Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

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.

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your kid learn her the different parts of speech in a fun way!

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

Here's a creative and engaging activity to get your child on track with that pesky little line.

This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, while teaching him skills that will help him become a better writer!

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

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

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!

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!