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

How do you spell fun and learning? B-I-N-G-O! Children learn through play. And letter or number bingo is a great place to start.

Your child can count down the days until Christmas while giving Santa's beard a trim. This adorable project bolsters counting and number recognition skills.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

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.

Here's a fun activity you can do at the library to help your child learn the sequencing of numbers and letters.

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

Here are some kindergarten readiness activities that you can do with reused plastic bottle caps.

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

This science fair project idea provide quantitative data about how well the use of ASL ( American Sign Language) works in communicating with babies.

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

This game turns prediction, a major component of third grade reading, into a fun game.

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Textbook studying doesn't have to be a slog. Here's an at-home activity for before your middle-schooler begins those end-of-the-chapter review questions.

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

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

The purpose of this science project is to investigate which will grow larger plants: compost, soil and Miracle - Gro, a mixture of both.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

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

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

Palindromes are a fun and silly way to practice writing skills. Challenge your child to come up with as many palindromes as she can in this crazy activity!

How can you get your child started if they're totally stumped? All it takes is a solid plan, man. Here's how to get started.

Boost your child's early literacy skills and create alphabet tiles she can play and practice with - great reinforcement for ABC's, phonics and writing!

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

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

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!