Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

Hearing true stories of compassionate people can be uplifting and inspiring! In this home activity, your child will hear a true story of compassion and then set goals to bring compassion to their home and/or community.

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.

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

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.

In this activity, your child will take a walk outside, listen to the silence in between sounds, and draw what the experience was like for them.

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

In this activity, your child will hear a story and practice mindful breathing. They will paint a picture that reminds them to bring mindfulness and kindness to their puppy mind.

Nature is so generous to us all. How often do we reflect and thank nature? In this activity, children will engage with the classic story, The Giving Tree, and actively practice gratitude in nature for trees and all that trees do for us!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

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

Our breath can be a helpful tool to connect with a sense of peace and calm. In this home activity, your child will practice counting breaths, hear poems about nature and mindfulness, and write their own poem.

Let your fifth grader use his wits to challenge friends to complete their labyrinthine book of mazes!

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

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.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

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

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

Try a fun Mother's Day game for moms and kids to play together!