Research project idea: Be a travel agent
Looking for a great research project for your child? Have your child research and plan a real or virtual trip 鈥 budget and all.
Write a menu
Try this fun exercise next time you go out to eat or order takeout to help build language skills with your fourth or fifth grader.
Make a family cookbook
Your child can practice valuable skills and you can make a memorable gift when you create a family cookbook together.
Make an alphabet book
Help your child create a personalized alphabet book.
Make your own Play-Doh
Help your kindergartner master measurements with this pliable project.
The art and science of canning
Third, fourth, and fifth graders explore the science of canning by making marmalade.
Building reading skills at home
If your child struggles with reading, use these tips to support him at home.
Activity: Make a pop-up book
How you can help at home: In this activity your child makes a creative book to write a story in.
5 reasons to let kids play
Reading and writing isn't the only way kids learn. (So don't skip the playing!)
Grade-grubbing parents
Advocating for their child, some parents lobby the teacher for good grades. Could your hard-working student's grades be nullified by her peers' grade inflation?
Activity: Create crazy captions
Boost your child's writing ability with Caption Madness.
Make a paper quilt
A fun activity that teaches math skills and creative problem solving.
Create a scroll
How you can help at home: Learn about an important aspect of Egyptian culture and art by creating your own scroll.
Cool kitchen science
Introduce your child to chemistry this summer by making ice cream together.
Activity: Map that house
Practice beginning mapping skills with your third grader by mapping your house onto graph paper.
Frijole formula
Help your kindergartner build math skills with this bean-counting activity.
Make a mold garden
Encourage your child to develop skills of observation with this moldy experiment.
Pros and cons of skipping a grade
Is skipping ahead a good idea for gifted students? It depends on the child.
Nonfiction for fun and learning, too
Children can learn and have fun at the same time when reading non fiction books. Teach your child nonfiction reading strategies so he can build his reading skills and become a better reader.
Raising grateful kids
Are children who learn how to count their blessings healthier and happier?
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