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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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.