Bottled EggIn this science activity, children will find out how to squeeze an egg into a bottle.
Four-Poster BedThis activity instructs children on how to turn an ordinary bed into a four-poster bed.
Reading AloudThis reading activity helps children learn to be comfortable with reading aloud.
Winter Reading LogThis reading activity asks children to log information for each book they read during the winter.
Star SearchIn this party activity, friends and family can show off their talents in acts.
Fortune CookiesIn this craft activity, children create personal fortunes to put into homemade fortune cookies.
Laughing HandsIn this drama activity, pairs of children put on a skit in which one of them stands behind his partner and "plays" the partner's hands.
Shrunken Apple HeadThis craft activity describes how children can make shrunken heads out of apples.
Make Up a CerealThis pre-reading activity will help improve a child's language and imagination skills.
From the National Center for Learning Disabilities
Extra, Extra!If your newspaper stories suddenly separated themselves from their headlines, how would you read the paper?
Steve Bennett
A Day in the Life of...If you had to be a character from <I>The Vile Village</I>, who would you be? Would it be more fun to be the miserable Count Olaf, or one of the brave Baudelaire children?
Christine Dvornik
Fourth Grade: Short and Sweet ActivitiesHere are some simple things you can do at home with your fourth-grader to build her academic skills.
Write a PlayThis activity provides instructions for encouraging your young child to participate in drama.
Trish Kuffner, author of The Children's Busy Book
When You Were BornLooking through her baby scrapbook can help your child learn how special she is.
Trish Kuffner, author of The Children's Busy Book
Trick Your FingersSee whether your kids can figure out this scientific trick. Why is one hand cold and one hand hot in this experiment?
Trish Kuffner, author of The Children's Busy Book
Marble TargetThis game involves shooting marbles through the air and into a metal cake pan.
Trish Kuffner, author of The Children's Busy Book