Ensuring that what we say is truthful, helpful, inspiring, necessary, and kind takes practice! In this social emotional learning activity, your child will set a goal for themselves to THINK before they speak.

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

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

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

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

This simple art project will help your child think of nice words to say that come from the heart.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

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

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

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.

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

A thankful turkey helps your child think about on the things that he's thankful for. Make this turkey craft with your child for Thanksgiving.

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

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

This goofy pasta clown sculpture will help your child develop his small muscle skills and think creatively while decking it out with a colorful circus outfit.

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.