Academics & Activities
Science and nature books for kids
Our page-turning picks to spark kindergartners' curiosity about everything from reptiles to recycling
Academic Skills
Stay on top of what your child is learning
- Six ways to encourage young writers
- Top 10 high-tech math tutors
- Why are standards important?
- Kindergarten through fifth grade: What your child should know
- Learning to read or reading to learn: When to intervene
- Five ways to awaken your child's inner scientist
- The instant guide to time management for kids
Homework Help
Easy ways to take the stress out of schoolwork
- Homework issue #1: The foot-dragger
- Does homework really work?
- The case against homework
- How much homework is too much?
- Top 10 high-tech math tutors
- What worked: Math tips that add up
- What worked: Creative learning tips for preschool through first grade
- The instant guide to time management for kids
- Surprising secrets to school success
Prep for College
Planning for your child's higher education
- The "best" high school?
- Reasons to avoid a high school
- Assessing high schools
- Feeding young minds
- At-risk teen success stories
- Ten ways to jump-start college planning
- Applications: A parent's role
- Saving for college: Three strategies to meet your needs
Media & Kids
How to keep your child cyber savvy and safe
- DVDs that entertain and teach
- iPhone apps for your rug rats
- Best audiobooks for kids
- Top 10 high-tech math tutors
- Software for revving up reading
- Top-10 educational toys
- Guilt-free video games
- Top gizmos for wee techies
- Gifts for mini multimedia moguls
- Eight tips for raising tech-savvy kids
Learning Activities
Provide hours of fun with these top learning activities
- Learn from spice cookies
- Make spicy crafts
- The art and science of canning
- Map out spice routes
- Create crayon ornaments
- Make your own Play-Doh
- Make a holiday calendar
- Create lapel pins
- Craft a holiday diorama
- Learning from autumn's leaves
- Custom-designed ABCs
- Starry, starry night
Book Reviews
Find the best reads for your child
- Science and nature books for kindergartners
- Science and nature books for first-graders
- Science and nature books for second-graders
- Science and nature books for third-graders
- Science and nature books for fourth-graders
- Science and nature books for fifth-graders
- Science and nature books for middle-schoolers
- 101 books for the college-bound
