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.

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

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

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

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

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.

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

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

Want to do something a little different for Dad this year? Have your child design his very own Father's Day "Greatest Hits CD" card.

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.