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

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

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.

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

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Textbook studying doesn't have to be a slog. Here's an at-home activity for before your middle-schooler begins those end-of-the-chapter review questions.

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

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

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

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

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

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

Have your child make a giant red poppy out of tissue paper in remembrance of the brave soldiers who served, especially those who died serving their countries.

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

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

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

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