In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

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

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

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

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.

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.

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

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

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

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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

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

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

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

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

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.

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.

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.