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Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

This watercolor landscape creates the background for the adventures of Little Red Riding Hood by using spooky silhouettes for the characters.

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

Take your child's knowledge of shapes out of the classroom and into the real world!

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

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

Bring a little Caribbean flavor and cultural knowledge to the table with this delicious conch salad, a local Bahamian dish.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Teach your child how to feed himself in the morning with this simple and delicious breakfast burrito recipe.

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

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Make a kaleidoscope at home to teach your child about the color spectrum and mirror science.

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

Teach your third grader about the concepts money and purchasing with this "Mock Card Shop" activity.

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Make this delicious coconut cream pie recipe this Kwanzaa, and teach your kids the meaning of this important African-American holiday.

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

Stuck inside on a rainy day? Teach your child a classic kid's game: Five Stones. All you need are five stones and a flat surface.

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!