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.

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.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

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!

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.

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

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.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

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.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

Are you looking for a new way to help your fourth grader celebrate New Year's Day? Try this Flash Back Book!

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

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.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Cultivating resilience is one of the most important ways we can overcome challenges and reach our goals. In this activity, children will explore the concept of resilience and then create a video to explain and teach resilience to others.

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.

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

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