Mad Libs are fun, but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story!

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.

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

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Not every poem needs to be about leaves and love. If your fifth grader is more attached to his phone or computer, introduce him to the apostrophe poem.

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

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

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

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.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

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

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at 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.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

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.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

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

Build up those kindergarten letter-sound reading skills...and create a whimsical, practical craft at the same time.