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

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

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.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

This game reinforces the meaning of the term "multiples" and is fast enough to hold the attention of your fourth-grader.

In this experiment, students find out what happens when a less-dense fluid interacts with a denser one, replicating the effect of cooler solid rock on magma.

Leadership is a word that can hold many meanings. In this activity, your child will define the word "leadership," learn more about a leader they admire, and reflect on their leadership. Finally, your child will reflect on how they too are a leader!

One way to "trick" your child into getting extra practice with one-step equations is to play a variation of the classic game, tic tac toe.

Young artists will combine two animals into one in this imaginative art-project-slash-game!

In this activity, your child will reflect on one role model in their life or research one historical figure that has displayed perseverance. Then, they will create a slideshow presentation or poster that defines and illustrates perseverance.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

Want a word game to play? How about just a fun way to spend the afternoon? Get creative thinking going and have fun with vocabulary!

This activity will help your child tackle those tricky fraction word problems by way of a hands-on method.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!

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

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

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

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

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

Start a unique tradition with your fourth grader; bake and paint one-of-a-kind Olympic pins--out of salt dough!

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!

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

Teach your fifth grader the ancient Japanese art of origami with this incredible origami balloon that uses just one piece of paper!

Make environmentally friendly, chemical-free toothpaste using one of the most common, inexpensive pantry staples in the American kitchen: baking soda.

Invite your fourth grader to celebrate one of four holidays by creating a kid-friendly homemade Menorah, Advent Wreath, Kinara, or Diya!