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Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

Here's a fun activity that will give your child a way to develop his sentences, making them more detailed and interesting.

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

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

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

Give your emerging writer a better feel for terminal punctuation with this activity that will have her mix up punctuation marks in a favorite childhood book.

Here's a review of some common (and commonly confused) grammar terms, as well as a quick activity to apply them to reading and writing.

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

Challenge your child to create a lipogram, or a piece of writing that omits one specific letter. This activity strengthens writing and language skills.

Make English grammar fun with this engaging card game! Play a few rounds after a lesson on tenses to help students review what they have learned.

Here's an adverb acting game that will have your child hungrily, unceasingly, enthusiastically learning!

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

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

Here's a party game that's guaranteed to bring along lots of laughs. Kids get creative as they act out improve scenes with some help from an audience.

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.

Keep your clever kid occupied with this tricky grille cipher.

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

Here's a great project to get your child on the right track towards writing well thought-out proposals.

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

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

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

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

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

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!