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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!

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

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.

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

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

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

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

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

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

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your kid learn her the different parts of speech in a fun way!

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

This science fair project idea discovers if an artificial light source will yield the same plant health and growth rates as light from the sun.

Have your kid try his hand at mood charades. It's a great way to promote social development and hone reading comprehension skills, not to mention tons of fun!

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

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

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.

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.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

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

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.

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

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!