Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Help your kindergarten scientist understand the concept of surface tension with this simple science experiment.

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

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

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

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

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

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.

What better dessert to serve on April Foolâs Day than cookie fish sticks? Make this fish stick meal for an unforgettable reaction.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

Children will love this arts and crafts activity. Write an "invisible" message in white crayon, then paint over it to reveal the secret!

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

Pizza for breakfast? Celebrate Father's Day with a fun filled cooking treat.

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

Help your first grader understand what a noun is with this fun photo book that catalogs her favorite people, places, and things!

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!