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

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

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

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

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!

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Are you looking for a new way to help your fourth grader celebrate New Year's Day? Try this Flash Back Book!

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

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

Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

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

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

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

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at it.

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.