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

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.

Will storing cucumbers and tomatoes in the fridge destroy their unique flavors? Find out in this science fair project idea!

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

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!

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

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

Our breath can be a helpful tool to connect with a sense of peace and calm. In this home activity, your child will practice counting breaths, hear poems about nature and mindfulness, and write their own poem.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

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

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

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

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

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.

Here's a fun art activity that combines measurement and design with drawing and painting. Kids tell their own special story as they create a story quilt.

This holiday season, help your third grader celebrate gifts--so often both cost-free and priceless--that the family has shared this year.

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.

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

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

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

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

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

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!