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

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

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

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

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

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.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

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.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

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.

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

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

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

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.

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

Making personalized postcards out of meaningful photographs is a fun, rainy day project.

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

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

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.

The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.