In this cool science fair project idea, kids conduct the ruler drop test on volunteers to determine whether reaction time can be improved with practice.

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

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

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

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.

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.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

This science fair project idea provides evidence that air is everywhere and takes up space.

Demonstrate how static electricity can cause an object to move. It also examines just how an object affected by static electricity will move.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

Create a string of paper jack-o'-lanterns with this simple Halloween paper craft!

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

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

Reuse old Christmas cards by showing your fourth grader how to weave strips of them together to create new and unique woven holiday cards!

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces students to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

Your child can create a special winter headband with the help of some white felt and a length of silver ribbon.

All it takes is some colored felt fabric, a needle, thread, and a few beads and your daughter can make decorative felt pinwheels!

Don't despair if numerators and denominators seem like a bore to your child. This colorful collage is sure to show him the brighter side of fractions.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Have a young architect or designer on your hands? Here's an easy activity for him to learn the basics of landscape and architecture while having fun!

Boost your child's imagination and creativity by having her design her own deck of trading cards.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

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

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

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