Make Roll Paper Cards
Here's a great homemade card idea that teaches your child a little something about giving.
Make an "I'm Not Bored" Book
With summer just around the corner, the need for boredom-proof activities is especially important. Here's a project for children of all ages, to help keep that boredom at bay!
Create a Recyclable Creature
Want a fun activity that combines recycled materials, creativity, and even a little writing practice? Help your kids build a recycled eco-creature.
Punctuate with Pasta!
This year, your second grader will need lots of practice using commas, quotation marks, periods, and question marks. Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with punctuation marks, using something straight from the cupboard... pasta!
Learn to Spell with Scrambled Letters
Boggle is a popular game among adults who love a good word puzzle. Here's a homemade version that your second grader can play that will help him learn to spell. Compete together to make it fun for the whole family!
Write a Safety Rules Manual
Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his developing writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.
Plan Stories with The Five-Finger Technique
Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for early compositions.
Make a Photo Autobiography
This project is a double whammy: Not only will you and your kid create a beautiful keepsake, you'll also have a chance to spend some quality time together, reliving old memories.
Write Baloney Bios
Boost writing composition skills with this simple activity where kids make up biographies of people they find in old magazines.
Write a Letter to Santa Claus
Help your child maintain the treasured past time of letter writing by teaching her how to compose a personal letter with all the correct components--to Santa!
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