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.

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!

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

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

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.

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

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

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.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

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

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.

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.

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

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

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

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

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

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.