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

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

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.

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces him to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

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

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

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

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.

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!

Have your kid try his hand at mood charades. It's a great way to promote social development and hone reading comprehension skills, not to mention tons of fun!

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

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Put your kid to the test and have him compare and contrast elements in a narrative text by identifying how characters and situations are alike and different.

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

Try this delicious and nutritious recipe for Green Eggs and Ham, inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic story of Sam I Am.

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.

Teaching kids that stories have an order is important, despite how fun it is to listen to the tale of the tomato that put on his pajamas and went for a swim.