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

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

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

Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

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.

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

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

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

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

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

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

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

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.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

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

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Give your kindergartener an outlet to articulate his thoughts about going to school for the first time by setting aside time to help him write in his 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.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.