Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

Collect 26 rocks and paint each one with a letter of the alphabet for your very own alphabet rock collection.

Here's an adorable kindergarten refrigerator magnet that celebrates the glories of the letter "B" and benefits your early reader.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to explore which brands of "anti-fade" shampoos work the best to keep hair color looking fresh.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

Here's a delightful kindergarten project that will boost your child's reading and writing skills--and make for a happy time on a rainy day, too.

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!

Once readers know the individual sounds letters make, they need to learn how to blend them and how to break them apart. This activity will help them practice.

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Build a peek-a-boo book and give your child a fun vocabulary and reading boost, on the fly!

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.