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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.

In this inspiring activity, children create and perform their very own Reader’s Theater about helping the planet!

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

Press pause on your speedy reader's latest adventure with an activity perfect for book lovers.

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

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.

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

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

Here's a creative and engaging activity to get your child on track with that pesky little line.

Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

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

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

Be careful what you wish for... Centered around The Monkey's Paw, by W.W. Jacobs, this writing activity encourages your child to consider consequences.

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.

This science fair project focuses on a polymer called hydrogel super absorbent crystal which absorbs water, swelling to many times its original size.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.