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

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.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

Are you looking for a new way to help your fourth grader celebrate New Year's Day? Try this Flash Back Book!

Learn about Rosh Hashanah and other Jewish holidays by planning and creating a Jewish holiday calendar.

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!

Celebrate the spirit of Dr. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech with this meaningful and educational art project.

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.

Find out which kind of bubble wrap fares best when put in impact.

Here's a fun arts and crafts activity that has you and your child creating a book with a secret hollow!

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!

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Help your 4th grader learn how to make a topographic map and strengthen key grade level social studies and math skills in the process.

Children will learn about food waste and conservation, create a poster that lets others know about the importance of food conservation, and make a plan to waste less food and consume with mindfulness.

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

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.

Magnets vary in strength. Have your young scientist figure out which kind of magnet is the strongest when you have him conduct this attractive experiment.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

Find out whether putting something on top of a plant will inhibit its growth.

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Want to do something a little different for Dad this year? Have your child design his very own Father's Day "Greatest Hits CD" card.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

Press pause on your speedy reader's latest adventure with an activity perfect for book lovers.

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

Mad Libs are fun but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story himself!