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

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

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

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

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

Celebrate the new school year with a back to school poem!

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

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

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!

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

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!

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

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

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

Give your emerging writer a better feel for terminal punctuation with this activity that will have her mix up punctuation marks in a favorite childhood book.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.

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!

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

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

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.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

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.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!