how much fun they had on Thanksgiving.

Ready for a game that's mostly about strategy with a little luck thrown in for good measure? Make math fact practice exciting and start rolling the dice!

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

If your 2nd grade child asks for time often, encourage him to read time on his own by talking about time throughout the day.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

Is cleaning with lemon effective? Get ready to give this science project some elbow grease and find out if acidic lemons can be used as a cleaning agent.

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

Tea time is a chance for a lesson in etiquette while she plays. Quality time to read a book and talk about good manners.

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

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.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.