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

The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Want to make number skills second nature to your preschooler? Try these cheerful, "sunny" number flash cards!

This experiment explores how listening in to a one-sided conversation affects concentration.

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break!

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

2011 VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR ENTRY: The objective of this science fair project is to develop a microcontroller and circuit that can conduct electricity.

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Science fair project that determines whether brain size is correlated with intelligence.

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

Test products which claim to reduce wrinkles, and determine which is the most effective. Test effectiveness over three weeks, using a sample of volunteers.

Your little one can welcome the reindeer with an adorable reindeer portrait all while learning the difference between small, medium and large.

Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with your own homemade wooden letters!

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

This project examines whether more expensive golf balls translate into better results on the golf course.