Give your emerging writer a better feel for terminal punctuation with this activity that will have her mix up punctuation marks in a favorite childhood book.

This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, while teaching him skills that will help him become a better writer!

In this inspiring activity, children create and perform their very own Reader’s Theater about helping the planet!

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

Press pause on your speedy reader's latest adventure with an activity perfect for book lovers.

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

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.

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

This game turns prediction, a major component of third grade reading, into a fun game.

Use this interactive activity to help your third-grade child develop vocabulary skills and make a flipbook.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

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

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.

This science fair project focuses on a polymer called hydrogel super absorbent crystal which absorbs water, swelling to many times its original size.