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

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

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.

Get your child writing as she describes the four seasons, then decorates a shape for each to hang in the house!

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

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

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

Talk about ice cream while helping your 4th grader work on crucial punctuation skills.

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!

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

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

Make English grammar fun with this engaging card game! Play a few rounds after a lesson on tenses to help students review what they have learned.

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.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.

Have your child make a giant red poppy out of tissue paper in remembrance of the brave soldiers who served, especially those who died serving their countries.

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

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

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

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

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.

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

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.