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 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!

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.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

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

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

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

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

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.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Multiplication facts are a necessary skill, and this board game provides a fun way for your third grader to practice them!

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

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

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

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

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.

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.

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

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

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

I see fun in your future! Your child will love making homemade Popsicles and creating jokes or fortunes to write on the Popsicle sticks.

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

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.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

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.