High School Holidays & Seasons Activities

Struggling to memorize all those SAT words? How about challenging Mom or Dad to a crossword puzzle duel?

Check out these fun toothpick puzzles that are easy to set up and will give your kid an opportunity to practice all-important spatial reasoning skills.

Social networking sites that promote reading, reviewing books, and sharing books with others are springing up all over, making reading fun again.

This low-prep party game is a perfect for entertaining all-too-easily-bored teens, and an easy way to lighten the mood during a group study session.

If your Father's Day festivities include meeting up with extended family, why not put all the dads to the test with a chili cook-off?

..., stationary, and letters! Note: As this project has many steps, it might be easier to read all the directions first and visualize or draw a picture of the finished...

... a type of poetry that's been around since the time of Ancient Greece. In this unique style of poetry, one line is followed by one or two words that rhyme with all...

... to go. Invite everyone over for a fancy dress get-together full of food, fun, and some good-natured goofing off and document it all with a group photo shoot. Not only...

...) anxious over multiple-choice test questions, b) overwhelmed by the different options, c) confused by ambiguous wording, or d) all of the above? Multiple-choice test...

... all. Be sure to read all of the given prompt before beginning to write. In addition to the prompt itself, there may be an introductory paragraph containing background...

... memento that requires little-to-no effort on your part. When it's completed, you'll be left with an item that you can use on a daily basis. All of your friends and...

... story of the journey back. The epic poem centers on Odysseus, King of Ithaca, husband to Penelope, and father to Telemachus. When the poem opens, all the famous...

... What You Do: Tell all the players to study some science related material. Next, have everyone stand up and form a circle, facing in, looking at each other...

... have one). Make a straight line with the chalk. Cut out all of the chalk lines and pin the sides together. The pins should allow for a 5/8" side seam. Have...

... What You Do: Have your child list her favorite meals on a sheet of lined paper. They don't all have to be complete meals; she can also jot down her favorite...

... back on your own high school years, it's hard to imagine the intellectual development and emotional ups and downs you went through all those years ago. And even for a...

... each participant. Establish a context for all the participants so that everyone understands the history and purpose of the activity. Though some people may confuse...

... drawing just slightly into the next row, fold the paper over to hide her work, and pass it to the next player. Players take turns until all of the rows are filled...

..., why do you, of all people, have to be a Montague? Deny thy father and refuse thy name Blow off your dad and take a new name Or, of thou wilt not, be but...

..., or she, can be the one to give out the presents or party favors to all the kids, choose music or the games to be played, or simply wear his crown with pride. Some...

... thinking. Not all poetry rhymes, in fact some of it is made with math! Yes, math. N Plus 7 is an inventive exercise where you replace a noun with the seventh noun that...

... selected card is an ace, it’s a free pass. The player collects the card and leaves it in front of him, face up. When all four aces have been collected, the review is over! high school, literature, reading, writing...

... future goals and also spend some time reflecting on his life. This activity also provides an opportunity to talk about the future without all the urgency of SATs...

... without ever leaving your kitchen! This activity offers a great chance to bond with your child in a low-key, approachable way. After all, who doesn't love getting...