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!

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.

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

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

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

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.