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            <title>Create an Acrostic Christmas Card </title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/create-acrostic-christmas-card/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/72101_72200/72157/file_72157.jpg" /><p>Build your child's vocabulary and creative writing skills with this innovative seasonal greeting card. It's decorated with an acrostic poem that spells out the words 'Merry Christmas!' </p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Play Halloween Bingo!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Halloween-Symbol-Bingo/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/70101_70200/70174/file_70174.jpg" /><p>Play a fun, Halloween-inspired Bingo game that will help develop your child's measurement, writing, and vocabulary skills while searching for spooky symbols everywhere!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Make Roll Paper Cards</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/roll-paper-cards/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/67001_67100/67012/file_67012.jpg" /><p>Here's a great homemade card idea that teaches your child a little something about giving.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Writing on Cloud Nine!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/cloud_nine_writing/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.writing.jpg" /><p>Let your second grader's imagination shine through with this fun activity, while helping him develop critical writing skills! Use adjectives to create a story about what life would be like on a cloud. Your child will have a fun time writing which should get you up on "cloud nine"!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Use Adjectives to Craft Season Shapes!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/adjectives-craft-season-shapes/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/72101_72200/72181/thumbs/file_72181_75x75_scale.jpg" /><p>Get your child writing with this fun art activity! It's important for your second grader to practice writing paragraphs and her hone her grammar skills. In this activity, she'll do both as she uses adjectives to describe the four seasons on the back of four beautiful "season shapes"!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Make an &quot;Acro-name&quot; Birthday Card!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Make_Birthday_Name_Card/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.writing.jpg" /><p>Make a unique birthday card for your friend using a name acronym! Think of words to describe the person that begin with each letter in her name. It puts a fun spin on the traditional birthday card and can even be used on holidays like Mother's Day and Father's Day!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Writer's Blocks: Play Sight Word Jenga</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/jenga-sentences/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.reading.jpg" /><p>Help your first-grader improve his reading skills with this new twist on a classic game--let your first-grader create his own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Learn to Spell with Scrambled Letters</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/scrambled-letters/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.reading.jpg" /><p>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!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Write Silly Sentences to Master Verb Tenses</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/silly-pictures/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.reading.jpg" /><p>Many children struggle to understand all the different parts of speech. Here's a game to help your child grasp the concept of verb tenses. With this silly card game, the entire family can play together and she'll become an expert of verb tenses in no time. </p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Write a Tall Tale About Your Family</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/tall-tale-story/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.writing.jpg" /><p>Remember the story of Paul Bunyan? He's probably the most popular character from a tall tale in America. Second grade is when children start to learn about tall tales, so use this activity to help them practice their understanding of the genre by writing a silly story about your family!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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