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Make beautiful print block art with your kids using recycled materials.

Thanksgiving is a time to be with loved ones. It's also a time to chow down! Need help in the kitchen? There's no better helper than an avid fourth grader.

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

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

This simple way to help your child understand story problems begins as a quick activity and turns into a study tool for years to come!

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Banish your third grader's rainy day boredom by guiding his play group through a collaborative art project that leads up to the unveiling of a crazy creature!

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Looking for a way to make vocab practice a little more engaging? This easy twist on the classic game is a great way to build your child's vocabulary.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by counting and spelling your way to a "$1.00" word in this 3rd grade math and reading game.

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

Using an empty plastic bottle, your child can create a newfangled version of this African percussion instrument.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Help your child learn grammar the fun way with this engaging clothespin game!

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

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

Zombie cupcakes are baked goods that look as if they've been pulled fresh from a skull. Make zombie cupcakes this Halloween.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.

Learn how to make onigiri, a popular Japanese snack.

What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

Challenge your child to create a lipogram, or a piece of writing that omits one specific letter. This activity strengthens writing and language skills.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.