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

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

Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break!

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

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

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

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

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

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

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.

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

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.

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

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

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

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.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

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

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

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.