Students put objects and materials into groups based on their observable properties, test materials for strength and absorbency, and use their results to make a boat that can hold the most pennies ...

We’ve made some exciting changes to the game: Play the challenge mode to test your grammar, punctuation and spelling skills. Choose the topics you want to practise and see your scores at the end.

It's important to take extra care when spelling words which sound similar. These are called homophones. Examples include ‘their’ and ‘there’. A crossword activity using words with silent ...

When it comes to games like Scrabble and other word jumblers, you’re given a list of letters and need to make words to score points from them. The New York Times (NYT) Spelling Bee is based on a ...

Remember those 4th grade spelling words quizzes we took in elementary school? They were like mini brain games that kept our spelling skills sharp and enhanced our budding vocabularies. We’d ...

I’ve always taken an inordinate amount of pride in my spelling. I not only remember winning the junior-high spelling bee at ...

Since the launch of The Crossword in 1942, The Times has captivated solvers by providing engaging word and logic games. In 2014, we introduced The Mini Crossword — followed by Spelling Bee ...

The days of small things changed over the years, of course. But for those of us who lived through those years, the small ...

Now in his third season, Hamilton has already achieved first-team All-Pro status. But he's far from satisfied. Being good isn ...

Linebacker Brock Golwas, a Texas Tech commit, volunteers at his elementary school as part of the Adopt an Athlete program.

“The research shows that if you speak more than one language, it’s important for a child to hear the second language ... swatting words for a point? Adults or older kids can call out a word, and then ...

My daughter’s second-grade teacher assigned what should have been a straightforward project: an oral presentation about her family’s country of origin with a poster that includes at least five ...