Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.

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.

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

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

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

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.

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

Wax paper hearts are a unique and glittery gift for a special friend on Valentine's Day. Make wax paper hearts with your child this February.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.

Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.