Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Determine the effect of homework on academic performance. Collect grade info at the end of a semester, determine correlation between grades, amount of homework

Here's a fun game to practice strategies for acing the Reading Comprehension section of the SAT.

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Children will learn about diversity, hear a story that reflects appreciation and acceptance of differences, and connect with a pen pal in another country through writing and drawing a letter.

see whether all liquids evaporate at the same rate. In other words, does water evaporate at the same rate as juice?

Help your preschooler grasp the concept of ordering and sequence while teaching him valuable vocabulary with simple activities around the house.

Help cement the concept of place value with this simple activity that involves creating a set of dials made from Styrofoam cups.

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

Here's an investigative activity in which your child will discover real-world names and uses for sugar and find out how it is hidden in many different foods.

The goal of this science fair experiment is to demonstrate the effects of air pressure on objects and analyze applications of air pressure principles.

This science fair project idea focuses on two classes of sugars monosaccharides (fructose) and disaccharides (sucrose or table sugar).

Here are three activities you can do at home and around town to bring algebra into your daily lives.

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

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

Try a fun Mother's Day game for moms and kids to play together!

This project uses science and art to help students learn and teach others about Earth's endangered and extinct species.

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Learn all about colors with the best teachers of all -- cupcakes!

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

This cause and effect activity brings the fun of card games and comprehension practice together in an innovative way!

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.