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

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

Want to do something a little different for Dad this year? Have your child design his very own Father's Day "Greatest Hits CD" card.

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

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break!

Here's a sweet gift you and your child can make together, sure to please the most finicky valentine.

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

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.

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

Once readers know the individual sounds letters make, they need to learn how to blend them and how to break them apart. This activity will help them practice.

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Talk about ice cream while helping your 4th grader work on crucial punctuation skills.

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

Make a tooth care poster with your kindergartener to help her understand how important it is to take care of those growing pearly whites!