Are you looking for a new way to help your fourth grader celebrate New Year's Day? Try this Flash Back Book!

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

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.

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

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

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

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

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

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

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

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.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Wax paper hearts are a unique and glittery gift for a special friend on Valentine's Day. Make wax paper hearts with your child this February.

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.