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Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

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

Multiplication facts are a necessary skill, and this board game provides a fun way for your third grader to practice them!

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

This holiday season, help your third grader celebrate gifts--so often both cost-free and priceless--that the family has shared this year.

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

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

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

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

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

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

Use this interactive activity to help your third-grade child develop vocabulary skills and make a flipbook.

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

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

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

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

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.

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.