Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

Your middle schooler will receive a boost in his creative writing skills and reflect on the importance of Christmas as he rewrites the Charles Dickens classic.

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

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

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

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

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

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

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

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

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

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.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

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

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

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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 activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

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.

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

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

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

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!