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Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

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

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.

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

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

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

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

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

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.

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.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

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 kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

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

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

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.

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.

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.

Try this delicious and nutritious recipe for Green Eggs and Ham, inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic story of Sam I Am.

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.

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

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.

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

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.