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Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

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.

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

In this design challenge, your child will use building bricks to create a funny face. The activity instructions include question prompts thta can help guide your child through the creative process, and promote their problem-solving skills.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

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

Let your fifth grader craft a gleaming green shamrock pin for himself or a friend this St. Patrick's Day!

Cool down this summer and stay active, too, with a wet clothes relay! 

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.

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

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

What can you do with hair after its cut? This science project teaches you practical uses for human hair.

This project explores ways to prevent static electrical shocks.

Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.

Science fair project which teaches you how to make your own homemade glue by combing curdled milk with baking soda.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

Science fair project idea which teaches you how to make butter by separating cream into butter and buttermilk.

Spend an afternoon outdoors and add a personal touch to clothes or other items of fabric by learning how to tie-dye.

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

Science fair project in which you will attempt to throw a ball the greatest horizontal distance possible by using different angles.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.