Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

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.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

Before your crafty kid moves on to sewing needles and thread, help her create a beautiful cross-stitch pattern with markers!

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

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.

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!

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

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

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

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

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

Holiday thank you cards show friends and family that you appreciate them. Make a batch of holiday thank you cards with your child this winter.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.