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

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.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

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.

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

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

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

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

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

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

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

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Use this interactive activity to help your third-grade child develop vocabulary skills and make a flipbook.

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

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.

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

Talk about ice cream while helping your 4th grader work on crucial punctuation skills.

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

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

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.

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.

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

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

Palindromes are a fun and silly way to practice writing skills. Challenge your child to come up with as many palindromes as she can in this crazy activity!

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

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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

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

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.