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

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

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.

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

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

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

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

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

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.

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.

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

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

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

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

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

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

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

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

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.

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.

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

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

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

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

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

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