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

Kids will learn how to show the direction of magnetic field lines and create a permanent model using iron filings in this great science fair project idea.

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.

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

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

Take a fun and simple look at the concept of parallel lines with your child. This art activity is great for fine motor skills and perfect for Valentine's Day!

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

This science fair project teaches students the differences between fruits and vegetables.

Make exercise fun for your child with this energetic fitness game that's a cross between a cake walk and musical chairs.

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

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

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Take a closer look at your furry friend (or the furry friend of a neighbor -- with permission) to discover if communication exists between cats and humans.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

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

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

Inspired by the children's book, Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, this card brings the spunky spider Charlotte to life!

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

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.

Patterns are everywhere. This activity allows your child to practice inventing their own patterns while creating a portrait of a pet.

This variation of Duck, Duck, Goose is played in pairs, which means a lot more activity for participants!