Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Children will create a "This is Me!" collage that will highlight their many gifts, talents, interests, and leadership skills.

In this activity, your child will have an opportunity to discuss what they like about themselves, and they will design a digital or physical poster that displays their talents, what they like, and images that describe themselves.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

What's your problem? I'll show you my math if you show me yours! Critical thinking and computation skills are the focus of this strategic math card game.

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

If your 2nd grade child asks for time often, encourage him to read time on his own by talking about time throughout the day.

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

Tea time is a chance for a lesson in etiquette while she plays. Quality time to read a book and talk about good manners.

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.

In this activity, your second grader will design her very own heart map to show what she's really made of.

Help your first grader understand what a noun is with this fun photo book that catalogs her favorite people, places, and things!

Make sure your child is prepared for Halloween by having him create a stamp-printing that says: "Trick or treat? Smell my feet!"

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

The power of gratitude is endless! Research shows that cultivating a gratitude practice can gratitude strengthen relationships, improve physical and emotional well-being, deepen empathy skills, and improve self-esteem. With such wide-spread benefits, how

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

This adorable activity is a great way to share the Gingerbread Man story with your kid while she practices assemblage.

Help your third grader make the Scoop 'N Catch--a great choice for a fun and inexpensive afternoon.

Ahoy, mateys! Your child will get in touch with his inner pirate when he makes his own pirate eye patch with this fun activity.

What’s the best part of fall? Pumpkins! Use this easy recipe to help your child make some delicious smelling pumpkin play dough. They can use their math skills to measure and mix and then have hours of fun playing!

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Construct some glittery ring bling with this ring bracelet craft.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

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