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Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

Use adorable animal photos from books or magazines to make these simple valentines that can be given to classmates or friends.

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

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!

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

Construction paper, scissors, markers and glue are all your child needs to make these gruesomely whimsical monster bookmarks.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.

The moon doesn't produce its own light, so why can we see it shining in the sky? Learn about reflection and planetshine in this fun and easy science project!

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

This biodiversity project examines the biodiversity in your own backyard.

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Science fair project about work and energy which uses a simple mathematical formula to predict how far a jar will roll down an incline.

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

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!

Build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help you get to your dream location someday!

In this activity, kids will create a peace corner in their bedroom or home and reflect on ways they may use their peace corner through drawing and discussion.

Science fair project which compares the rate of temperature change and the maximum temperature as a result of the angle of light radiation.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.