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

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

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

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

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.

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.

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.

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

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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.

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

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

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

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

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