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Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

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

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Your child can explore color mixing and design while folding together a paint-filled paper and then using a marker to outline it.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.

Test products which claim to reduce wrinkles, and determine which is the most effective. Test effectiveness over three weeks, using a sample of volunteers.

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

This project examines whether more expensive golf balls translate into better results on the golf course.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Check out this hot project idea to culture bacteria and determine if the claims about the anti-bacterial properties of curry and cinnamon are true.

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.

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

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

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.

Determine if each hemisphere specializes in dealing with specific functions. Include illustrations of the brain, it hemispheres.

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.

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!