Can You Picture It?: A Writing Activity
Comparing the process of writing to drawing a picture can help kids understand the importance of using detail and description in their story. This activity will help your child "see" how to improve stories.
Write a Pet Sitter Guide
Vacation can be stressful for your child, especially if her pet will be left with a sitter. Encourage her to write a pet care manual so she can rest easy (and build her writing skills while she's at it).
Explore the Senses with a Sensory Table!
It's a place designed for squishing, sifting, sorting, digging and pouring, where children can get messy, have fun and play freely. Learn how to make one at home!
Design and Create an Alphabet Journal
By the start of kindergarten, most kids are able to sing the "Alphabet Song." But reading, writing and understanding all those letters and their sounds? That takes more time, and practice makes perfect. Here's a journal activity that can help your child develop her alphabet understanding.
"Bump!" A Spelling Game
Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!
Make a Santa "Wish List" Holder
This fun holiday activity will help your first grader collect a list of her Christmas wishes and she'll also get extra reading and writing practice!
Count Up to a One Dollar Word
Celebrate the 100th day of school by counting (and spelling) your way to a "$1.00" word!
Play Nursery Rhyme Madlibs!
By the end of kindergarten, most kids can recite classic nursery rhymes like Jack and Jill, or London Bridge. They're fun, easy, and comfortably familiar. Here's a silly game to draw on that knowledge while introducing a concept that will be a big part of first grade reading and writing: ...
Make a Heart Map
In this Valentine's Day activity, your second grader will design her very own heart map to show what she's really made of.
Wax Paper Heart Valentines
We love this snappy, fresh Valentine note project for third graders. Try it and see!
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