Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

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.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

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.

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

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

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

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

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

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

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

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

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

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

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