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

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

Let your child find her place among the politicians, the flyers, the debates and the countless television ads with a slogan and poster of her very own.

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.