There is debate about whether chalkboards or whiteboards are better. This experiment explores which leads to better retention of visually-displayed information.

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

Help your child get more comfortable with rhyme schemes with The Bear in Despair by Amanda Bray Cody.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Make a phonics paper egg to help your child build up his reading and writing skills.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

Research overview of architecural acoustics. Design and build a whispering wall from wood or plastic. Test which materials work best.

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Make learning to read even more fun for kids by creating an accordion learning book filled with fun transportation pictures.

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

This simple fall-themed syllable game is a great way to introduce the concept of a syllable to your young learner.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Use Martin Luther King, Jr's historical "I Have a Dream Speech" to inspire your child to write down her own dreams.

Science fair project that studies how the brain transforms man-made symbols into meaningful concepts.

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

DIY gift tags make any holiday gift more special. Make these DIY gift tags with your child.

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Playing doctor is not only fun, it's also a way to teach kids about the parts of the body and how they are spelled.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore short and long term memory and whether there is gender differences in memory.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Help your child develop her letter recognition skills throughout the week leading up to Valentineâs Day with this simple activity.

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

Give your child some practice with even numbers, while creating a cute Christmas keepsake. Create this skip counting book.

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at it.

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.