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If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

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

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

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

Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

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

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

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.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Looking for a way to make vocab practice a little more engaging? This easy twist on the classic game is a great way to build your child's vocabulary.

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.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

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

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

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!

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

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

Making personalized postcards out of meaningful photographs is a fun, rainy day project.

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

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Want to do something a little different for Dad this year? Have your child design his very own Father's Day "Greatest Hits CD" card.

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

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.