Determine if each hemisphere specializes in dealing with specific functions. Include illustrations of the brain, it hemispheres.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

Mad Libs are fun, but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story!

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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

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

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

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

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Your middle schooler will receive a boost in his creative writing skills and reflect on the importance of Christmas as he rewrites the Charles Dickens classic.

Check out this hot project idea to culture bacteria and determine if the claims about the anti-bacterial properties of curry and cinnamon are true.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Look for correlation between pH values of commercial soaps and detergents and manufacturer claims about eye irritation hazards.

Discover which absorbent material is the best; the Shamwow, paper towels, or cotton towels.

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!