The History of Food
How you can help at home: Research the origins of food with your child and build their social studies skills.
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Develop a mental image
How you can help at home: Have your child make a mental image of a passage that has been read aloud.
It's about time
A personal timeline shows kids their place in history.
Word for word
Do-it-yourself magnetic poetry kits make language come alive.
A bug's life
Ant detectives get a close-up look at life on the hill.
Map that house
How you can help at home: Practice beginning mapping skills with your first-grader by mapping your house onto graph paper.
Five Easy Ways to Exercise Your Child's Creativity
In our busy family lives, it's easy to forget that children need time to do what comes naturally: let their imaginations run wild.
Crayon-Resist Still Life
How you can help at home: In this art activity your child creates a still life with crayons and watercolors.
Connect Food and Literature
Connecting food with literature is a delicious way to engage your fourth- and fifth-grader's language art skills.
Accordion book fun
How you can help at home: Make a homemade book with your child and build his reading and writing skills.
