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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.

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

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

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

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

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

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

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

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.

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 use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

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

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

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

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.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

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

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

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 your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

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

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

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

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

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.