Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Create a fun hands-on game to practice long division, using magnetic numbers on a fridge.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Invite your child to partake in an eco-friendly craft by weaving long twigs into a useful kitchen stand for hot pots and pans.

Get this cool science fair idea to explore how arctic tundra animals change their behavior and adapt to survive in long, cold winters.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

Make these lasting felt hearts and fill them with a sweet smelling combination of rice and spices to keep the Valentine spirit alive all year long.

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

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.

Fireworks are such an exciting part of part of summer festivities, but it's sad when the show is over. Keep them alive all year long with watercolor fireworks.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

This science fair project idea highlights decomposition rates by comparing how long it takes an item to decompose in a compost pile vs. a landfill.

This activity will keep your child entertained long after you've put away the markers and glue. Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

Discover whether the â5-second ruleâ is effective at determining whether food is still safe to eat after being dropped on the ground.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

This science fair project idea explores substances that cause a bubble to last longer.

Make a paper floral bouquet for Mother's Day that looks as beautiful as real flowers and will last much longer!

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

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

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

Celebrate spring -- and take care of a little spring cleaning -- with this creative craft that turns a single sock into an adorable rabbit.