Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

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

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