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It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

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.

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

Wax paper hearts are a unique and glittery gift for a special friend on Valentine's Day. Make wax paper hearts with your child this February.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

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

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

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

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

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

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

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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