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

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

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

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.

Cultivating resilience is one of the most important ways we can overcome challenges and reach our goals. In this activity, children will explore the concept of resilience and then create a video to explain and teach resilience to others.

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

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

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

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

Help your child learn grammar the fun way with this engaging clothespin game!

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

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Looking for a way to make vocab practice a little more engaging? This easy twist on the classic game is a great way to build your child's vocabulary.

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

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.

These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

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

Want to do something a little different for Dad this year? Have your child design his very own Father's Day "Greatest Hits CD" card.

Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your kid learn her the different parts of speech in a fun way!

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.