In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

Make a photo essay! This fun middle school photography activity makes creative writing come to life by turning words into pictures.

Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.

Help your child learn about the various elements of a story by creating a play based on her favorite picture book.

Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

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.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

This year, have your child can help you with your Passover food list. It's great handwriting practice, and she'll learn a lot in the process.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Create this quick and easy craft with your child, and then let their imagination float free as they write about it!

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.