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Create a Comic Book

How you can help at home: Your child will learn to create his own family comic book. This activity builds writing and computer skills.

Promote Science at Home

How you can help at home: Here are tips for helping your child engage in scientific thinking.

Math's a beach

Learn math by playing catch.

Activities for Readers, Grades 2-5

Talking, playing and even cooking with your child can help reinforce the reading skills learned in school. Here's how.

Make an Invitation

How you can help at home: Have your child make an invitation on the computer.

The History of Food

How you can help at home: Research the origins of food with your child and build their social studies skills.

Learning to read or reading to learn: When to intervene

Parents often wonder if early intervention will solve all reading problems, or whether new skills are needed after third grade. An expert answers these questions.

Making Bread: A Tasty Way to Do Science

Making bread provides opportunities to measure, question and observe.

My Daughter is Too Sensitive

My daughter seems to be so sensitive to correction. If she did not pick up her clothes or missed a word on her spelling test, she retreats into herself and no one can break through for at least an hour. And when we do, it's...

Help! My Child Pulls Her Hair Out

My fifth-grader began pulling her hair out when she was in third grade. We first got help from her school guidance counselor and then her pediatrician. We take her to a nutritionist who gives her natural-herbal remedies, and we had her see a therapist (on...

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