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

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

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

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

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

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

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

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.

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

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.

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

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

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

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.

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

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

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