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

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

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

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

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.

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Holiday thank you cards show friends and family that you appreciate them. Make a batch of holiday thank you cards with your child this winter.

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

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

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.

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

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

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

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

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.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

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

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

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

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

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