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Make a paper plate puppet that'll help your child imagine what it's like to be in a performance of the dragon dance.

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

Your first grader will gain an understanding of time management as your holiday tasks become manageable, with this to-do list reinvented as an advent calendar!

This chore obstacle course will keep your child entertained and engaged, while also helping them improve their efficiency at everyday tasks.

Taking a moment to pause, feel our breath, and to notice the things around us can support a heightened sense of focus and can bring kind attention to the present moment and to tasks at-hand. In this activity, your child will practice the STOP method and

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

In this activity, your child will practice mindfulness, choose one thing to do in which they can slow down, and reflect on this experience. You can even try slowing down together!

In this activity, your child will experience multitasking, then mindfulness and compare the two in terms of productivity and calmness.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Have the children play a more active role in the Seder by helping them prepare paper puppets that represent the ten plagues.

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

For a cool art project, help your child create a "Me Timeline," a unique poster that works on a key math and social studies skill: putting events in order.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

Find out whether optical mice are useful on all surfaces or if there are drawbacks to this supposedly superior solution to the traditional roller-ball mouse.

Here's an adverb acting game that will have your child hungrily, unceasingly, enthusiastically learning!

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

Kids can enjoy the fun of tap shoes without the expense by turning bottle caps and string into removable taps. Strap them on and cut a rug.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

This kinesthetic game will help your child practice rounding and get the adrenaline rushing!

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.