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Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

Confused about clauses? Get the concept to stick by helping your middle schooler make mix-and-match poetry dice filled with independent and dependent clauses.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

Your fifth grade aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

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.

Palindromes are a fun and silly way to practice writing skills. Challenge your child to come up with as many palindromes as she can in this crazy activity!

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Study the anatomy of the brain and the functions of the corpus callosum. Research split brain surgery and its impact on advances in neuroscience.

This improv exercise helps actors learn how to recover if another actor forgets their lines or goes off script, but it can also be a rainy day activity!

This activity will have your child learning about dependent and independent clauses, not to mention the punctuation that goes in the middle.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

Make a fuzzy bear with your kindergartener to build up early reading skills and introduce her to phonics.

Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your kid learn her the different parts of speech in a fun way!

This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, while teaching him skills that will help him become a better writer!