Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Here's a fun activity you can do at the library to help your child learn the sequencing of numbers and letters.

Here's a motivational kit that lets your emerging reader know you're with him for the whole wild ride.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

This homemade alphabet game will keep your kindergartener on his toes and help him practice letter, numbers, and taking turns. The whole family can participate!

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

This simple sewing activity results in a pair of homemade fleece mittens!

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Help your preschooler combine a lesson about numbers with a silly, snowy game of hopscotch.

Counting with one-to-one correspondence is an important kindergarten math skill. This simple activity turns it into a play-anywhere game.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Help motivate your child to become a more avid and consistent reader by creating a train-themed reading chart that can serve as a visual reminder of their progress.

This hunt for leprechaun gold is so much fun, kids won't even realize they're working their reading muscles at the same time.

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Give mom a thoughtful gift this Mother's Day by making a photo collage of her life! This is a great way for your child to practice some basic math skills too!

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Make a phonics paper egg to help your child build up his reading and writing skills.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.