Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

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."

This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, while teaching him skills that will help him become a better writer!

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

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

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

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

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

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

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

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

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

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

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Help your child learn grammar the fun way with this engaging clothespin game!

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

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

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

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

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.