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This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

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

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

Who wants to take a boring paper bag to school -- just to throw away as soon as the bell rings -- when you can create a reusable lunch bag out of fleece?

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Help your child's backpack stand out from the crowd by attaching trinkets or decorations that are as one of a kind as she is.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

Diwali is a holiday celebrated in many Asian Pacific countries the world over. Make this delicious Indian treat with your child to celebrate the holiday.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Meet Medusa, a terrifying, spine-tingling monster -- and the inspiration for your child's latest colorful art project!

Embrace the spooky and creepy thrills of Halloween night with a nightlight that will do more to frighten than soothe.

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Show off your team spirit by creating a festive baseball pennant for your favorite team.

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

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

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

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

This Mother's Day, help your child practice math measurement skills with this "mom" recipe card.

With this activity, you child will get an opportunity to apply skills they're learning in second grade math, and maybe learn something new about Dad.

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

No big beach party or a sudsy seafood feast should be without this bright, colorful tablecloth!

Check out this dynamic paper rocking horse perfect for wild west fans or anyone who ever wished they could ride into the sunset.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.