An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

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

You and your fourth grader can pay homage to the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, Canada, by baking up a batch of maple leaf pancakes!

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

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

Bring the fun carnival game of ring toss to your home pool with this watery twist on the classic game.

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

Show your third grader how to string together a pretty, decorative harp.

Here's a fun book-making project that will help your child learn to abbreviate and provide an opportunity for her to exercise her artistic abilities.

Encourage your child to practice skip counting by turning number patterns into this fun and interactive game of catch.

Surprise your favorite bookworm this Halloween with a witchy bookmark!

Kids will learn about the interaction of lactose and lactase in milk and discover why we describe enzymes as catalysts in this fun science fair project.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

Based on the popular "I Spy" game, this activity lets your kid practice important skills like number identification and place value.

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

Make a Duct Tape Wallet: This activity provides kids great practice in following directions and makes for a fun homemade gift.

Help your 4th grader learn how to make a topographic map and strengthen key grade level social studies and math skills in the process.

Playing the Number Sentence Game with your child gives him the opportunity to practice ordering and comparing numbers using symbols.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

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.