Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

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.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Show your teens the connection between making history and writing it by having them write, illustrate, and edit a newspaper from the past.

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.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

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.

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

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

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.

Put your kid to the test and have him compare and contrast elements in a narrative text by identifying how characters and situations are alike and different.

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

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

Free science fair project idea that examines cheating in school-age children. Project involves a task in which children are tested on various tasks.

Study the anatomy of the brain and the functions of the corpus callosum. Research split brain surgery and its impact on advances in neuroscience.

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!