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

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

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

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

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

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

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

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

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

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.

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

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

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

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.

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

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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

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

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

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

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.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

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