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Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Help your child make her very own candy bars with this easy recipe.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

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

Give your child a chance to feel like important airport personnel and learn a whole host of skills while he's at it!

Embroidery ain't your grandma's art anymore...it can be adapted to a number of cool designs Jazz up a traditional fabric embellishment with sparkly beads!

Throw a P.E. party in your own backyard that will make fitness fun!

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

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

Instead of drilling facts, grab sidewalk chalk and head outside for a rousing game of this Math Run game. Play the Math Run game with your child.

Homemade breakfast bars with chocolate and cherries make a tasty to-go breakfast for Valentine's Day. Whip up a batch of homemade breakfast bars with your kid.

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

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

This fun calculator exercise will take the mystery away from the machine, and familiarize your child with the functions of a calculator.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Batik is a traditional Indonesian craft, which uses a technique of drawing wax on fabric to create patterns before dying.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Help your child learn healthy eating habits by transforming every kid's favorite food into a healthy, flavorful after-school snack.

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

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

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

For kids who prefer to do homework flopped on a rug, this practical caddy can make all the difference!

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

Does the temperature of a magnet affect its strength? Learn about the relationship between magnets and temperature with this cool physics science fair project.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

Want to help your child learn to fit homework time into a real-life schedule? Here's a tool that can help the whole family.